DPA Unveils d:facto II Vocal Mic at the 2013 NAMM Show

	DPA Microphones' d:facto II Vocal Microphone

DPA Microphones will introduce the d:facto II Vocal Microphone at the 2013 NAMM Show in booth 6996, running January 24-27, in Anaheim, California. This latest addition to the d:facto line offers a natural sound with high separation and extreme SPL handling, the company says giving users unlimited possibilities for their performances. In addition to use with the new wired DPA handle, the d:facto II provides singers and engineers with the added benefit of a state-of-the-art adapter system, which allows for seamless integration with many professional wireless systems.

"We are extremely proud to have developed an ingenious adapter range that brings the true DPA sound out of a wireless system," says Christian Poulsen, CEO of DPA Microphones. "The wireless systems currently available deliver very limited power to drive the capsule, so getting the sound quality we wanted was nearly impossible. We had to be creative and put a huge amount of work and thought into the electronic circuit of the adapter solution. To my knowledge, no-one else has been able to be so true to the input of the vocalist. We wanted to make the best vocal microphone on the market, and with the d:facto, we have reached this goal."

The company says the new d:facto II guarantees users the exceptional DPA sound with popular existing wireless systems such as Sony, Lectrosonics, Shure, Wisycom, and Sennheiser. The d:facto II provides improved audio performance as it is linear in frequency and phase, both on- and off-axis, while its definition and accuracy reproduces a singer's voice effortlessly.

"Easy to use, true to the voice, stylish to look at, and wonderful to hold, the d:facto II is a true work of art, " says Susanne Seidel, executive vice president of sales and marketing for DPA Microphones. "With the new microphone, we look forward to making both the singer and sound engineer's dreams come true. The flexibility of its inventive adapter system gives the user simple and very affordable possibilities of choosing either a wired DPA handle or the professional wireless system of their choosing, with no loss in the sound quality."

Equally at home in sound reinforcement and recording applications, the d:facto II has simple plug-and-play features that allow it to reproduce a natural sound, which reaches the extreme sound level handling of 160 dB. As with all DPA mics, the company says the d:facto II provides superior gain before feedback, and a robust three-stage pop protection grid built into the microphone to remove unwanted noise. It also boasts isolation from handling noise as well as the ability to accommodate extreme sound levels.

The cabled version of the d:facto II, as well as the adapters for Shure, Sony, Lectrosonics, and Wisycom, will be available in February 2013. The adapters for the Sennheiser systems will be available in March 2013.