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It is feasible that the city of Las Vegas has more Shure product per square foot than any other city in the world. How did this happen? It was not by happenstance. Shure products were first used in Las Vegas over 70 years ago… The long-awaited premiere and tests-in-action of the Shure Brothers Incorporated Vagabond 88 wireless microphone took place recently at the Flamingo Hotel. The system responded and performed excellently during all phases of a typical nightclub production. Utilized… -more-

Shure loudspeakers were a focal point of the Shure exhibit booth in the late 1970s. At the time, Shure had developed a successful line of professional loudspeakers with “exceptional roadability”—meaning that they were rugged, portable, and could survive rough handling. The line included stage monitors, modular speaker systems, and speaker columns. One popular model was the 711, a compact speaker designed “for more control over the quality and direction of sound.” The 711 featured the Company’s VARAD variable dispersion horn—“the… -more-

A sound-powered telephone permits users to communicate via handsets, or handheld mics and headphones, without the need for external power. This technology has been employed since World War Two for routine and emergency communication onboard ships, providing voice communication between key locations when power is unavailable. A sound-powered telephone system can have two or more stations on the same circuit. The voice circuit is always active. A user simply begins talking rather than dialing to reach another station. Sound powered… -more-

We’re excited to announce the upcoming launch of the Shure ANX4, a high-tier, wideband digital wireless receiver designed to deliver exceptional performance and unmatched flexibility for professional audio applications. Supporting up to 16 Axient® Digital or 24 ULX-D transmitters in a single rack space, ANX4 is built for high-density environments where space, scalability, and reliability are critical. What makes ANX4 a first of its kind is its modular, license-based architecture. Unlike traditional receivers, ANX4 hardware is sold separately from wireless channel… -more-

Installation of 65 Shure Unidyne III Microphones in the Illinois Constitutional Convention meeting room in 1970 (shown above). The convention was held in Springfield, Illinois, the state capital, to draft the first new state constitution since 1870. The new constitution was passed by the convention delegates on September 3, 1970, and ratified in a special election by the citizens of Illinois on December 15, 1970. The state’s first constitution had been ratified in 1818. Across the country, hundreds of statehouses,… -more-

This Tech Tip is dedicated to those who served on D-Day, June 6, 1944. Plane-to-plane communication and plane-to-ground communication became a critical issue as World War II intensified. The acoustical noise in a warplane cockpit made it difficult for the pilot to hear incoming messages and tainted outgoing messages. The U.S. Government sought out technical assistance from the Cruft Laboratory at Harvard University. One of the Cruft experts in acoustics was a young Leo Beranek – later the founder of… -more-

On June 13th, 2025, our Salesforce instance will get updated to the Summer ’25 release. Salesforce has 3 major releases a year. Besides a new picture with Astro Nomical (with their Agentforce suit on) showing up on the start-up screen, nothing should change immediately. You’re friendly Customer Success group will work behind the scenes to gently turn on any new features that can help our processes.

The Microflex MXN-6 Networked Pendant Loudspeaker addresses the need for high-quality speech reproduction in AV conferencing applications. Combined with Microflex Advance Array Microphones and IntelliMix® DSP solutions, the PoE-powered MXN-6 fits perfectly in a Shure networked conferencing audio system and delivers premium audio performance, while eliminating the need for an additional outboard amplifier. It supports standards-based security protocols and allows remote management via ShureCloud. The MXN-6’s pre-tuned frequency response is optimized for voice intelligibility, making it ideal for AV conferencing. Its sleek design complements… -more-

Allow me to begin with a statement: Today’s Tech Tip is purely hypothesis, created to explain why “55” was used as the model number for the Unidyne microphone introduced in 1939. I encourage readers to poke holes in this hypothesis with facts I may have overlooked. One of the questions most frequently asked of the Shure Corporate Historian (me) is: Why was 55 used as the Unidyne model number? The candid answer is – I don’t know. I’ve never found… -more-

From 1949 through 2000, Reverend Billy Graham has been one of the most prominent spiritual leaders of the twentieth century. The charismatic preacher has held evangelical campaigns in all the major U.S. cities and in more than 185 countries. He is said to “have preached the Gospel to more people in live audiences than anyone else in history—over 210 million people.” Reverend Billy Graham delivers a sermon to an outdoor audience in the 1950s, using a Shure Unidyne Microphone. Throughout… -more-