In 1934, just six years into its existence as a pioneer in electro-acoustical solutions, Electro-Voice invented the hum-bucking coil for microphones – still an industry standard almost 80 years later. This invention marked the start of EV’s success in building microphones, and the company continued to drive audio technology ahead, rising to the challenges of rapidly changing times. During World War Two, EV worked with the U.S. Military on the development of the T-45 noise-cancelling microphone, a helmet-attached device that raised the success rate of combat communications from 20% to 90%, saving many lives in the process. With reliability and performance proven in the most critical environments, EV microphones later accompanied U.S. astronauts on the earliest space missions and many thereafter. And all this, of course, occurred while EV mics were performing at the highest level on live stages around the world, during the heyday of Jazz and the birth of Rock ‘N’ Roll.

EV continues to set new standards for microphone design today, adding to this long list of historic achievements in audio design. We were the first manufacturer to use neodymium-based magnet structures (N/DYM®) in microphones, thus achieving higher output and condenserlike qualities such as substantially-faster transient response, crystal clarity and reliable performance. Our goals in developing microphone technologies have always been the same: providing the highest sound quality, achieving better and more comfortable handling for the user and extending our tradition of legendary reliability and warranty support.