On the shelf: Microphone Gear
Sennheiser Spectera 1.4 Adds Command Button for Mute and Talkback
Sennheiser has released Spectera firmware 1.4 with command functions and a Command Button accessory for mute and talkback, plus wider WebUI monitoring and full control in the SoundBase app. […]
Soyuz Silver 17: a 017 series tube mic with a new 34mm capsule
Soyuz has added the Silver 17 to its 017 tube series, with a new hand-machined 34mm S17E capsule inspired by the rare LOMO 19A18 from the 1960s. It is on pre-order at about $4,890 or €5,199. […]
Hollyland MELO P1: wireless music kit with AI-filtered condenser mic
Hollyland's MELO P1 bundles a 1-inch condenser mic with AI noise cancellation, a 55 g four-source mixer, wireless earphones and a remote. Prices run from $249 to $449. […]
79th Tony Awards Mark Spectera's Largest US Broadcast Deployment
Firehouse Productions ran about 60 channels of audio in 12 MHz from two Spectera Base Stations at Radio City Music Hall on 7 June 2026, with host P!NK on a single SEK bodypack. […]
Vanessa Paradis Switches to Wireless with Spectera Handheld on Tour
Vanessa Paradis's 2026 tour runs on Sennheiser Spectera: 28 SEK bodypacks, two SKM handhelds and two Base Stations with a spare. It is the first time she sings on a wireless mic. […]
Audio-Technica D50 Digital UHF Wireless Debuts at InfoComm 2026
Audio-Technica's new D50 Digital UHF Wireless System targets crowded RF venues, with up to eight Dante channels per rack space, a high-density mode and AES-256 encryption. […]
Maono PD500W: USB-C, XLR and wireless in one AI-assisted mic
Maono's PD500W offers USB-C, XLR and 2.4GHz wireless connections, 32GB of onboard 32-bit float recording and AI level control. Kickstarter early-bird pledges start at $359. […]
Plaud passes 2 million AI notetakers and $100M in ARR
Plaud reports over 2 million AI recording devices sold, while its subscription revenue has crossed an annualized run rate of $100 million. […]
The t-bone Launches Free 300 Wireless Handheld and Bodypack Systems
Thomann's house brand the t-bone added the Free 300 wireless line with the HT 823 and HT 548 systems, each offering three preset frequency groups, ten channels and about 100 m of range. […]
Shure MXA925 ceiling array brings AI echo and noise processing
Shure is showing the MXA925 ceiling array microphone with AI-based echo cancellation, denoising and dereverberation at InfoComm 2026, along with firmware v6.9 for the MXA901. […]