{"data":{"slug":"electro-voice-re20","type":"microphone","brand":"Electro-Voice","name":"RE20","aliases":["Electro-Voice RE20","EV RE20","RE20 Variable-D","RE20 Variable-D Announcers Microphone","RE20-BLACK","RE20 Black","RE-20"],"release_date":"1968-01","url":"https://arkivo.dev/microphones/electro-voice-re20","specs":{"series":"RE Broadcast Series","model_numbers":["RE20","RE20-BLACK","F.01U.413.981","F.01U.411.906"],"gtins":["800549376464"],"announce_date":null,"status":"available","predecessor":null,"successor":null,"launch_price_usd":null,"launch_price_eur":null,"markets":null,"colors":["Beige","Black"],"manufacturer_url":"https://www.electrovoice.com/product/re20","spec_sheet_url":"https://im.static-thomann.de/pics/atg/atgdata/document/manual/233781.pdf","manual_url":null,"eprel_registration_number":null,"warranty_years":3,"transducer_type":"dynamic","capsule_size_mm":null,"capsule_count":1,"polar_patterns":["cardioid"],"address_type":"end","frequency_response_hz":{"min_hz":45,"max_hz":18000},"sensitivity_dbv_pa":null,"sensitivity_dbfs":null,"max_spl_db":null,"max_spl_thd_percent":null,"self_noise_dba":null,"noise_floor_dbfs":null,"snr_db":null,"dynamic_range_db":null,"output_impedance_ohm":150,"connection_types":["xlr"],"external_inputs":null,"simultaneous_usb_xlr":null,"usb_connector":null,"cable_host_connector":null,"cable_length_m":null,"phantom_power":"not_required","max_bit_depth_bits":null,"max_sample_rate_khz":null,"float_32_bit":null,"headphone_jack":false,"zero_latency_monitoring":null,"onboard_controls":null,"onboard_processing":["high_pass_filter"],"mount_threads":null,"shock_mount":"internal","pop_filter":["internal"],"desk_stand_included":false,"housing_material":"Steel","rgb_lighting":null,"lighting_zones":null,"software_name":null,"firmware_updatable":null,"os_compatibility":null,"console_compatibility":null,"dimensions_mm":{"width_mm":54.4,"height_mm":54.4,"depth_mm":216.7},"weight_g":737,"weight_with_stand_g":null,"other_certifications":null,"in_the_box":["RE20 microphone","81715 stand clamp"]},"variants":[{"model_number":"F.01U.413.981","colors":["Beige"]},{"model_number":"F.01U.411.906","gtin":"800549376464","colors":["Black"]}],"sources":[{"url":"https://www.electrovoice.com/product/re20","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-15","fields":["manufacturer_url","series","model_numbers","status","colors","variants","transducer_type","capsule_count","polar_patterns","frequency_response_hz","output_impedance_ohm","connection_types","phantom_power","headphone_jack","onboard_processing","shock_mount","pop_filter","desk_stand_included","housing_material","weight_g","in_the_box"],"notes":{"series":"Series / Family: RE BROADCAST SERIES.","model_numbers":"The page data lists the part numbers F.01U.411.906 and F.01U.413.981. The variant selector shows RE20 Beige and RE20 Black. The black part number F.01U.411.906 is also the maker part number of the RE20-BLACK in retailer feeds. The beige F.01U.413.981 is the part number retailers give for the classic fawn beige RE20. The older part numbers F.01U.117.389 and 16207816 are not stored.","status":"The page shows the RE20 with a Where to buy button. Electro-Voice price lists are not on the page.","colors":"Variant selector: RE20 Beige and RE20 Black. The spec table prints the colour Fawn beige. The black finish is dark charcoal.","variants":"Two sold finishes of the same microphone: beige F.01U.413.981 and black F.01U.411.906. The launch post says the black one is acoustically, electrically and mechanically identical.","transducer_type":"Element Type: Dynamic.","capsule_count":"The page names one large Acoustalloy diaphragm in the singular and prints no capsule count. One is the reading of a single dynamic element.","polar_patterns":"Polar Pattern: Cardioid.","frequency_response_hz":"Frequency Response: 45 Hz - 18,000 Hz.","output_impedance_ohm":"Nominal Impedance: 150 ohms balanced. The old data sheets say the microphone is wired for 150 ohms and can be rewired for 50 or 250 ohms by a solder change. The shipped 150 ohm value is stored.","connection_types":"The spec data and the Wikipedia article list a three-pin XLR output only.","phantom_power":"Plug in and go: delivers studio condenser response with no powering required.","headphone_jack":"The spec data lists no headphone output. The RE20 is a passive dynamic microphone with a single XLR output.","onboard_processing":"The page names a bass-tilt switch. The data sheet describes a passive network that tilts the low frequencies down 4.5 dB from 400 to 100 Hz. Wikipedia and RecordingHacks call it a high-pass filter below 400 Hz. Stored as high_pass_filter, the same way the SM7B bass rolloff is stored.","shock_mount":"Part of the integral blast and wind filter also shock mounts the internal microphone element, per the data sheet. The launch post and retailers say the element has an internal shock mount.","pop_filter":"Integral blast and wind filter tames hard consonants without an add-on screen. An internal pop filter tames plosives.","desk_stand_included":"Included Accessories: 81715 stand clamp only. A clamp is not a desk stand.","housing_material":"Case Material: Steel.","weight_g":"Net weight: 1 lb, 10 oz (737 g). Shipping weight 3 lb, 4 oz (1474 g) is not stored.","in_the_box":"Included Accessories: 81715 stand clamp. The optional 309A shock-mounted stand adapter is not included."}},{"url":"https://im.static-thomann.de/pics/atg/atgdata/document/manual/233781.pdf","kind":"manufacturer_pdf","accessed":"2026-10-15","fields":["spec_sheet_url","transducer_type","polar_patterns","frequency_response_hz","output_impedance_ohm","onboard_processing","shock_mount","pop_filter","housing_material","dimensions_mm","weight_g","in_the_box","address_type"],"notes":{"spec_sheet_url":"Electro-Voice RE20 spec sheet, Part Number 534678 Rev D, Telex Communications 6/2006, mirrored by Thomann. It is the most recent RE20 data sheet that could be opened. The current maker site hides its data sheet download behind a script.","transducer_type":"Generating Element: Dynamic.","polar_patterns":"Polar Pattern: Cardioid.","frequency_response_hz":"Frequency Response: 45 - 18,000 Hz.","output_impedance_ohm":"Impedance: 150 ohms balanced.","onboard_processing":"Architects and engineers specification: when the filter switch is on, low-frequency response tilts down 4.5 dB from 400-100 Hz. With the switch off, the response is flat from 80-6,000 Hz.","shock_mount":"Part of the filter also shock mounts the internal microphone element, reducing the transfer of vibrations from external sources.","pop_filter":"An integral blast and wind filter covers each acoustic opening, so singers can close talk with their lips almost touching the grille.","housing_material":"Case Material: Steel.","dimensions_mm":"Dimensions: length 216.7 mm (8.53 in), widest diameter 54.4 mm (2.14 in), body diameter 49.2 mm (1.94 in). The RE20 is a round end-address microphone used pointing at the speaker, so the 216.7 mm length is the depth and the 54.4 mm widest diameter is both width and height. The body diameter 49.2 mm is not stored.","weight_g":"Net Weight: 737 g (1 lb, 10 oz).","in_the_box":"Accessories Furnished: 81715 stand clamp. The 2006 sheet also lists a 309A shock-mounted stand adapter as an optional accessory.","address_type":"Singers close talk the microphone with their lips almost touching the grille screen, which is at the top end of the body."}},{"url":"https://www.electrovoice.com/articles/news/2020/electro-voice-introduces-re20-black","kind":"press_release","accessed":"2026-10-15","fields":["colors","variants","release_date","onboard_processing","pop_filter","status"],"notes":{"colors":"The RE20-BLACK is a new colour option in a low-reflection dark charcoal finish. The classic finish stays on sale under the RE20 name.","variants":"The RE20-BLACK is acoustically, electrically and mechanically identical to the RE20 and became available on 2020-11-27.","release_date":"The post says the RE20 has stayed in service for more than fifty years since its introduction. Wikipedia and Live Design give 1968 and no month, so 01 is a placeholder.","onboard_processing":"Mid-bass tone-shaping switch.","pop_filter":"Integrated pop filter.","status":"The classic RE20 finish continues to be available under the current RE20 model name."}},{"url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electro-Voice_RE20","kind":"spec_database","accessed":"2026-10-15","fields":["release_date","onboard_processing","connection_types","weight_g","frequency_response_hz","output_impedance_ohm"],"notes":{"release_date":"In 1968, Lininger produced the RE20 with the Variable-D concept. The article gives no month.","onboard_processing":"A switch tailors the mid-bass response and attenuates below 400 Hz with a mild high-pass filter.","connection_types":"Spec table: three-pin male XLR connector.","weight_g":"Spec table: net weight 737 g.","frequency_response_hz":"Spec table: 45 to 18,000 Hz.","output_impedance_ohm":"Spec table: impedance 150 ohms."}},{"url":"https://recordinghacks.com/microphones/electro-voice/re20","kind":"spec_database","accessed":"2026-10-15","fields":["address_type","onboard_processing","transducer_type"],"notes":{"address_type":"Tags include end-address. The page lists the RE20 as dynamic with a Variable-D design.","onboard_processing":"The page lists a switchable high-pass filter below 400 Hz.","transducer_type":"Tags: dynamic."}},{"url":"https://www.electrovoice.com/support/warranty","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-15","fields":["warranty_years"],"notes":{"warranty_years":"The page links the Electro-Voice warranty conditions for North America and EMEA. Both state a warranty of three years for all other products, with only loudspeakers, loudspeaker accessories and the R300 and RE3 wireless microphones named separately. A wired microphone such as the RE20 falls under all other products. An extension of up to five years needs registration and is not stored."}},{"url":"https://products.electrovoice.com/download/975639","kind":"manufacturer_pdf","accessed":"2026-10-15","fields":["warranty_years"],"notes":{"warranty_years":"Warranty conditions for Electro-Voice products, EMEA, version V1.0 of 2019-03-13: three years for all other products. The North America version lists the same three years, at https://shop.ccisolutions.com/StoreFront/jsp/pdf/EVI_warranty.pdf."}},{"url":"https://avlgear.com/products/electro-voice-re20-broadcast-announcer-microphone-black.json","kind":"retailer","accessed":"2026-10-15","fields":["gtins","model_numbers","in_the_box","variants"],"notes":{"gtins":"Retailer feed: barcode 800549376464 for SKU EV-RE20BLACK-F01U411906, the black RE20-BLACK. ADI Global and an eBay listing print the same UPC for F.01U.411.906. The check digit is valid. The beige RE20 is not stored because retailers print 800549414463 and 800549385008 for it.","model_numbers":"The SKU carries the maker part number F01U411906 for the RE20-BLACK.","in_the_box":"What's Included: Electro-Voice RE20-BLACK Microphone and 81715 Stand Clamp.","variants":"The black variant row carries UPC 800549376464."}}],"fields_filled":25,"updated":"2026-10-15"},"meta":{"api_version":"1","docs":"https://arkivo.dev/api"}}