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Adam Whetham

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Double ear headset microphone options?
« on: September 22, 2017, 11:34:14 AM »

So I'm looking at purchasing a double ear headset microphone for my buildings inventory. I currently have some WL185's and some E6's but, for some events making sure the E6's are secure before they get on stage has been an issue and some floppy microphones have happened.

I know Countryman makes the H6, so that's an option. But i'm wondering about other opinions on the DPA mics (I have no experience with their offerings), or other options out there.

Its mostly going to be used for speech, with not much singing. But I'm not looking to go cheap just because of that. I'd still like to buy a quality product.

I'm familiar with the Microphone Madness and Galaxy audio options. I'd like to go a step up from there.
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Re: Double ear headset microphone options?
« Reply #1 on: September 22, 2017, 12:21:16 PM »

The DPA de:fine series are very easy to put on correctly and being DPA sound great.

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Re: Double ear headset microphone options?
« Reply #2 on: September 22, 2017, 12:37:49 PM »

Rode makes a pretty good, cost effective solution with the HS2
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Re: Double ear headset microphone options?
« Reply #3 on: September 22, 2017, 02:29:00 PM »

+1 for DPA.
d:fine 4066 is great if the user wish to put them on by themself.
Dual ear d:fine slim is really nice & comfy to wear, but you usually need someone to put the mic on the end user so the placement is spot on.
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Re: Double ear headset microphone options?
« Reply #4 on: September 22, 2017, 02:59:11 PM »

DPA headsets are great and you'll never get any complaints about them (other than the price  ;)). I have some D:Fine headsets in my inventory and they sound fantastic, they're very comfortable to wear, and they hold up well.

You should take a look at Point Source Audio. Their mics sound great and they're durable, and they're also waterproof. Price point is similar to Countryman but they sound much better (IMO). They're fairly new to the scene so they don't get a lot of attention yet, but they're starting to.
http://www.point-sourceaudio.com/products/microphones/headset/co-8wd-omni/


In the interest of full disclosure, I just became a Point Source dealer, although I haven't yet placed an opening order. I've used their mics in the past though and I was very impressed with the sound, durability and price point, but the fact that they're waterproof really sold me on them, especially for theatre work, and especially outdoors. I have DPA and Countryman through distributors, so I'm not a direct dealer, but I have a lot of production inventory from both companies.
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Re: Double ear headset microphone options?
« Reply #5 on: September 22, 2017, 03:24:18 PM »


Thanks everyone. I'll take a look at those Point Source, but I think I'm going to look at the 4066 as a possible solution. As long as the management is fine by the amount of beans they'll have to spend for their request.  ;D
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Re: Double ear headset microphone options?
« Reply #6 on: September 22, 2017, 03:28:27 PM »

I'm content with the Shure Beta 53 even though it looks kinda ugly/bulky.
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Re: Double ear headset microphone options?
« Reply #7 on: September 22, 2017, 05:07:41 PM »

+1 for DPA.
d:fine 4066 is great if the user wish to put them on by themself.
Dual ear d:fine slim is really nice & comfy to wear, but you usually need someone to put the mic on the end user so the placement is spot on.

+2 for the DPA d:fine we got ours from Mike Pyle, keep 2 in inventory.  Amazing for corporate "Ted" type talks.  A really easy upsell. 

I have found a bit of nurses tape to keep them in ideal placement is best.

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Re: Double ear headset microphone options?
« Reply #8 on: September 22, 2017, 05:21:55 PM »

+1 for the Point Source Audio CO-8WD.  We just bought eight of them.  The positioning options are great.  You can even flip the two earclips in either direction so the boom can be on the left or on the right.  Very ingenious.

They also have a disconnectable pigtail for the connector so you can switch out to various WL connectors if you have more than one brand in your inventory.

Sound quality is great.  We switched over from Microphone Madness earsets and the PSA headsets sound much better (although not a fair comparison as they are also more expensive - I just state that as a point of reference for those familiar with MM product, which is definitely not bad).

So far we've been very happy.

Brian


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Re: Double ear headset microphone options?
« Reply #9 on: September 24, 2017, 03:38:13 AM »

Another +1 for the DPA d:Fine 4066. Great mic.
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