Electro Voice RE-20 Output compared to Shure SM7??

[hippothegreat]

Hey all -

I'm considering buying an EV RE-20 mic for VO work. I know they're frequently compared to the Shure SM7.

My only concern is the output of the mic: I tried a Shure SM7B and it was highly unsuccessful for me: through my ART preamp, I struggled to get enough gain without hiss.

I know a lot of people will say 'then get another preamp' but it's beyond my budget.....

SO: is the Electro Voice easier on the preamp, does it offer a higher output?

Thoughts appreciated!
Many thanks
J

 

[iownrocknroll]

about the same.

thought i never had to use much gain with an SM7/SM7

Does your pre-amp have an input and output gain?

if so try turning the output level to the max first then drive the input for a cleaner signal. The SM7 isn't really as low gain as people make it out to be.

Remember in the 24bit world peaking at -10 db is more then enough gain.

 

[modernmusician]

The SM7 isn't really as low gain as people make it out to be.

This is true. You should give the SM7 another try with that advice.

That said, I'm not a huge fan of the SM7 and I quite liked the RE-20 during the limited experience I had with it.

 

[moresound]

What is it your looking for ? The low sultry type voice?