Love the sound!

Very intensely beautiful sound. Have to be used with some care and savvy, the sound guys may give you grief but once you learn how these babies work they are a one-of-a-kind-pure-sound. Love them!

Great Mic! Blows Countryman away!

We've used the countryman in a church environment for several years. We had a lot of EQ issues. To get a feedback free sound we were taking out a lot of frequencies on the countryman - so it sounded thin and weak. Anytime the congregation got loud our pastor would grab a handheld.

Since we've had the DPA he hasn't gone to the handheld once! The vocal quality is fuller and punchier - and louder! It's more natural sounding and stays in place better than the countryman for sure! And we are almost running the mic flat now with the help of the cartoid pick-up pattern.

It's worth the extra money for sure.

I took of 1/2 a star because if the mic is worn to loose around the back of the neck it can rub on a shirt collar creating extra noise. But - with a simple understanding of how to wear it we haven't had the problem in several weeks!

Great mic. Best I've seen by far.