Electro-Voice RE20

An NPR, radio, and kick-drum studio icon for over five decades, Electro-Voice RE20 uses patented Variable-D slotted rear vents along its steel barrel to cancel bass proximity buildup—so hosts who lean forward and back never turn muddy or thin. Engineered by Bosch / Electro-Voice (All-Steel Variable-D Broadcast Cardioid Dynamic XLR Microphone) at a reference MSRP of $449, Electro-Voice RE20 pairs Large-Diaphragm Acoustalloy Dynamic + Patented Variable-D Rear Ports with Zero Bass Proximity-Effect Boominess Even When Talent Moves Closer/Further! and Passive XLR Dynamic (Recommend 50+ dB Clean Interface Gain). It is purpose-built for animated podcast hosts, npr-style broadcasters, and multi-instrument home studios, with key strengths including patented variable-d eliminates muddy proximity boominess for animated talkers; more open, natural upper-midrange articulation than darker dynamic rivals.