Audio-Technica AT2020

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The price/performance standard in side-address studio condenser microphone technology.

Audio-Technica's stringent quality and consistency standards set the AT2020 apart from other mics in its class. Its low-mass diaphragm is custom-engineered for extended frequency response and superior transient response. With rugged construction for durable performance, the microphone offers a wide dynamic range and handles high SPLs with ease. The AT2020: the new standard for affordable side-address studio condensers.

Features

  • Ideal for project/home-studio applications
  • High SPL handling and wide dynamic range provide unmatched versatility
  • Custom-engineered low-mass diaphragm provides extended frequency response and superior transient response
  • Cardioid polar pattern reduces pickup of sounds from the sides and rear, improving isolation of desired sound source
  • Pivoting, threaded stand mount attaches securely for easy and precise placement of the microphone

Accessories

  • Stand mount for 5/8"-27 threaded stands
  • 5/8"-27 to 3/8"-16 threaded adapter
  • Ssoft protective pouch

Specifications

  • Element: Fixed-charge back plate, permanently polarized condenser
  • Polar Pattern: Cardioid
  • Frequency Response: 20-20,000 Hz
  • Open Circuit Sensitivity: 37 dB (14.1 mV) re 1V at 1 Pa
  • Impedance: 100 ohms
  • Maximum Input Sound Level: 144 dB SPL, 1 kHz at 1% T.H.D.
  • Dynamic Range: 124 dB, 1 kHz at Max SPL
  • Signal to Noise Ratio: 74 dB, 1 kHz at 1 Pa
  • Phantom Power Requirements: 48V DC, 2 mA typical
  • Weight: 12.1 oz (345 g)
  • Dimensions: 6.38" (162.0 mm) long, 2.05" (52.0 mm) maximum body diameter
  • Output Connector: Integral 3-pin XLRM-type

AT2020 review

Joey Britton
December 29, 2006

Rating: 9/10

As a first-time buyer of a condeser mic I was quite aprehensive about which microphone to choose to get a good quality sound for my small budget. Luckily I had the opportunity to try out this mic along with a few others including an AKG of double the price. To my, ill admit somewhat inexperienced ear, the two mics sounded almost identically good and there was definately not a separation of quality as much as there was in the price tag.
I bought the AT2020 for my home studio (consiting of various Behringer outboards and a small UB802 mixer and Behringer firewire interface) and use it to record acoustic guitar and vocals. The quality jump between my previous dodgy dynamic mic was amazing. The mic picks up ruffles of shirt sleeves from meters away (so much so that I now record topless!) and has a great sound for my voice. I bought the Behringer Ultravoice Digital to clean up the vocal input but have resorted to just using the mic on its own and bypassing the box as the sound was cleaner without.
I also use the AT2020 to mic up my acoustic guitar whilst playing live (using a Sennheiser dynamic for vocals). The sound it gives is crisp and clean although with my set up feedback occurs when you try and turn it up too much, although I feel this is due to my inexperience with sound engineering rather than the mic itself.
Whilst I dont pretend to have the knowledge that many music experts have, for a budding musician with a small home studio the AT2020 delivers exactly what I had wanted it to. Unlike various of my other musical purchases I have never regreted dipping into the piggy bank for this mic.

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