Saramonic's new Air SE is a tiny, dual-channel, two-person wireless microphone system aimed squarely at mobile content creators.
The new Saramonic Air SE is available in two formats, the 01 and the 02. The 01 features a USB-C receiver, while the 02 ships with both a USB-C and a Lightning receiver, which means you're covered no matter what device you're on. Both varieties feature two ultra-discreet mic transmitters and a compact charging/storage case. Starting at $49, it makes a reasonable case for itself on price alone before you even look at what's inside the box.
The transmitters themselves are the headline design story, though. They're tiny oval units weighing around 5 g (0.18 oz) each, with a smooth metallic finish, near-invisible branding, and an optional LED-off mode for clean on-camera use. Saramonic says they're designed to disappear on camera, and the form factor — no sharp edges, no lavalier cable dangling off the front — does its best to make that happen.
Both magnetic mounts and magnetic clips are included for flexible placement and they have a battery life of up to 6 hours.
Audio specs sit at 48 kHz/24-bit with an 80 dB SNR, 120 dB max SPL, a built-in limiter, and a claimed line-of-sight range of up to 200 m (656 ft) thanks to 2.4 GHz (2402 to 2480 MHz) transmission. A built-in limiter with a -12 dB safety track prevents distortion, while three EQ presets allow users to fine-tune their vocal tone.
There's also AI noise cancellation on board, with two modes: Strong (-40 dB) for loud environments and Weak (-15 dB) for ambient noise reduction that still preserves some room presence.
Saramonic describes this as neural-network-based, trained on voice and noise datasets rather than simple algorithmic ENC. This is a distinction worth noting, though we'll have to see how that sounds in the field. It certainly eats battery power though, with the transmitters only capable of 4.5 hours of use when it's enabled. This is mitigated somewhat by the charging case supplying 28 hours in total. Charge time is 2 hours.
If you need a handheld mic, you can simply turn on a transmitter in the charging case and use it that way, which is going to be useful for street interviews or passing around at an event. A dedicated app handles gain, noise cancellation mode, EQ, and output routing, which is vital as the system has no screen of its own.
The whole system — both transmitters, both receivers in the case of the 02, charging case, magnetic mounts and clips, windscreens, cable, and carry pouch — packs down to roughly 89 × 28 × 15 mm (3.5 × 1.1 × 0.6 in) and weighs 41 g in the case.
The Saramonic Air SE 01 is available now at $49.99, while the 02 version is available for $69.99.