Data Sheet

FlexWand™ High Denition Microphones™
The FlexWand™ is a totally new concept in microphones.
It is a combination of a High Denition Microphone and
a low prole microphone stand and boom as a single
unit. The FlexWand comes in two sizes; the FW730, 7 ft.
model and the FW430, 4 ft. model. The FW430 allows
the microphone head to be positioned as high as 4.7 feet
and as low as 10 inches from the oor or anywhere in
between. Both models are available with either a metal
cast iron base or a tripod base. Best of all there are no
visible wires or cables above oor level. Visually it is low
prole, smooth, sleek and clean. The FlexWand™ is the
ideal solution for applications where the utmost in sound
quality and a low prole is required.
Using the FW730, you don’t have to nd a mic, attach the
mic clip to the stand and then dress the cable around the
stand. Just pick up the FlexWand, position it and plug the
mic cable into the base. You are done! Best of all it is
neat and clean visually with no unsightly microphone
cable wrapped around the stand and boom. And, it
sounds spectacular!
Stand & Wand
The FlexWand™ has a large ex section near the cen-
ter of the stand that couples the stand and the wand.
There is also a mini-gooseneck between the end of
the wand and the microphone head. The lower section
of the stand is 3/4” in diameter and the 24 inch wand
is 5/16” in diameter with a 4.5” mini-gooseneck con-
nected at the end which connects to the High Deni-
tion Microphone head. The combination of a mid-ex
section and the mini-ex on the wand provide an in-
nite combination of placement options between 1.5
feet and 7 feet. Please refer to the application photos
on the rear of this data sheet.
FW730 & FW730/HC
Conventional
mic with stand
& boom
Conventional
Stick mic
on stand
Low-prole Earthworks
®
FlexWand™ with no
visible cables above
oor level
• A Totally Unique Combination of Microphone,
Microphone Boom and Stand in a Single Unit
• Low Profile with No Visible Wires Above Floor Level
• Four Foot Version Allows Microphone to be
Positioned from 1.5 feet to 7 feet high
• High Definition Microphone™
• Hear Details that Other Microphones Miss
• More Gain Before Feedback
• Exceptional Rejection of Sounds From the Rear
• Highly Versatile & Easy to Position
• 20Hz to 30kHz Frequency Response
• Near Perfect Polar Pattern Provides Uniform
Frequency Response at 0°, 45°& 90°
• Available in Cardioid & Hypercardioid
Specications
Architectural & Engineering
Specications
30kHz Cardioid & Hypercardioid
The microphone shall be a back-electret condenser
type with a wide-range uniform frequency response of 20Hz to
30kHz. The microphone shall have an output level of 10 mV/
Pa (Cardioid) and 20mV/Pa (Hypercardioid). The microphone
shall be of a single capsule, single membrane design. The micro-
phone shall have an impulse with the rise time no longer than
25 microseconds, and total settling time, including the rise time,
no longer than 120 microseconds. The microphone shall have po-
lar characteristics uniform in all planes to form a cardioid of revo-
lution for FW730 and a hypercardioid of revolution for FW730/HC.
The microphone shall accept sound pressure levels up to 145dB
(Cardioid) or 139dB (Hypercardioid) producing no more than
3% THD and shall have strong RFI rejection. Dimesions
of the stand/microphone head shall be 7’ 2” (2.13m)
high with a shock-isolating 12” (30.5cm) diameter metal base or
tripod base. The maximum microphone head diameter shall be
.540” (14mm) without the windscreen, and .9” (23mm) includ-
ing the supplied optional windscreen. The microphone shall be
terminated with a professional 3-pin male XLR connector with
gold plated contacts and shall have no cables visible above the
base-mounted XLR connector. The microphone system shall
require 24-48V phantom power. The microphone system shall
be made of various metals with a black nish and a dark grey
cast iron base or black tripod base. The exible microphone
system shall be capable of positioning the microphone head
from 1.5 ft. (.46m) to 7 ft. (2.13m) above oor level. The total
weight of the microphone system with metal base shall be 14.6
lbs. (6.6kg) or with tripod base 3.6 lbs. (1.6kg) The Earthworks
FW430, FW430TPB, FW430/HC or FW430/HC-TPB is specied.
The Earthworks
®
FlexWand™ microphone
electronics are housed inside the stand. The
microphone cable connects to the mat-
ing XLR connector located slightly above the
base (shown at left), resulting in no visible
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FW730 30kHz Cardioid (metal base)
FW730TPB 30kHz Cardioid (tripod base)
FW730/HC 30kHz Hypercardioid (metal base)
FW730/HC-TPB 30kHz Hypercardioid (tripod base)
Seven Foot FlexWand
Clean & sleek, no visible
cables above oor level
Models available with cast
iron metal or tripod base
FlexWand™ High Definition Microphone System™
Seven Foot Version
FW730 Polar
Response
Impulse Response
FW730/HC
Polar
Response
Frequency Response:
Polar Pattern:
FW730 Sensitivity:
FW730/HC Sensitivity:
Power requirements:
Max Acoustic Input:
Output Connector:
Min Output Load:
Noise:
Positioning Range:
Dimensions:
Color:
Unit Weights:
20Hz to 30kHz (Cardioid)
Cardioid or Hypercardioid
10mV/Pa (-40dBV/Pa)
20mV/Pa (-34dBV/Pa)
24 - 48V Phantom, 10mA
145dB SPL (Cardioid); 139dB SPL (Hypercardioid)
Male XLR-3 (pin 2+)
600 ohms between pins 2 & 3
20dB SPL equivalent (A weighted) (Cardioid)
16dB SPL equivalent (A weighted) (Hypercardioid)
From 1.5 ft. to 7 ft. above oor level
Stand 7’ 2” long (2.18m), Base 12” (30.5cm) in
diameter, 1.1” (2.7cm) high
Stand, ex & wand - black, base - dark gray
Stand 2 lbs.. (.9 kg), Metal Base 12.6 lbs. (5.7kg),
Tripod Base 1.6 lbs. (0.73kg)