Choosing between a ceiling array or table microphones in a new room
Ceiling gives a clean table and long lifetime, table mics are cheaper and easier to replace. Choice depends on ceiling height, room use and budget.
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Try this first
- Measure the ceiling height, a Shure or Sennheiser ceiling array works best between 2.4 and 3.5 meters, above that sensitivity drops fast.
- Check if the ceiling is a system ceiling, otherwise you need a suspension bracket or surface mount, that is an install cost.
- List how the room is used, a changing table layout calls for a ceiling array, a fixed table can do with table mics.
- Cost is not only the device, a ceiling array adds install plus DSP, a table mic adds itself plus a hole in the table or a loose placement.
- Ask the supplier for a coverage drawing, how far the array still picks up speech, that is measurable.
- Test in a comparable room before you decide, suppliers and partners have demo setups.
When to bring us in
In a new build or refit, plan the ceiling and run cables in advance. Vectel can align with the contractor on what goes where.
See also
- Remote people feel left out in hybrid meetings.Parity is not luck. Camera, mic and facilitation must treat remote attendees equally.
- Camera does not capture everyone around the table.Focal length, placement and auto-framing decide whether the whole table is visible.
- We want to show both the whiteboard and the people.A content camera on the board, a people camera on the table. Two streams.
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