DPA Microphones DPA 2015 Wide Cardioid Microphone

The 2015 is the wide cardioid in DPA's 2000 series, a 94 mm pencil condenser that sits between an omni and a standard cardioid. That pattern is the useful one for drum overheads, choir spans and acoustic room work, where a tight cardioid narrows the image and an omni brings in too much of the room. Off-axis response stays smooth, so sources moving across the front of the capsule do not change colour as they go.

Self-noise is typically 18 dB(A) and the capsule handles 153 dB SPL peak, giving 132 dB of dynamic range from a body small enough to hide in a tight overhead position. Impedance balancing with Active Drive keeps the output stable over 100 m of cable, and it runs on 48V phantom at 0.7 mA through an XLR-3M connector.

Directional pattern	Wide cardioid
Principle of operation	Pressure gradient, pre-polarized condenser
Frequency response	20 Hz - 20 kHz
Effective frequency range, +/-2 dB, at 30 cm	40 Hz - 18 kHz
Sensitivity, nominal, +/-2 dB at 1 kHz	12 mV/Pa
Equivalent noise level, A-weighted	Typ. 18 dB(A) re. 20 uPa (max. 20 dB(A))
Max. SPL, THD 10%	153 dB SPL peak
Power supply	P48 phantom, 0.7 mA; XLR-3M output
Weight / length	83 g (2.9 oz) / 94 mm (3.7 in)