Electro-Voice
RE20
Dynamic · Cardioid · 45–18,000 Hz · a rider regular
- Variable-D: a row of ports down the body cancels proximity effect, so the low end does not change when the presenter leans in.
- That flatness is the whole product — most dynamics of this era were sold on their bumps, and this one was sold on having none.
- At 737 g it is the heaviest microphone on this list and will find the weakest boom arm in the building.
Frequency response
Read off Electro-Voice’s published response graph and re-drawn on the fixed MicSense scale (20 Hz–20 kHz, −20 to +15 dB), so two microphones can be compared at a glance. Points between the entered coordinates are interpolated — no data has been invented to smooth the curve.
Polar pattern
Generated from the first-order directivity formula for cardioid. It illustrates the pattern type — it is not a measurement of this individual model.
Specifications
| Manufacturer | Electro-Voice |
|---|---|
| Model | RE20 |
| Type | Dynamic |
| Form factor | Side-address |
| Polar pattern | Cardioid |
| Frequency range | 45–18,000 Hz |
| Sensitivity | 1.5 mV/Pa · ≈ -56.5 dBV/Pa |
| Max SPL | — |
| Self-noise | — |
| Impedance | 150 Ω (50/150/250 Ω selectable internally) |
| Connector | XLR3M |
| Powering | None (dynamic) |
| Weight | 737 g |
| Price tier | Pro |
| Introduced | 1968 |
Every figure above is from Electro-Voice’s own published datasheet for this model — see the datasheet. A dash means the manufacturer does not publish that figure; it does not mean zero.
What it gets used for
- Broadcast
- Kick in
- Bass cab
- Horn / brass
- Lectern / podium
MicSense tags microphones by the job on a live stage, not by studio category — so you can filter for “kick in” or “monitor vocal” instead of working backwards from “large-diaphragm condenser”.
Compare it against the alternatives.
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