DPA 3532-SP — Microphone

Best for

Engineers recording acoustic sources in true A-B (spaced pair) stereo — grand piano, choirs, strings, wind instruments, drum overheads, and classical/jazz/folk ensembles — who need a factory-matched pair of very low-noise (max 8 dB(A)), high-headroom (134 dB SPL peak) omnidirectional large-diaphragm condensers.

Watchouts

Sources disagree on pair-matching tolerance: verified retail listing states +/-0.5 dB while KMR Audio and FrontEndAudio state matching within 1 dB (DPA's kit page mentions kits are matched within either +/-0.5 dB or +/-1 dB without pinning it to this kit). Sensitivity is consistently 70 mV/Pa, but the dB conversion differs between sources (-23 dB re. 1 V/Pa at verified retail listing vs -26 dB re. 1 V/Pa at Sound Pure). Detailed specs above come from the 4041-SP microphone (the kit's component mic) as listed by retailers, since DPA's own kit page does not expose its full spec table to fetching; verify against DPA's downloadable datasheet before publishing regulated data like GTIN (none was sourced).

Likely add-ons

• appropriate audio and data cables
• compatible monitoring, mounting, or power setup

Verify before buying

• Which connections, drivers, operating systems, and sample rates are supported by this exact revision?
• What cables, mounts, power supplies, or licenses are included?
• Is the current retailer listing new stock, demo stock, open box, or special order?
• Is the item still in stock at the displayed price, and what is the complete delivered cost to the intended destination?