DPA Microphones' d:facto II Wins Prestigious MIPA Award

	Christian Poulsen with the mipa Award

DPA Microphones' d:facto II Vocal Microphone has earned a prestigious MIPA Award (Musikmesse International Press Award) for Best Live Microphone or IEM. The award was presented to DPA's CEO Christian Poulsen at a special ceremony held during Musikmesse/Prolight + Sound 2013.

Widely regarded as the Grammys of the musical instrument/pro audio industry, the MIPA Awards are voted for by the editors of more than 100 magazines from around the world. The 2012 - 2013 awards had more than 40 categories, covering everything from musical instruments to audio equipment.

Commenting on the award, Christian Poulsen says, "We are absolutely delighted that our d:facto II Vocal Microphone has been recognized as a groundbreaking product, and that we were able to beat off stiff competition from other well-known and respected microphone brands. We spent three years developing this microphone, and we are very proud of our achievement. We always knew we had a winner, and it is very satisfying to see that the cream of the world's pro audio and musical instrument press agrees."

DPA's d:facto II Vocal Microphone brings true studio sound to the live stage by offering an extraordinarily natural sound, superior gain before feedback, and extreme SPL handling. 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 that allows for seamless integration with many professional wireless systems such as Sony, Lectrosonics, Shure, Wisycom, and Sennheiser.

Equally at home in sound reinforcement and recording applications, the d:facto II is the vocal microphone for which the music industry has been waiting. Its simple plug-and-play features allow it to reproduce an extraordinarily natural sound, which reaches the extreme sound-level handling of 160 dB. As with all DPA mics, the d:facto II is superbly linear in frequency and phase, both on- and off-axis, while its impressive definition and accuracy reproduces a singer's voice effortlessly, the company says. It also sets new standards with its robust three-stage pop protection grid that ensures the removal of unwanted noise.

During Prolight + Sound, folk pop band SHEL performed on the DPA booth using the new d:facto II Vocal Microphones in several wireless configurations. Already users and fans of DPA's d:vote 4099 instrument mics, the members of SHEL recently took the d:facto II Vocal Microphone on the road for concerts in Denver, Salt Lake City, and Los Angeles, and are now on tour in Europe visiting Ireland and the UK.