Primare Zen Microphone

Primare Zen Microphone: Unlocking the Acoustic Potential of Your Room

The Primare Zen Microphone is a precision wireless instrument designed to solve the single biggest variable in any high-fidelity system: the room itself. Engineered specifically for use with Primare's "Room EQ" enabled devices—such as the SC15 Prisma MK2 and the Allt-i-Ett—this dedicated measurement microphone allows for highly accurate automatic calibration. While iOS devices can utilize their internal microphones, the Zen is an absolute necessity for Android users due to the variances in phone hardware. For all users, however, the Zen represents a significant upgrade, providing a standardized, laboratory-grade measurement that ensures your system is tuned to perfection, delivering tighter bass, clearer vocals, and a smoother tonal balance.

Key Features:

• Dedicated Measurement Tool: A high-precision condenser microphone calibrated specifically for Primare's Auto Room EQ software.
• Essential for Android: The only way to perform Room EQ with Android devices, bypassing the uncalibrated internal microphones of smartphones.
• Wireless Freedom: Features built-in Bluetooth and Wi-Fi connectivity, eliminating the need for long cables during the measurement process.
• Rechargeable Battery: A built-in battery provides total portability, allowing you to easily measure multiple positions in the room without tethering.
  
• Fast & Effective: Enables a complete room analysis and filter calculation in as little as 60 seconds via the Prisma app.
• Optimized for Prisma: Designed to work seamlessly with the SC15 Prisma MK2 and other select Prisma-enabled components featuring automatic room correction.

The Room is the Final Component

Even the world's best speakers are at the mercy of room acoustics. Bass peaks (booming) and nulls (cancellations) can obscure detail and muddy the soundstage. The Zen Microphone is the key to fixing this. By capturing an accurate acoustic "fingerprint" of your listening space, it allows the Prisma Room EQ algorithm to apply precise digital filters. This process removes the room's negative influence, revealing the true character of your electronics and loudspeakers.

Precision for Every User

While Apple devices have consistent microphone specifications, the Android ecosystem is vast and varied. The Zen Microphone bypasses this inconsistency entirely. For Android users, it is the bridge to high-fidelity calibration. For iOS users, it offers a dedicated, handheld solution that frees up your phone and provides a consistent, repeatable measurement standard, ensuring that your EQ results are based on accurate acoustic data, not the limitations of a phone's voice mic.

Wireless Simplicity

Calibration tools can often be cumbersome, requiring laptops, long USB cables, and complex setups. The Zen Microphone is refreshingly simple. It pairs wirelessly to your mobile device via the Prisma app (using Bluetooth for setup and Wi-Fi for high-speed data transfer). This wireless freedom allows you to move effortlessly around your listening position to take measurements, making the optimization process quick, easy, and completely cable-free.

Advanced Data Processing

Once the Zen Microphone captures the room's acoustic response (typically using pink noise sweeps), it transmits the high-resolution data back to the Prisma application. The app utilizes your mobile device's processing power to calculate the optimal frequency curve. This corrected profile is then uploaded to your Primare component, instantly transforming the sound. The result is a system that sounds authoritative and balanced, with a bass response that is deep and impactful, yet perfectly controlled.

The Listening Room Difference

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