Topic: DPA 4060, where to buy?

[PG]

I've been toying with the idea of picking up a pair of 4060's (depends on what my comission check looks like this month and how I feel at the moment). If I do decide to where do I get them, DPA direct or are there any other options?

[Thom Joad]

"dpa can sell them to you, at full retail, which you can always beat"

I beg to differ.  I'm not sure if I timed it just right, but I called Bruce when I was looking for my set, and he hooked me up BIG time ,with a demo set of the flesh colored 4060's that had made the rounds of the trade shows, but had never been used.  Came complete with warranty.   Like I said I may have timed it just right, but you never know.

[jnorman34]

i have a nice pair of DPA 4061s that i can sell pretty cheap - they have been modified for stand-mounting, and include a new pair of the microdot>XLR adadpters.    a couple of photos of them can be seen here -
http://www.taperssection.com/yabbse/index.php?board=3;action=display;threadid=15639;start=msg195342#msg195342 
- email me at jnorman34@comcast.net if interested.

[Sean Gallemore]

armen, aren't you gonna sell yours?

[zhianosatch]

armen, aren't you gonna sell yours?

never.

[Sean Gallemore]

armen, aren't you gonna sell yours?

never.

[KingReptile]

I bought mine from Oade Bros good price..$700 for the mics

[macdaddy]

i bought the "high end binaurals" from core-sound. i could have done cheaper, but you get the batt box and termination, along with a matched pair of mics, for that price...

[Cooker]

you can get 406x *dirt* cheap on ebay, but they have lemo connectors, and the adapters are hella expensive. i think a couple people around here have used these. schwilly?

[Sean Gallemore]

you can get 406x *dirt* cheap on ebay, but they have lemo connectors, and the adapters are hella expensive. i think a couple people around here have used these. schwilly?

hack off the lemos, solder on an 1/8" mini, and get a $60 battery box from sound pro

[pfife]

I just found Armen's old thread from 2003 asking about the 406x series which was VERY helpful. I may want to look at the 4061 instead. It also helped that I have copies of most of the DPA sourced Tool shows referenced in the thread.

Can you post the link to this thread, by any chance?  I have some questions about DPA mics, and I would like to do some research!  THanks

[mizary]

I remember that thread about the 406x's with the lemo's

hack off the lemos, solder on an 1/8" mini, and get a $60 battery box from sound pro

Huh?  that really works?  Don't they need 48V phantom power?  Is there any downside to only giving them 9V?  I already have a SP box...  that would kick ass.

I wish I had picked up a pair off ebay...  I don't see them anymore...  I do remember they were super cheap.  Perhaps an unmodded pair will pop up on here for cheap someday...

--mizary

[mattb]

I remember that thread about the 406x's with the lemo's

hack off the lemos, solder on an 1/8" mini, and get a $60 battery box from sound pro

Huh?  that really works?  Don't they need 48V phantom power?  Is there any downside to only giving them 9V?  I already have a SP box...  that would kick ass.

I wish I had picked up a pair off ebay...  I don't see them anymore...  I do remember they were super cheap.  Perhaps an unmodded pair will pop up on here for cheap someday...

--mizary

I wonder the same thing. Can anyone confirm or deny? That would be a nice option.

[pfife]

so, for those that have a micro-dot to xlr adapter, does that xlr adapter cut down from 48v to 5v when plugged into a 48v source of phantom power?

[Thom Joad]

Yes the adapters have resistors built into them, that cut the power from 48V to ~8V, which is optimal for the series.  Makes them go for a pretty penny, ~$90 a piece.

For those wanting the super cheap, ebay 406x's, just wait until a broadway show is over, and the dumpster pickers get going again.  You may have to scrape the caked on makeup off of them, and they may be a "bit" unmatched, but then again you may luck out.