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Check Out This Odd, Yet Likely Game-Changing, New Shure Digital Array Microphone

The unusual Shure DCA901 is designed to deliver immersive, natural sound, pulling viewers and listeners closer to the action than ever before.

Jourdan Aldredge • Oct 03, 2025

Yes, you’re seeing the image above correctly. Believe it or not, that is a microphone! The new Shure DCA901 is a broadcast microphone array designed to redefine how broadcast audio is captured, and also—by extension—how microphones are perceived in general.

Featuring a flat, circular design that resembles a windscreen more than a microphone, the new Shure DCA901 is designed to deliver immersive, natural sound, pulling viewers and listeners closer to the action than ever before.

Let’s take a look at this unusual yet likely game-changing new broadcast microphone array and explore what it could offer for your projects.

The Shure DCA901 Broadcast Microphone Array

Designed to let all types of broadcasters, podcasters, and content creators deploy less and capture more, the Shure DCA901 Broadcast Array Microphone is the first digital array microphone built specifically for broadcast.

The Shure DCA901 aims to provide audio engineers with a new level of precise control and new power to capture every detail in their broadcasts. The Shure DCA901 can also be used for much more, too, as it packs the power of multiple traditional microphones into a single, compact unit.

This new microphone design enables the virtual aiming of pickup zones with precision, eliminating crowd noise and bleed without requiring physical repositioning of microphones.

Changing Broadcast as You Know It

With just one Dante or AES67 connection, the DCA901 delivers up to eight channels of high-fidelity audio, complete with integrated power and control. It will also support both 5.1 surround and stereo output, making it quite effective for new, immersive formats as well as your traditional legacy broadcast setups.

The video above from B&H offers a nice breakdown of the microphone’s capabilities. Overall, while it may be tailored for broadcast, the new Shure DCA901 could have enough features for all types of uses. Plus, its unique design alone pushes forward microphone technology in several interesting ways.

Price and Availability

The Shure DCA901 Broadcast Microphone Array is being released in limited quantities to start, but more units are expected to be ready for shipment soon. Here are the full specs and price options.

  • For Sports, Studio, Live Events
  • Digital Microphone Array for Broadcast
  • Eight Isolated Audio Channels
  • Digitally Steerable Pickup Lobes
  • Onboard DSP with Automixing
  • Single-Cable Dante/AES67 Setup
  • Supports 5.1 and Stereo Formats
  • Remote Control with Preset Recall
  • Low-Profile, Camera-Friendly Design
  • VESA Mount for Flexible Placement

Price: $2,999

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