Biamp Parle TCM-1A Pendant Microphone

The Biamp Parle TCM-1A pairs an 8-element digital beamforming pendant microphone with a built-in 2-channel Class D amplifier in a single PoE+ powered plenum box, so one AVB drop covers both microphone pickup and loudspeaker output for the room. It ships in black or white to match the ceiling.

The pendant microphone runs a custom 2-pin connection to the plenum box on a 10-foot cable, while the plenum box itself connects over RJ-45 (one to the network switch, one for daisy-chaining an additional TCM-1EX expansion box up to 33 feet away). The amplifier drives two channels at up to 40W burst (4 ohms) or 30W burst (8 ohms) per channel. It is UL and C-UL listed, CE marked, and TAA compliant.

Microphone	8-element digital beamforming array, beamformed polar pattern, 150 Hz - 16 kHz +/- 3dB
Microphone Sensitivity / Max SPL	> 70dB (94dB SPL, 1kHz); 106dB max SPL at 0.5% THD
Amplifier	2 channels, Class D; burst power 40W (4 ohm) or 30W (8 ohm) per channel
Connectors	Two RJ-45 (switch + daisy-chain to TCM-1EX); 2-pin 3.5mm Phoenix to microphone; 4-pin 5.08mm Phoenix amp outputs
Power	PoE (IEEE 802.3at Class 3, 15.4W)
Max Cable Distance	330 ft (100 m) switch to plenum box; 33 ft (10 m) between daisy-chained TCM boxes
Dimensions	Microphone: 2 x 2.5 x 2.5 in; Plenum Box: 2 x 7 x 7.125 in
Weight	Microphone: 0.4 lbs (0.2 kg); Plenum Box: 2.4 lbs (1.1 kg)
Compliance	FCC Part 15B; CE marked; UL and C-UL listed; RoHS Directive; TAA compliant