Using the new DPA reference series 2006C mics in headworn mode

["im_rawes" im_rawes]

Have long been trying to get good portability, lively stereo image, wind 
protection, mic quality and a low profile all in one package. Recently I got a 
pair of DPA's new Reference Series 2006C mics and have begun using them in 
headworn mode.

http://www.dpamicrophones.com/en/products.aspx?c=Item&category=234&item=24394

The mics are attached by hose/jubilee clips and cable ties to a Beyerdynamic 
headphone headband, which is available as a spare part. Rycote foams cover the 
bodies of each mic and Rycote furries can be added on top when it's blowy. A 
MixPre goes under the jacket, thence to a handheld recorder.

Here's one recording which is part of an attempt to make a sound map of 
London's canals and minor rivers:

http://www.soundsurvey.org.uk/index.php/survey/soundmaps/more/53/35/

A very close-up recording of two blokes and me rubbing the top of a granite 
sound sculpture, which makes a resonant droning sound:

http://www.soundsurvey.org.uk/index.php/survey/soundacts_so3/social3/1386/

Would appreciate some feedback from the keen ears and wider sound vocabularies 
of naturerecordists posters.

Cheers
Ian

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London Sound Survey http://www.soundsurvey.org.uk