Data Sheet

Architectural & Engineering
Specications
30kHz Cardioid & Hypercardioid
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 al-
lows the microphone head to be positioned as high as
4.7 feet and as low as 10 inches from the oor or any-
where 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 FW430, 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. Best of all it is
neat and clean visually with no unsightly microphone
cable wrapped around the stand and boom.
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 8.5 inch
wand is 5/16” in diameter with a 4.5” mini-goose-
neck connected at the end which connects to the
High Denition 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 10 inches and 4.7 feet. Please refer to the
application photos on the rear of this data sheet.
FW430 & FW430/HC
Conventional
mic with stand
& boom
Conventional
Stick mic
on stand
Low-prole Earthworks
®
FlexWand™ with no
visible cables above
oor level
FlexWand™ High Definition Microphone System™
FW430 30kHz Cardioid (metal base)
FW430TPB 30kHz Cardioid (tripod base)
FW430/HC 30kHz Hypercardioid (metal base)
FW430/HC-TPB 30kHz Hypercardioid (tripod base)
• 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 10 inches to 4.7 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
from 10 inches to 4.7 feet high
• 20Hz to 30kHz Frequency Response
• Near Perfect Polar Pattern Provides Uniform
Frequency Response at 0°, 45°& 90°
• Available in Cardioid & Hypercardioid
Specications
Frequency Response:
Polar Pattern:
FW430 Sensitivity:
FW430/HC Sensitivity:
Power requirements:
Max Acoustic Input:
Output Connector:
Min Output Load:
Noise:
Positioning Range:
Dimensions:
Color:
Unit Weights:
20Hz to 30kHz
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 4.7 in. long (1.4m), Metal Base 12” (30.5cm),
dia 1.1 in. (2.7cm) high. Tripod Base
footprint 23 in. (.58m) 6 in. (.15m) high
Stand, ex & wand - black, base - dark gray
Stand 1.2 lbs. (0.54 kg), Metal Base 12.6 lbs.
(5.7kg), Tripod Base 1.6 lbs. (0.73kg)
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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 lev-
el of 10 mV/Pa (Cardioid) and 20mV/Pa (Hypercar-
dioid). The microphone shall be of a single capsule,
single membrane design. The microphone shall have an
impulse response 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 polar characteristics uniform in all planes to form a
cardioid of revolution 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. Dimen-
sions of the stand/microphone head shall be 4.7 ft.
(1.4m) high with a shock-isolating 12 in. (30.5cm) diameter cast
iron base or optional tripod base. The maximum microphone head
diameter shall be .540 in. (14mm) without the windscreen, and .9
in. (23 mm) including the supplied optional windscreen. The micro-
phone shall be terminated with a professional 3-pin male XLR con-
nector 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 optional black tripod base. The exible microphone sys-
tem shall be capable of positioning the microphone head from 10
in. (25cm) to 4.7 ft. (1.43m) above oor level. The total weight of
the microphone system with metal base shall be 13.8 lbs. (6.26kg)
or with optional tripod base 2.8 lbs. (1.27kg) The Earthworks
FW430, FW430TPB, FW430/HC or FW430/HC-TPB is specied.
Four Foot FlexWand
Clean & sleek, no visible
cables above oor level
Models available with cast
iron metal or tripod base
The Earthworks
®
FlexWand™ micro-
phone electronics are housed inside
the stand. The microphone cable
connects to the mating XLR con-
nector located slightly above the base
(shown at left), resulting in no visible
cables above oor level.
Four Foot Version
FW430 Polar
Response
Impulse Response
FW430/HC
Polar
Response