From theater to sporting events, lavalier microphones like TwinPlex, DuraPlex and the brand new UniPlex face special conditions and challenges. But a great mic is only as good as its connection. JOHN BORN explains what it took to create the revolutionary SHURE PLEX CABLE.

"You'll shoot your eye out!" Playback engineer Eric Johnston used the Shure MV88 Digital Stereo Condenser microphone to capture "foley" sound effects for the recent live TV broadcast of the holiday classic A Christmas Story.