instruments type private industry professional audio founded 2008 headquarters beverly hills california key people rob chiarelli chandler bridges jr. products microphones audio accessories website www.gauge usa.com gauge precision instruments originally gauge inc. 1 is a u.s. based designer and importer from china of audio electronics and accessories for professional and consumer markets . the company was founded by chandler r. bridges jr. and robert c. chiarelli in beverly hills ca in 2008 . 2 gauge precision instruments most prevalent product categories are microphones and audio accessories . in january 2012 the company expanded and opened new offices in tallahassee florida . contents 1 history 2 microphones 2.1 design 2.2 current models 3 accessories 4 see also 5 references 6 external links history edit in 2007 chandler bridges and rob chiarelli begin experimentation in loudspeaker and microphone design . in 2008 gauge precision instruments introduces the ecm 87 their first cardioid condenser microphone . 3 4 5 gauge introduced the ecm 47 in 2009 their first multi pattern tube microphone . 6 that year gauge also introduced the usb 87 a universal serial bus powered microphone designed specifically for use with the personal computer and the ecm 84 and ecm 84se their first small diaphragm electret condenser microphone . 7 in 2010 the company introduced the ecm 58 their first hand held dynamic microphone . 8 the ecm58 was discontinued in april 2012 and the company introduced the ecm87 stealth microphone an alternate version of the ecm87 classic . in 2013 the company introduced the mp 1073 their first microphone preamplifier . microphones edit a gauge inc. pop filter gauge microphones were first introduced at the taxi music convention 9 in 2009 in los angeles ca and later gained notoriety with recording artists miriam grey miranda cosgrove kanye west usher kelly clarkson club nouveau and during the 2009 american music awards telecast . they have also been used by nbc nickelodeon sony and warner brothers television networks and in recordings by notable arrangers paul buckmaster and benjamin wright . among its professional products especially noteworthy is the ecm 87 introduced in 2008 2 and its successors and alternate versions which include the ecm 87a the ecm 87 stealth 10 the ecm 47 the ecm 84 and the ecm 84sp . many personal and professional recording studios use the gauge ecm 87 ecm 47 ecm 58 and ecm 84 microphones as a solution for general use in a variety of musical styles voice over and narration . design edit the original ecm 87 microphone design is based on conventional microphone circuitry and design with various proprietary modifications to the capsule and components . the gauge ecm 47 is a multi pattern vacuum tube microphone which utilizes the 6072 low noise vacuum tube . gauge has a unique quality control process that employs multi platinum audio engineers to hand select their microphones . 11 current models edit microphones notes ecm 87s introduced in 2012 can be easily identified by the color of the sleeve and wide mesh screen . 12 ecm 87 introduced in 2008 can be identified by the serial number on the capsule housing . ecm 87a can be identified by various components on the circuit board . ecm 47 introduced in 2009 a multi pattern tube microphone . ecm 84 introduced in 2009 a small diaphragm electret condenser microphone . usb 87 introduced in 2009 cardioid condenser microphone which operates on power supplied by the usb on personal computers . ecm 58 introduced in 2010 a hand held dynamic microphone . discontinued . ecm84 kit introduced in 2013 a small diaphragm stereo electret condenser microphone kit . 13 mp 1073 introduced in 2013 a class a microphone preamplifier accessories edit pop filters audio cables microphone shock mount see also edit list of microphone manufacturers references edit gauge instruments . california public records sec ty of state . retrieved 2011 07 06 . a b history . gauge precision instruments inc. 2011 . retrieved 2011 07 06 . gauge microphones the gauge ecm87 . mac music . retrieved 2011 07 06 . ecm87 . gear slutz . retrieved 2011 07 06 . rudolph barry . gauge precision ecm 87 condenser microphone . music connection . retrieved 2011 07 06 . gauge microphones ecm 47 . recording hacks . retrieved 2011 07 06 . ecm84 . kvr audio . december 25 2009 . retrieved 2011 07 06 . first1 missing last1 in authors list help rudolph barry . ecm58 . new toyz . retrieved 2011 07 06 . gauge microphone debut . taxi . retrieved 2011 07 06 . gauge microphones announces new product . popkomm . retrieved 2012 04 15 . gauge microphones ecm 87 . mac music . december 1 2008 . retrieved 2011 07 06 . first1 missing last1 in authors list help gauge microphones announces new product . musicdish network . retrieved 2012 04 15 . gauge precision ecm 84k stealth stereo microphone kit . barry rudolph . retrieved 2013 01 01 . external links edit official website retrieved from https 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