Xilica and Sennheiser have launched an IT-centric audio bundle that allows the vendors to span the full breadth of collaboration space with the introduction of the Xilica x Sennheiser Small Room Kit.
Following on from the Xilica x Sennheiser Medium Room Kit and Large Room Kit, both featuring Xilica audio systems with a Sennheiser TeamConnect Ceiling 2 beamforming microphone array, the latest addition includes the newly-released Sennheiser TeamConnect Ceiling Medium (TCCM), announced ISE 2023.
The IT-centric solution, based entirely around Category 5 cable and Power-over-Ethernet, is the latest entry-level bundle in Xilica & Sennheiser’s joint SKUs, which continue to include the Medium and Large Room Kits.
Comprising a Sennheiser TeamConnect Ceiling Medium, a Xilica Solaro QR1-UC PoE-powered digital signal processor, two Xilica Sonia C5 Category-cable based in-ceiling speakers, and a Xilica Sonia Amp PoE++ amplifier with integrated network switch, the Small Room Kit requires only a single network cable to the ceiling for the full in-room audio system.
Using existing network infrastructure, the Xilica Sonia Amp supplies power to the TCCM and relays audio over the Dante protocol back to the system’s Xilica QR1-UC DSP.
The full breadth of the Xilica x Sennheiser Room Kit range aims to allow busy enterprises, higher educational institutions, and governments to standardise on single product assortment for spaces of all sizes and scale up or down to meet the needs of specific rooms.
For training, deployment, and ongoing management, the Xilica x Sennheiser Room Kits include voice-based camera tracking via Xilica technology with any common Pan-Tilt-Zoom (PTZ) camera, integrated mute and status sync for popular UC platforms, and pre-built modules to ensure easy setup while leveraging Xilica HearClear acoustic echo cancellation technology.
Additionally at Integrated Systems Europe 2023, Xilica has announced that Sennheiser SpeechLine wireless digital microphone products are now natively supported in its systems — offering additional control options, assurance, and functionality for end-users and system integrators leveraging both product lines.