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Audio-TechnicaAT2020

microphone

New retail price (MSRP)

$99

Used market: $75*

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Specifications

5 of 8 values have a recorded source
Connectors
XLR 3-Pin Male·
Built-in converter
no·
Transducer
Condenser Electret✓
Sensitivity
-37✓
Output impedance
100✓
Phantom power required
yes✓
Connection
XLR-Only✓
Indexable Locales
·

Expert Audio Engineering Commentary

Tonal profile

Fixed-charge (permanently polarised) side-address capsule, cardioid, 20 Hz to 20 kHz, 144 dB max SPL. No pad, no filter, no switches at all.

Gain staging

-37 dBV/Pa is 22 dB hotter than an SM7B - about 25-30 dB of gain for speech. Requires a full 48 V; unlike the AT2035 it is not specified for lower phantom voltages.

Setups using this gear

Does the Audio-Technica AT2020 need a booster into the Audient EVO 4?

* Estimated with the depreciation fallback (~76% retained value).