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Accidents happen where life happens. Protect your favorite Adorama products and purchase a protection plan to stay covered from accidental damage, mechanical or electrical failure, and more.
If we can’t fix it, we’ll replace it at no additional cost.
Protect your product from drops, spills, and more.
Enjoy your gear without fear. We have you covered!
When regular use of your product over time results in mechanical or electrical failure.
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Adorama Protect powered by Extend is available for purchase to customers in the United States. Not available for purchase Internationally or in U.S. Territories.
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30Hz to 30kHz +/-2dB at 1' (0.30m)
Hypercardioid
20mV/Pa (-34dBV/Pa)
24-48V Phantom, 10mA
139dB SPL
Male XLR-3 (pin 2+)
65 Ohms balanced (50 Ohms each pins 2 & 3)
600 Ohms between pins 2 & 3
16dB SPL equivalent (A weighted)
From 1.5' (0.45m) to 7' (2.13m) above floor level
Stand (L): 7.16' / 2.18m
Stand: 2lbs / 0.90kg
 Tripod Base: 1.6lbs / 0.72kg
The Earthworks FlexWand FW730 7' High Definition Hypercardioid Microphone with Tripod Base shall be a back-electret condenser type with a wide-range uniform frequency response of 30Hz to 30 kHz, +/- 2 dB at 1 ft. (0.30m). The microphone shall have an output level of 10 mV/Pa. The microphone shall be of a single capsule, single membrane design. The microphone 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 polar characteristics uniform in all planes to form a hypercardioid of revolution for FW730/HC. The microphone shall accept sound pressure levels up to 145dB producing no more than 3% THD and shall have strong RFI rejection. 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 48V phantom power. The flexible microphone system shall be capable of positioning the microphone head from 1.5 ft. (0.45m) to 7 ft. (2.13m) above floor level. The total weight of the micro phone system with tripod base shall be 3.6 lbs. (1.63kg).