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Gear / Technical Help => Microphones & Setup => Topic started by: olyrc on October 13, 2005, 02:59:03 PM

Title: DPA 4061 best price?
Post by: olyrc on October 13, 2005, 02:59:03 PM

I'm thinking about downsizing from my current Josephson c42mp > t-mod UA5.  I'm looking at going to a DPA 4061 > DPA mma6000 setup.  Might keep the UA5 but I'm not sure.

Anybody know the best place to check for a good deal?

Title: Re: DPA 4061 best price?
Post by: it-goes-to-eleven on October 13, 2005, 03:10:46 PM

From what I've heard, there is very little margin on those mics.   You'll probably only get a deal if you can find some demo units, etc..  Someone recently did that and found that they weren't that well matched, as I recall.  I bought mine on ebay for about $385.  I've heard of folks having trouble with ebay DPA's but mine are excellent.

Title: Re: DPA 4061 best price?
Post by: madman on October 13, 2005, 03:38:36 PM

Yea, that was me w/the demos that weren't matched, but they wouldn't have been matched if I had bought them new anyhow.  When I shopped around, most people had the mics for around the same price. 

Title: Re: DPA 4061 best price?
Post by: pfife on October 13, 2005, 03:56:30 PM

To use an MMA6000, that means you need the microdots... which rules out the vast majority of the ones you'll see on ebay with the connectors.