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Shure — the most-used microphone brand on Earth

Founded in Chicago in 1925 as a radio parts company, Shure has been making microphones for over 90 years and is privately held with estimated revenue above $1 billion. Their mics dominate live vocal stages, podcast studios, and broadcast booths everywhere.

Founded1925

HQNiles, Illinois (Chicago area)

OwnershipPrivate (Shure family / employees)

RevenueEstimated $1B+

The full section

Shure has its own dedicated section on this site

Because Shure is the brand most people start with — and most people stay with — we gave it a full top-level section instead of a single brand page. Six dedicated pages, one for each of the workhorse mics.

Read the Shure section Visit bmicrophone.com/shure/ for in-depth pages on the SM7B, SM58, SM57, MV7, Beta series, and Shure wireless systems.

The headlines

What Shure is famous for

SM58 — the live vocal microphone of choice since 1966.
SM57 — the most-recorded instrument microphone in history.
SM7B — the broadcast classic that became the podcast standard.
Beta series — hotter, brighter cousins of the SM line.
Wireless systems — SLX-D through Axient Digital, the industry workhorses.
Unidyne 55 — the chrome art-deco mic Elvis held. Still in production.

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