Shure isn’t the first on record to pop an audio interface into a USB microphone ... of the Shure MV7+ mic paired with a sound system, and even a mixer too, set off music tech nerd alarm bells ...

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Give your phone, laptop or hi-fi system the audio boost it likely needs Now that music streaming dominates our listening habits, digital audio is everywhere – and, consequently, so are DACs. But while ...