DPA D:FINE HEADWORN CONDENSER MICROPHONE

DPA has always been a name to go to when you need a spe­cialised micro­phone that many other com­pa­nies do not pro­duce. Now, with their new d:fine range of sin­gle sided head­set con­denser micro­phones, DPA gives users a very high qual­ity micro­phone that is not only sim­ple to set up, but is also com­fort­able and very discreet.

WHERE’S YOUR HEAD AT
The d:fine head­set micro­phones come pack­aged in a handy carry case to pro­tect them in tran­sit, mak­ing them the ‘go any­where’ head­set micro­phone that stage pre­sen­ters, the­atre actors and aer­o­bics instruc­tors are going to love. Even lead singers in just about any band, or gui­tarists and drum­mer who do not want to be chained to a micro­phone stand are going to love this microphone.

CARDIOID WORKOUT
It sits com­fort­ably around the ear, so much so that you barely even realise you are wear­ing it after a few min­utes. Bet­ter still, being avail­able in black or flesh colours, and being so slim in design, you can hardly see it when worn either. The lead run­ning from the micro­phone has a handy clip that is adjustable down the length so you can firmly secure it to your cloth­ing and ensure it stays out of the way as it runs down to your choice of belt back wire­less trans­mit­ter.
The d:fine range is avail­able in two micro­phone options; either omni-directional or in a car­dioid pickup pat­tern. The omni-directional model is the sim­plest and eas­i­est to use. It really doesn’t mat­ter how it is placed or how it sits around you face, you get a great response no mat­ter what you do. This makes it ideal for users who just what to put the micro­phone on and get the job done, with­out wor­ry­ing about micro­phone place­ment or setup. The sec­ond option, the car­dioid micro­phone, offers the user a far supe­rior side and rear rejec­tion. This means you can cut out unwanted stage noise from other instru­ments or reduce the risk of feed­back from fold back speak­ers. The car­dioid model does require a lit­tle more atten­tion when being placed on the head to ensure that its pickup pat­tern encom­passes the sound source, but the results are well worth the effort. You can really hear a reduced noise level with this model and can afford to run it at lower gain set­tings as the sig­nal is much higher and clearer.

EXPRESS YOURSELF
The adjustable head­piece sets com­fort­ably behind the ear, out of sight of your audi­ence, but allows you to adjust the arm for­ward or back­wards to posi­tion the minia­ture cap­sule to sit as close to your mouth as is nec­es­sary. Gone are the days of wear­ing large bulky head­set micro­phones that really have no place but in an old Madonna film clip. DPA not only gives you a high qual­ity con­denser micro­phone that sounds too good for its size, but also one that is dis­creet and extremely com­fort­able. With both options avail­able in either black, beige, brown or lime and with a range of acces­sories includ­ing wind shields and adap­tors to suit just about any trans­mit­ter, the DPA d:fine range is really the micro­phone to choose if you want the best.

By Rob Gee

Price: RRP $749 (omni-directional), $799 (car­dioid)
Dis­trib­u­tor : Amber Tech­nol­ogy
Phone: 1800 251 367
Web­site: www.ambertech.com.au

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