SHURE Celebrates 100 Years of Audio Innovation

Shure Incorporated is celebrating its 100th anniversary. S.N. Shure started the company in downtown Chicago in 1925, selling radio parts kits. In 1932, Shure became one of only a few US microphone manufacturers with the introduction of the Model 33N microphone. The company offers a diverse portfolio of wired and wireless microphones, conferencing and meeting solutions, and personal and professional listening products. Over its 100-year history, more than 50,000 different electronics products have been developed by Shure, the company says.

Shure products are now sold in more than 120 countries, and through the decades, they have been used around the world by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Elvis Presley, Nelson Mandela, The Beatles, and other icons. Today, Shure products are used by performers, content creators, AV and IT professionals, sound engineers, educators, community leaders, and music lovers across the globe in studios, on stages, on playing fields, in meeting rooms, and in everyday life.

The Shure SM58 microphone has remained the top choice for vocal performances worldwide. The SM7B vocal microphone has equally earned a distinguished reputation, renowned in broadcast, recording, and podcasting industries, the company says.

Shure introduced the first wireless microphone in 1953, the Vagabond 88 Wireless Mic, long before wireless technology became popular by the 1990s. The company introduced digital wireless in 2011, and today, Shure digital wireless microphones are used across the world from the biggest sporting events and global concert tours to the top business conferences.

Here is a list of some industry firsts and notable achievements from Shure:

*First Phonograph Cartridge (1937) - Shure's development of the first phonograph cartridge

*Unidyne Microphone (1939) - The Unidyne Model 55 was the first single-element unidirectional microphone, providing improved sound isolation and reducing feedback

*First Handheld Wireless Microphone System (1953) - Shure introduced the Vagabond 88, changing the way performers and presenters operated on stage.

*SM58 Microphone (1966) - The Shure SM58 became an industry standard for live vocal performance microphones, known for its durability and reliable sound quality.

*First Integrated Wireless System (1990s) - The introduction of the Shure UHF (Ultra-High Frequency) wireless systems brought more reliable and higher quality wireless audio transmission, the company says, setting new standards in the industry. *Axient® Digital Wireless System (2016) - This system introduced features such as interference detection and avoidance, quadversity, and advanced connectivity options.

*MXA910 Ceiling Array Microphone (2016) - Conference rooms were changed with this precise audio capture option that inspired a whole new line of ceiling array microphones.

• IntelliMix Room (2020) - The first-of-its-kind audio processing software optimized audio conferencing with advanced DSP algorithms.

Shure's experience in acoustics design and software comes together in products like Shure's AONIC line of Bluetooth headphones, professional content creation gear like the MV88+ Video Kit and MV7+ Podcast Mic, and the company's quickly growing enterprise communication portfolio, the Microflex Ecosystem, which brings award-winning audio quality to boardrooms, governments, and educational institutions.

Shure also recently launched ShureCloud, a comprehensive cloud-based platform designed to streamline the management and monitoring of Shure products.

Shure features five global engineering centers dedicated to product development and software excellence: Niles, Ill., USA; Copenhagen, Denmark; Suzhou, China; Edinburgh, Scotland; Hyderabad, India.

To commemorate this anniversary milestone, Shure is launching a series of special activities and products throughout the anniversary year including associate and customer celebrations.