[Phantom Power] Excellent mount for securing against clothing noise. Add some moleskin and these reduced clothing noise issues from fidgety subjects. Pricey but recommended to have a couple in your kit for tough situations.

[2 lb] Now I say good riddance to the 402xx series. These guys are fully shielded and really not much bigger either. (get the dpa cable for them) I love the switchable caps to... DPA has really upped their game !!

[Black] This is by far the cleanest sounding, extremely low noise omnidirectional mic I've owned. I absolutely love listening to the results of my recordings as I always get beautiful results. Also, they very require very little to no audio editing/treatment before I render my tracks. As of now I've owned the 2006c(stereo pair)for 4 months and I have no complaints thus far.

[Solid-State] Cable worked great to resolve microphone problem. Came in on time

[2 lb] I like this mic much better than the Shure Beta 52A. Much more responsive and easier EQ'd too.

[48 V] I'm using a 4-mic drum recording/monitoring setup and I wanted a dedicated bass drum mic so I could free up the one I was using and at the same time have a mic designed specifically for bass drums. I watched some comparison videos and this one had the sound characteristics that I was looking for. Did a test recording at home and it sounds great. As it stands im very happy with this purchase.
2 things to note: the 3/8 to 5/8 gold adapter that it came with only has (extraction) grooves cut into one side. I removed it then accidentally put it back into the mount reversed and I was unable to remove it until I screwed something into it with loctite, waited 4 hours, then was able to unscrew it from the mount. Not sure if others received a 2-side grooved adapter or if this is just how they do it. Anyway I'll probably cut grooves into it with a dremel.
The second thing: I tightened down the pivot screw that attaches the body of the mic to the mount and it still never got that tight.
Even with those 2 minor issues I still really like this microphone and I'm glad I bought it.

[2 lb] I love the detail that this mic picks up. The wider spread and small footprint makes it ideal for doing field recordings for sampling in music and foley. Close mikig does a good job of isolating asound, while pulling it back sets it in its environment, and its size allows it to be camera mounted with ease. Great mic!

[Phantom Power] I’m not a career sound person. I do videography part-time (nights/weekends). My points of reference are built-in camera mics; DLSR add-ons like Rode’s Pro (short shotgun) & Stereo Pro; and built-in mics on portable recorders, like Zoom H5 & H1.

Compared to those, my Shure PGA81-XLR’s have been a step up. The balanced line XLR cables pick up less ambient RF noise, giving me less audio clean-up work in post, and better audio results for the clean-up that I still do. And the cardiod pick-up pattern helps reduce audience noise, and phase interference between mics used in xy pairs for stereo.

These are built like little tanks. I’ve had them 2 years, and use them every shoot. Seem indestructible.

They list at 40-20,000 Hz (I guess all the dogs & toddlers listening to my videos appreciate the 10k+ end; I can’t hear it). Since these have no built-in low-cut (a.k.a. high-pass), I use them in shock cages on mic stands and don’t handle them during recording. This works very well. (Tip: in floor-pounding environments like theater, I like to put the mic stands atop a hand-cut circle of Damplifier automobile sound dampening foam.)

I’m not qualified to comment on the ear-love from these: how “warm” or “sizzly” or “present” or they are (“with hints of oak, hominy, and spent transmission fluid”). But I am very fussy about sound, and these have been my go-to mics for best capture. I’ve used them for 50-piece orchestra projects; the conductor said the recording “brought tears to his eyes.” (Yeah, yeah, I know: happy tears!)

I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend them, at least for anyone like me, looking to up their audio game from the non-XLR realm. But if your first use is run-and-gun video, then consider instead something like the Audio-Technica AT2022 or AT875R, since both are designed for DSLR-mounting. The 2022 is for low background noise settings and where stereo is important. The 875R is for high ambient/competing noise settings and where monaural sound is no big sacrifice.

[2 lb] Excellent quality. Using it in a Church and audio is excellent. It is a delicate equipment if handled improperly you may break it

[2 lb] It's a cable. Works great. Expensive. Would you expect anything else from DPA?