I have used the search function to try to find out if either one is better for my purposes and I am stuck. I want one miniature microphone that can handle a wide variety of recording situations. I have a set of Sonic Studios DSM/6-L mics and after they completely overloaded when recording the Melvins, I want something else, so I am looking at the dpa 406x series. I am having a hard time deciding, however, whether to get the 4060 or 4061.
I record up-front at quite a few metal shows, but I also want them to use for recording jazz and ethnic music at festivals and in small clubs. From what I have read in the archive here, the 4061s are the way to go for metal and the 4060s would be perfect for jazz and whatever else I want to tape. I guess that my question boils down to whether the 4060s can handle loud SPLs at something like a Melvins show. If not, would the 4061s be sensitive enough to record quiet sounds like in an acoustic jazz performance?
I would run dpa 406x > MPS6030 > Sony PCM-D50. Ideally, I would run line-in for everything. Whatever dpa mic variation I decide to go with, I am definitely getting it in an SKM kit. Those mounting options look like too much fun to pass up. I could also use the XLR adapters into my PSP-2 if I ever feel like it.
And before I get bombarded with other things, no, I do not want to purchase Church, Core-Sounds, Audio Technicas, Countryman, or anything else. I have listened to a lot of these recordings and I like the dpa sound the best out of any of the others, although I will admit that I was pleasantly surprised by some of the Countryman recordings that I have heard.