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Review: Audio-Technica AT2020 USB

Like the Marshall mic, the AT2020 performs admirably straight out of the box—no setup necessary. You talk into the side, so it looks like what you’d see in a pro radio station. After our sessions, we felt like pros, too: Its even tone made us sound so good we started to believe that someone might […]
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Rating:

8/10

WIRED
Balanced timbre. Easy installation. Does a respectable job recording acoustic music. Included water-resistant bag holds the mic and stand.
TIRED
Sounds great but not $100-plus better than the rest. Stand a bit wobbly.

Like the Marshall mic, the AT2020 performs admirably straight out of the box—no setup necessary. You talk into the side, so it looks like what you'd see in a pro radio station. After our sessions, we felt like pros, too: Its even tone made us sound so good we started to believe that someone might actually listen to our show. If you're working at home, where background noise (shrieking toddlers, barking dogs) is a problem, you'll appreciate that it's not supersensitive.