Nureva at InfoComm 2025: Big Room Audio That’s Finally Simple

If you’ve ever tried to mic up a lecture hall, you know the drill — ceiling mics that don’t reach, DSPs that feel like you need a PhD to program, and more wires than you expected in a “networked” system. At InfoComm 2025, Nureva came in with a refreshingly simple pitch: what if large room audio didn’t have to be complicated?

We caught up with Rob Abbott from Nureva’s team on the show floor, and his message to higher ed AV pros emphasized practical improvements over reinvention. The goal is clear audio without the installation headaches.

“We’re known for simple deploy integrated mic speaker bars that can do really great audio in large spaces with just simple wall-mounted installation.”

And they’re backing that up with a major product update — the launch of their HDX Series, a new generation of audio systems built specifically for large, complex spaces like lecture halls, tiered classrooms, and hybrid boardrooms.

HDX Series: Upgraded Hardware, Smarter Management

The showstopper at booth #4269 was the HDL410, part of Nureva’s new HDX Series, which builds on their well-known Microphone Mist™ technology. The HDX line is designed to scale everything users liked about Nureva’s smaller-room products into much larger, more challenging environments.

So what’s new?

• Expanded pickup range: The HDL410 covers up to 35 x 55 feet, with full-room coverage using just two wall-mounted bars — no ceiling mics, no tabletop clutter.
• Voice amplification mode: Instructors can wear a bodypack mic to boost their in-room voice while the system simultaneously supports far-end participants. It’s designed to make hybrid teaching feel just as natural as in-person delivery.
• Active zone control: This lets you define priority pickup zones — for example, suppressing side conversations and focusing only on the teaching zone at the front.
• Nureva Console integration: The HDX Series is fully managed in the Nureva Console cloud platform, which means remote monitoring, firmware updates, and usage data are all just a few clicks away.

“So the new HDX series is very comprehensive. It covers all audio use cases in large spaces… distributed speaker output, full room microphone coverage, voice amplification and lift… assistive listening with AuraCast.”

Nureva is emphasizing its focus on making large room audio more affordable, scalable, and easier to deploy and manage.

That last part — easier to deploy and manage — is the real kicker for campus teams who are trying to standardize across dozens of rooms without growing their staff.

The Higher Ed Sweet Spot

What’s interesting about Nureva’s approach is that they’re not chasing ultra-custom integrator builds. Instead, they’re aiming squarely at the high-volume, mid-budget projects that higher ed teams have to deliver year after year.

Need to retrofit 15 lecture halls over summer break? Nureva’s gear is designed to mount quickly, auto-calibrate, and integrate cleanly into UC platforms like Microsoft Teams, Zoom, and Google Meet. Want to install it once and not touch it again? That’s the idea.

“We’re really… thinking about large classrooms, tiered lecture halls, divisible rooms as the type of spaces we’re thinking about.”

The feedback from the booth highlighted how appealing the campus-wide standardization potential is.

They’re also leaning into consistency. The same interface used to configure a 20-seat classroom also runs a 100-seat lecture hall — just with different gear under the hood.

AV over IP Without the Pain

While a lot of manufacturers were touting “networked AV” at the show, Nureva was one of the few making a genuine effort to simplify what that means in real terms.

The HDX Series runs entirely on the network, with PoE for power and single-cable connectivity for audio and control. But more importantly, Nureva provides centralized management via the Nureva Console, which supports:

• Device discovery across subnets
• Usage analytics and room-level health data
• Scheduled firmware updates
• Secure remote access for troubleshooting

For higher ed institutions with sprawling campuses and limited hands-on tech support, this kind of control is essential. It also makes a strong case for standardizing on a single platform.

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Designed With Feedback in Mind

One of the more encouraging parts of the Nureva interview was the emphasis on user-driven development. Rob and Adrian both highlighted how closely they’ve worked with schools, especially through HETMA, to prioritize the features that matter most to tech managers and faculty alike.

They stressed the importance of conversations with colleges to understand both performance and workflow fit.

“When we talk to higher ed, IT, AV managers, it’s really low utilization. So yeah, that’s a problem.”

That input has led to features like:

• Multi-zone pickup for tiered lecture seating
• Feedback suppression optimized for voice amplification
• Simplified USB connectivity to support quick laptop swaps at the podium

These may seem like small tweaks, but they’re the kinds of things that make or break an install in a real-world classroom.

Couldn’t Make It? They’ve Got You Covered.

If you weren’t at the show, Nureva has a full suite of education-focused content available on their website — including product launch videos, case studies, and demos of the new HDX systems in action.

Their message to higher ed professionals who couldn’t attend was centered on their mission to simplify large space audio. Whether for lecture halls, hybrid classrooms, or multipurpose spaces, their focus is ease, reliability, and scalability.

“Just go to our website, Nureva.com, and one of the best things you can do is just book a demo… Fifteen minutes of your time, you have a really good sense of what our technology does.”

Visit nureva.com to explore their solutions or schedule a demo.

Final Thoughts

Nureva came to InfoComm 2025 with the kind of energy higher ed AV teams are hungry for — not just showing cool tech, but solving real pain points.

Their HDX Series offers a path forward for institutions stuck in a patchwork of aging ceiling mics and finicky DSPs. Their management tools make scaling feel doable. And their focus on simplicity — without sacrificing sound quality — is hitting the right notes with campus teams trying to do more with less.

“Money well spent. That’s what it comes down to for us.”