Review on 🎙️ Electro-Voice RE20 Broadcast Announcer Microphone featuring Variable-D Technology by Peter Green

In this review I will compare this mic directly to the Shure SM7BP Pros mic:- Absolutely fantastic voice quality - Reliable metal construction - Internal pop filter - Dynamic (ideal for isolating voices with little or no sound processing) - Bass switch - Sounds comparable to a condenser microphone without picking up everything around - Compatible with multiple shock absorbers (highly recommend using one , I use one of the clamps I had for my AT-2020) - Threaded adapter included for Rode PSA-1 - Anti-proximity effect Cons: - No internal shock absorber like SM7B. A little disappointed I didn't try it first. Thoughts: Have you ever tried a product and immediately regretted not buying it sooner than something else? I'm absolutely done with this mic. In my search for a quality streaming mic over the past year, I've impacted the SM7B's legendary reputation, current popularity, and number of reviews. I didn't even look at this mic until recently when I heard a streamer speak into this beauty and it was the clearest sound quality I've ever heard. After watching a few videos with a direct comparison of the two microphones, I began to doubt my decision. I heard much more detail with the RE20 and in direct comparison I noticed that the SM7B sounded a bit dull. After setting up the RE20 and taking the first test shot, my fears were justified. I bought the wrong microphone last year. The RE20 is exactly the sound I was looking for. Whatever I did with the SM7B EQ, there was always something wrong, which frustrated me. Make no mistake, it's not a bad mic anyway, but in the end it just doesn't produce the sound I personally want for my stream. If you've ever used a condenser mic, you know that it picks up more detail of your voice, with the downside that it also picks up sounds from across the room as if they were right next to the mic. The RE20 has the same vivid detail but with the voice isolation of the dynamic microphone. Best of both worlds for my use case. In the end, I really wish I had done more research before making my first purchase because I would definitely have gone with the RE20. If you can try the mics you are looking at to see which one suits your voice best. What sounds good to me may not sound good to you. Just try not to let the rating numbers control you too much like I did. This is an absolutely fantastic microphone that deserves more attention. *Update 7/25/2021: I realigned my shock so that it hangs on the bar and not on the side like in the video, which completely eliminated the apparent over-sensitivity. I also thought. The shock I'm using is from BTOOP (can't find the exact name) which was recommended for the AT-2020.