Electro-Voice N/D767A (c. 2000–2010s)
The N/D767A is a handheld dynamic vocal microphone from Electro-Voice's N/DYM line. It is a supercardioid with a neodymium magnet, and E-V positioned it as its top-tier vocal dynamic. The company's own literature calls it "the singer and engineer's first choice for outstanding vocal clarity in live performance." It credits the mic with low handling noise, a multistage shock mount, a tight-mesh Memraflex grille, and a technology E-V branded VOB - Vocally-Optimized Bass - which the company claimed gave vocals more clarity "through the mix." All of that is manufacturer copy, not independent test data.
The spec table E-V published for the N/DYM handheld family is more useful. It lists the N/D767A as a handheld dynamic with a supercardioid polar pattern, a stated frequency response of 35-22,000 Hz, 300 Ω impedance, and an open-circuit voltage of 3.1 mV/Pascal. It is passive, so no phantom power is needed. It has a three-pin XLR connector and a non-reflective black metal case. That frequency range is unusually wide for a live vocal dynamic, but it is E-V's published claim, not a measured curve.
The N/D767A had a second life as a wireless capsule. It was one of the interchangeable microphone heads offered for the RE-2 and RE-2 Pro UHF wireless systems, sold as the RC2-767 head and fitted to the HTU-2 and PHTU-2 handheld transmitters. The complete RE2-N7 system paired the RE-2 receiver with an N/D767a handheld transmitter. The RE-2 receiver itself was a synthesized PLL design with ClearScan and Posi-Phase diversity, and the PHTU-2 transmitter ran eight hours on a 9V battery. Those are system specs, not microphone specs, but they explain why so many N/D767A capsules turn up attached to wireless gear.
Period coverage is thin but real. EQ (July 2000, p.29) ran E-V advertising for the N/DYM line built around the VOB technology, naming the N/D767 alongside the N/D267 and N/D478 as the three VOB models. Mix (May 2001, p.182) listed the N/D767a in a vocal-mic roundup. It described the mic as a dynamic with an N/DYM magnet structure for high output and gave a list price of $199, with a 40 Hz - 15 kHz response and a slight presence rise. That response differs from E-V's own 35-22,000 Hz figure, so published specs vary by source. Mix (August 2001, p.157) also ran the N/D767A in a family lineup as the "Premium Vocal" model above the N/D267AS, N/D167, and N/D478. A 2003 Pro Audio Review buyer's guide (January 2003, p.59) lists it among the microphones then current.
Beyond the manual, the ads, and those listings, little else is documented. No independent lab measurements, production-run dates, or service documentation have surfaced in the archive. The years above are an estimate drawn from the documented coverage window, not a confirmed production span.
- Type: handheld dynamic vocal microphone
- Polar pattern: supercardioid
- Element: neodymium N/DYM magnet structure
- Frequency response: 35–22,000 Hz (E-V published); 40–15,000 Hz per Mix
- Impedance: 300 Ω
- Open-circuit voltage: 3.1 mV/Pascal
- Power: passive (no phantom power)
- Connector: three-pin XLR
- Case: metal, non-reflective black
- Features: VOB technology, multistage shock mount, Memraflex grille
- List price: $199 (per Mix, May 2001)
- Also sold as RC2-767 interchangeable head for RE-2 / RE-2 Pro wireless systems
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