DPA Price Increase...Or Not...

[aaronji]

Page is right: you can get DPA to ship you connectors (or drop ship them to a cable maker).  And I also remember reading that Chris Church has a bunch of connectors on hand, so I would ask him...

yeah, drastic times call for drastic measures... People may just have to skip Christmas presents from me this year. 

That's my plan!

So the Eurozone is crashing into oblivion and their answer is to up their prices?  Good move. 

Except that they're not in the Eurozone (they use the krone)...Besides, one small manufacturer's pricing decisions are probably not going to tip the balance...Does suck, though.  Curious how much they'll go up...

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Curious how much they'll go up...

I'm particularly interested in when. It's not going up tomorrow at any rate. I called my dealer of choice (Justin at Pro-Sound) and he put in a call to their distributor. Afterward, he quoted me a price good for the next 6 months but couldn't project past that.

[F.O.Bean]

Curious how much they'll go up...

I'm particularly interested in when. It's not going up tomorrow at any rate. I called my dealer of choice (Justin at Pro-Sound) and he put in a call to their distributor. Afterward, he quoted me a price good for the next 6 months but couldn't project past that.

Justin is THE man

[aaronji]

Curious how much they'll go up...

I'm particularly interested in when. It's not going up tomorrow at any rate. I called my dealer of choice (Justin at Pro-Sound) and he put in a call to their distributor. Afterward, he quoted me a price good for the next 6 months but couldn't project past that.

Looking back through my old e-mails, it is possible I misinterpreted the price increase thing: it may only be for some products as opposed to an across-the-board increase.  I was inquiring about a stereo pair of the reference standard mics with the compact bodies and this was the response:

The stereo kit costs a bit more than buying individual mics but they are matched in the kit. They [DPA] also told me to expect price increases in December but they don't know how much more things will cost. Supply is still tight, but, at this time, they can deliver a set.

So it may be that the prices are only going up for the reference standard pairs...Kind of hard to parse in retrospect...

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Curious how much they'll go up...

I'm particularly interested in when. It's not going up tomorrow at any rate. I called my dealer of choice (Justin at Pro-Sound) and he put in a call to their distributor. Afterward, he quoted me a price good for the next 6 months but couldn't project past that.

Looking back through my old e-mails, it is possible I misinterpreted the price increase thing: it may only be for some products as opposed to an across-the-board increase.  I was inquiring about a stereo pair of the reference standard mics with the compact bodies and this was the response:

The stereo kit costs a bit more than buying individual mics but they are matched in the kit. They [DPA] also told me to expect price increases in December but they don't know how much more things will cost. Supply is still tight, but, at this time, they can deliver a set.

So it may be that the prices are only going up for the reference standard pairs...Kind of hard to parse in retrospect...

hmm, dunno, I asked about a the reference line 4015s in particular. It could be that I got the new prices, but they generally jive with what B&H is publicising currently and I don't remember them being different.

[aaronji]

^^^ Did you ask about the matched stereo pair or just the mics themselves?  I paid a bit less for the stereo kit (factory matched with Pelican box, wind screens, and holders) than twice B&H's price for the mics alone.  So maybe they will be increasing the prices for the matched pairs?  Those seem to be barely available at this point in time, so that might be the explanation...

I am dying for a pair of those 4015 caps.  My next mic purchase for sure...

[Gutbucket]

For much of the recording I enjoy the most, the 4015 is a dream mic.  I can't justify the cost of a pair, but if I could buy any non-miniature DPAs those would be it.

[bhadella]

Looking at B&H, the short body (c) appears to be cheaper than the rest.  I wonder why?

[bhadella]

Oh, and my next set of mics are dpa wide cards (or gefell hypers). 

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Oh, and my next set of mics are dpa wide cards (or gefell hypers).

that's my ideal setup right there. I'm going for the 4015 compacts first because I have more opportunity to do recording where they will be favorable this year, and second, a remote version of the m2x series isn't yet available.

Looking at B&H, the short body (c) appears to be cheaper than the rest.  I wonder why?

maybe due to the amount of electronics involved. Of the 3 bodies, I think they are the simplest.

^^^ Did you ask about the matched stereo pair or just the mics themselves?  I paid a bit less for the stereo kit (factory matched with Pelican box, wind screens, and holders) than twice B&H's price for the mics alone.  So maybe they will be increasing the prices for the matched pairs?  Those seem to be barely available at this point in time, so that might be the explanation...

I am dying for a pair of those 4015 caps.  My next mic purchase for sure...

I asked for a matched pair, but not the kit, spaced on that. Really, I asked if there was going to be a price change but the price was volunteered anyway.

[aaronji]

I asked for a matched pair, but not the kit, spaced on that. Really, I asked if there was going to be a price change but the price was volunteered anyway.

I really hope I was misinformed and the prices stay the same for a while!  As Gutbucket noted, those 4015 caps aren't cheap.  They are sweet, though, and perfect for a lot of the situations in which I record.  Hopefully, I can scrape the cash together before any increase...

[Gutbucket]

Oh, and my next set of mics are dpa wide cards (or gefell hypers).

that's my ideal setup right there.

read my mind.  both are at the top of my list.

[F.O.Bean]

Oh, and my next set of mics are dpa wide cards (or gefell hypers).

that's my ideal setup right there.

read my mind.  both are at the top of my list.

DPA wide cards do SMOKE I would go w/ Geffel hypers THEN DPA Subs

[aaronji]

I contacted DPA USA to ask about the (supposedly) imminent price increase.  They told me that there is NO impending price increase, but stressed that could change at any time:

...anything can change at anytime...All I can ever say to anyone is that I have not heard of any price increases at this time.

Curious where the DPA distributor that initially mentioned the increase got that idea...Well, anyway, sorry for the false alarm!!!

I also asked them about the availability of matched pairs of 4015 caps:

The 4015 capsules are available as factory matched pairs but are special order and would have to be brought in from the factory.