Shure Duraplex Lavalier and Headset Microphones

In this episode, we have a look at the Shure Duraplex lavalier microphone. The Duraplex is fits in price below the flagship Twinplex and adds IP57 dust and waterproofing. In this episode we provide some audio samples comparing the Duraplex to the Twinplex TL48.

Samples of the Duraplex headset microphone: https://youtu.be/UXk-eu-Gu20?t=416

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- Shure Duraplex lavalier and headset microphones — B&H, Sweetwater https://geni.us/lvNqN
- Shure Twinplex lavalier microphones — B&H, Sweetwater https://geni.us/GI3A
- Shure Axient Digital wireless microphone system — B&H, Sweetwater https://geni.us/mHFeIL9
- Sound Devices 888 audio mixer/recorder — B&H, Sweetwater https://geni.us/zAryW4J
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Index:
00:00 Start
00:15 Summary
00:25 Introduction
00:40 Audio samples
01:09 IP57 dust & water sealing
01:53 Headset vs lavalier
02:05 5mm head
02:15 Presence cap
02:33 RF immunity
02:53 Plex cable
03:21 Terminations/connectors
03:58 Included accessories
04:22 Pricing
04:32 Limited termination/connector options
04:53 Duraplex vs Twinplex
06:51 Please buy my audio courses