Name: Electro-Voice RE20
Brand: Electro Voice
SKU: 542ffad3-07d7-4cf8-a09d-85d911192be3
Price: 449.0 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 9.2 (184 reviews)

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The Electro-Voice RE20 is a dynamic broadcast microphone that is highly regarded for its exceptional sound quality, making it an excellent choice for ... more

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Experts recommend Electro-Voice RE20 more than Neumann U87 Ai

As of 3 Jan 2025, experts prefer Electro-Voice RE20 over Neumann U87 Ai, but both Microphones have solid expert endorsements.

As per this month's meta ranking, Electro-Voice RE20 received 2 recommendations: from MusicTech (6 Apr 2022) and Music Radar (26 Jun 2024). Neumann U87 Ai was also endorsed 2 times: by MusicTech (6 Apr 2022) and PianoDreamers (25 Jan 2023). However, experts generally ranked Neumann U87 Ai lower than Electro-Voice RE20 in their articles, which caused it to rank lower in ReviewFinder ranking.

Rank	Change	Price	Microphone	IGN	PCMag	MusicTech	Music Radar	PianoDreamers	PC Gamer	SoundGuys	CNN Underscored	Tom's Guide	Wirecutter
17	+1	$449	Electro-Voice RE20 The Electro-Voice RE20 is a dynamic broadcast microphone with exceptional sound quality, advanced noise reduction features, and a wide frequency range, making it a versatile and reliable choice for professional audio recording and broadcasting applications.	-	-	8	13	-	-	-	-	-	-
18	+1	$3595	Neumann U87 Ai The Neumann U87 Ai is a top-of-the-line condenser microphone that delivers warm, crystal-clear, and detailed sound quality, making it ideal for recording vocals, acoustic guitar, and spot microphones for individual instruments in a sound-treated recording space.	-	-	13	-	11	-	-	-	-	-

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Endorsement summary:

On 6 Apr 2022 MusicTech ranked Electro-Voice RE20 as #8 and Neumann U87 Ai as #13

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#8 out of 15 Electro-Voice RE20

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#13 out of 15 Neumann U87 Ai

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Source: www.musictech.net
On 26 Jun 2024 Music Radar ranked Electro-Voice RE20 as #13

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#13 out of 22 Electro-Voice RE20
The dynamic mic that thinks it’s a condenser

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Source: www.musicradar.com
On 25 Jan 2023 PianoDreamers ranked Neumann U87 Ai as #11

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#11 out of 11 Neumann U87 Ai
The King of Microphones

Source: www.pianodreamers.com

After counting and adding up the 92 expert endorsements of the January rankings, Electro-Voice RE20 outranks Neumann U87 Ai. This is not to say that Neumann U87 Ai is a bad option. Like Electro-Voice RE20, it is recommended by experts, but less.

MetaRanking Common points from expert reviews summarized.

As can be seen below, Electro-Voice RE20 outranks Neumann U87 Ai by 1 position. This indicates that, as of 3 Jan 2025, Electro-Voice RE20 is more critically acclaimed than Neumann U87 Ai.

Rank	Change	Price	Microphone	IGN	PCMag	MusicTech	Music Radar	PianoDreamers	PC Gamer	SoundGuys	CNN Underscored	Tom's Guide	Wirecutter
1	-	$100	Blue Yeti The Blue Yeti microphone is a versatile and durable device with four directional patterns, a built-in headphone jack, and compatibility with a wide range of devices and software, making it a popular choice among content creators, podcasters, and gamers.	-	-	11	-	-	-	-	1	1	-
2	-	$99	Shure SM57 The Shure SM57 microphone is highly regarded for its exceptional sound quality, durability, versatility, and compatibility, making it a popular choice among musicians, producers, and recording engineers for capturing instruments and vocals in various live and studio settings.	-	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-
3	-	$120	Elgato Wave 3 The Elgato Wave 3 is a versatile and reliable USB microphone designed for content creators, podcasters, and live streamers, featuring a cardioid polar pattern, two connectivity options, advanced features, and compatibility with both PC and Mac.	8	-	-	-	-	-	1	3	-	-
4	+12	$279	Shure MV7 Plus	5	7	-	-	-	6	-	-	3	-
5	-1	Check price	Blue Yeti X	1	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	-
6	-1	$149	Shure MV6	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	4	-
7	-1	$297	SteelSeries Alias Pro	3	4	-	-	-	7	-	-	-	-
8	-1	$399	Shure SM7B The Shure SM7B is a highly regarded dynamic microphone that delivers exceptional sound quality, particularly for recording vocals, with its wide frequency response range, flat frequency response, presence boost, and effective noise isolation.	-	-	10	12	8	-	-	-	-	-
9	-1	$35	Razer Seiren Mini The Razer Seiren Mini microphone is praised for its sound quality, directionality, and compatibility, making it a highly recommended choice for clear and focused audio recording in various applications.	-	-	-	-	-	2	5	-	-	-
10	-1	$186	Sennheiser Profile Streaming Set The Sennheiser Profile Streaming Set is a USB microphone with a cardioid polar pattern, frequency response range of 20Hz to 20kHz, and several useful features, making it a great choice for streamers, podcasters, and content creators.	-	3	-	-	-	4	-	-	-	-
14	-	$119	HyperX QuadCast S The HyperX QuadCast S is a versatile and reliable USB microphone suitable for podcasting, streaming, gaming, and vocal recording, with four polar patterns, built-in pop filter and noise reduction technology, and two connectivity options.	6	-	-	-	-	5	-	-	-	-
15	-	$279	Shure MV7 The Shure MV7 microphone is a versatile and adaptable option for podcasters, streamers, and content creators, offering excellent sound quality, noise-cancelling capabilities, and connectivity options.	-	-	4	8	-	-	-	-	-	-
16	+1	Check price	Rode NT1 The Rode NT1 is a high-quality studio condenser microphone with a wide frequency response range, low self-noise, cardioid polar pattern, dual connectivity options, and durable construction, making it a versatile and reliable choice for recording vocals and acoustic guitars.	-	6	-	6	-	-	-	-	-	-
17	+1	$449	Electro-Voice RE20 The Electro-Voice RE20 is a dynamic broadcast microphone with exceptional sound quality, advanced noise reduction features, and a wide frequency range, making it a versatile and reliable choice for professional audio recording and broadcasting applications.	-	-	8	13	-	-	-	-	-	-
18	+1	$3595	Neumann U87 Ai The Neumann U87 Ai is a top-of-the-line condenser microphone that delivers warm, crystal-clear, and detailed sound quality, making it ideal for recording vocals, acoustic guitar, and spot microphones for individual instruments in a sound-treated recording space.	-	-	13	-	11	-	-	-	-	-
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Expert Reviews There are people on the Internet whose job is to review products. Below are their opinions.

Expert reviews [12]

95

Total expert reviews: 12

with a score: 2
without a score: 10

Highest score by homebrewaudio.com	100
Average score based on 12 reviews	95
Lowest score by microphonegeeks.com	90

Score distribution:

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Expert reviews [11]

96

Total expert reviews: 11

with a score: 3
without a score: 8

Highest score by audiotrove.com.au	100
Average score based on 11 reviews	96
Lowest score by Music Critic	92

Score distribution:

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60-80
40-60
20-40
0-20

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Multifaceted Microphone: The RE20 dynamic cardioid microphone is truly an industry standard, a firm favorite for broadcasting, podcasting, and sound engineering worldwide
Venturing into Music: Its popularity also extends into music production as a premium grade instrument microphone
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