SPECIFICATIONS
Element:
Dynamtc
Frequency Response:
80-l 5,000 Hz
Polar Pattern:
Super-cardioid
Impedance:
Lo-Z (150 ohms nominal)
Output Level:
-56 dB
(0 dB = 1 mW/lO dyneslcmz)
EIA Sensitivity Rating:
-150 dB
Hum Pickup Level:
- 125 dBm (re: ,001 gauss field)
Diaphragm:
Electra-Voice Acoustalloy
Case Material:
Steel
Dimensions:
187.3 mm (7.38 tn.) long
45.2 mm (1.78 in.) dtameter
19.1 mm (0.75 in.) shank diameter
Finish:
Fawn beige micomatte
Net Weight:
227 g (8 oz), not including cable
Cable:
4.6 m (15 ft), two-conductor, shielded,
broadcast-type cable, rubber-jacketed with
Switchcraft A3F connector
Accessories Furnished:
Model 310A stand adapter
Zippered vtnyl pouch
Optional Accessories:
307 suspension shock mount
312A stand adapter
313A shock mount
340 security clamp
381 swdch/connecto assembly
400, 422 or 423A desk stand
DESCRIPTION AND APPLICATIONS
The Electro-Voice Model RE16
IS
a
Variable-D dynamic supercardioid microphone
designed for the most exacting professional
use. It
IS
like the RE15, except that it uses a
unique blast filter. The blast filter, an integral
part of the RE16, permits hand-held and out-
door use without “P-popping” or excessive
wtnd noise. Utilizing the Variable-D design
the RE16 features a directional characteristic
independent of frequency. The result
IS
a
microphone that generates little off-axts
coloration while providing the greatest rejec-
tion of unwanted sounds. A super-cardiold,
the RE16 provides its greatest rejection at
150° off axis. (Typical cardioids provide
greatest rejection in the horizontal plane
when the microphone is tilted In its most
natural position -30° from horizontal (as on
a boom or floor stand). An easily operated
“bass-tilt” switch corrects spectrum balance
for boom use and other longer reach
situations.
A “hum-buck” coil and screw-machined
steel outer casing provide 25 dB of hum
rejection. Hum pickup level is - 125 dBm
(re: ,001 gauss field).
Using the mechanical nesting concept of
design, by means of which the internal
transducer parts are nested one within
another, the RE16 transducer
IS
a nearly
solrd mechanrcal structure that
IS
hrghly
resistant to damage from mechanlcal
Shock.
The Memraflex grille screen ressts
deformation The exclusive non-metallic
Electro-Voice Acoustalloy diaphragm
IS
vtrtually unaffected by extremes of
atmospheric conditions. A carefully deslgned
steel outer case provides addItIonal
mechanical protectjon Finish
IS
non-
reflecting fawn beige micomatte.
ARCHITECTS’ AND ENGINEERS’
SPECIFICATIONS
The mlcrophone shall be a Variable-D(TM)
super-cardioid dynamic type with integral
blast falter and with wide range response
untform from 80.15,000 Hz. Proximity effect
shall be 10 dB less at 100 Hz than with
comparable Single-D designs. Response at
any angular position away from the major
axis shall be essentially similar to the
response on the major axis, attenuated
uniformly at all frequencies by an amount
appropriate to that angular position. Attenua-
tion at frequencies from 100 to 4,000 Hz
(referred to major axis signal value) shall
exceed 25 dB at 150 deg. from major axis In
any plane. Attenutlon above 4,000 Hz shall
exceed 20 dB. Attenuation at 180° from
major axis at frequencies from 100 to
4,000 Hz shall exceed 15 dB. Attenuation
above 4,000 Hz shall exceed 12 dB Polar
characteristics shall be suffrcrently uniform in
all planes so that rt
IS
, effectively, a super-
cardiold of revolution.
A hum-buck coil shall be provided in senes
with the microphone element. Hum pickup
level shall be - 125 dBm (re: ,001 gauss
field). The hum-buck coil shall decrease hum
prckup by at least 25 dB.
