Electro-Voice RE520
Condenser Vocal Handheld, flagship
Microphone$299Manufacturer list price
Specifications
- Type
- Microphone
- Description
- Condenser Vocal Handheld, flagship
- Topology
- condenser
- Signal path
- Analog
- Channels
- 1
- Form factor
- handheld condenser
- Frequency response
- 40 Hz - 20 kHz
- Max SPL
- 150 dB SPL (1% THD)
- Sensitivity
- 5.6 mV/Pa (-45 dBV/Pa) at 1 kHz
- Polar pattern
- supercardioid
- Impedance (Ω)
- 200
- Introduced
- 2019
Details
Controls: selectable high-pass filter (flat / attenuate below 150 Hz)
I/O: XLR output
Notable use: flagship handheld live-vocal condenser; supercardioid pattern for extra gain-before-feedback and isolation
Notes: SCOPE CALL: relabeled from 'studio condenser' to 'Condenser Vocal Handheld' to match EV's actual live-performance positioning. Price is Guitar Center street price ($299), not confirmed EV MSRP. year_intro (2019) from NAMM trade press, not on EV page.