Electro-Voice RE320 Large Diaphragm Dynamic Vocal Microphone

I purchased this mic for doing voiceovers on videos and live webinars and I couldn't be happier, but it is an investment, especially by the time you add a good audio interface and most likely an "activator" (pre-preamp) such as a CloudLifter or Fethead.My old mic was a Blue Yeti, which is a great mic but very unforgiving if your room isn't well treated; my room sounded like an echo chamber. So I knew I wanted a dynamic mic, since they work much better in untreated spaces. I chose this particular mic because it doesn't have any "proximity effect" (in which your voice sounds different/bassier up close); this is a patented Electrovoice thing ("Variable-D"), and because I liked the flatter response and lower price compared with this mic's granddaddy, the RE-20. (The RE-20 kind of defined the FM disk jockey sound; this is brighter and more well balanced.)Here is my setup and I couldn't be happier. I'm already getting compliments and I'm not mentioning anything about having new equipment.- EV RE-320 (this mic)- Rolls XLR passive mic switch (mute button)- Cloudlifter CL-1 (activator)- dbx 286s (preamp and voice processor)- Audient id4 (audio interface)- Mogami cables- beyerdynamics DT-770 headphones (so you can hear what you're doing)- StandAll this set me back about $1,500, but you might not need all of it. If this is way out of your range, consider the Sure MV-7 all-in-one USB/XLR dynamic mic.WHY THE CLOUDLIFTER?This mic doesn't put out a very strong signal, so I found I had to turn my preamp all the way up to get a loud enough signal. The preamp on the Audient id4 is SO clean I could turn it up all the way with no hiss or other noise, but the preamp in the dbx wasn't quite so amazing (still great but hiss city on the last 10% of volume). The Cloudlifter gives 25db of clean gain so I can set the dbx preamp about half way, which sounds great. Even if I didn't have the dbx, I'd strongly consider a Cloudlifer or Fethead or you'll always be running with the volume at max.WHY THE dbx?This mic sure sounds sweet going straight into the audio interface, but my room isn't the best and I'm usually live, so I can't do any post-processing. The dbx lets me clean up the audio in real time with a compressor (hides volume differences if I get excited or move closer and farther from the mic), de-esser (removes annoying "s" sounds), equalizer, and noise gate (does a great job removing background noise).WHY the fancy cables?My setup is in my home office surrounded by computer gear; cheap cables are likely to be noisy due to electrical interference. Mogami cables are the best at blocking the interference.This gear goes together extremely well and I absolutely love it! But keep in mind this mic requires a strong preamp or an activator such as a Cloudlifter or Fethead, and of course since all that is analog, you need an audio interface to get it into your computer.All this exceeded my expectations - it sounds fantastic. Highly recommended!

This quickly became my go-to mic. I've worked in various studios/stations and whereas most would use the RE-20, once I bring this in and they get to hear the quality of this, many have changed. Especially once they see the price difference. This mic is not only a vocal mic, so experiment with it on the kick, or other instruments. some have noticed there is a brighter quality to this mic and have knocked it for that. But many who use the RE-20 tend to add some brightness on the eq end, soooooooo...you get where I'm going on this right.This is a tough, ruggedly built mic that performs better than it's older "brother", in my opinion. Couple that with the lowers price and you can't lose. You get a very smooth, clear sound with this mic while saving $100s.

I love how it sounds and how good this mic is. and the best part, i dont need an in line preamp to boost it out. set it up with a dbx 286s and m-audio air and bam it sounds like you are in a studio. quite pricey since i am from Malaysia, but its a price i am willing to pay for the quality they gave me.

The EV RE320 is built like a main battle tank and has a sound capturing quality that is splendid. My main purpose is for vocal recordings for podcasting and voice-over work. Right out of the box it produced excellent sounds, with little to no off axis pickup. I saw a local radio DJ using the smaller shock mount and I prefer it over the larger obtrusive types. It gives great quality without high gain and I think its noise floor is nonexistent.

This is a wonderful mic for speech/the spoken word. It is crisp and clear and has great presence. The sound is less colored than the RE20 which has a distinctive sound. I like the RE320 better than my Shure SM7B and Sennheiser MD 421 II.I have some vintage Electro-Voice mics which sound less than stellar but they were iconic in their day. It's great to see that Electro-Voice can turn out such a nice product.

Ordered new. Got a used one. You can see it's beat up. It smells like cigarettes and beer

I purchased the EV RE320 to use with my Icom 7851 transceiver. It is replacing a Heil PR-781. My first QSO with it received unsolicited compliments. It fits perfectly on the Heil PTT desktop base, though it is a little heavy. The mic looks, fits and works exceptionally well, and the 7851 easily has enough pre-amp gain to handle it.

I absolutely love this mic and plan on getting its' big brother the RE 27ND at a later date. My only issue with this mic is that I've heard you have to get the foam filters replaced every 5 years and that it's not cheap. If EV can make this mic without haven't to do that it's a 5 star all the way.