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The monitor that helped establish a home studio revolution is back and better than ever. The Barefoot Sound MicroMain27 Gen2 brings Thomas Barefoot’s groundbreaking studio monitor design from 2006 into the future with cutting-edge modeling technology, world-class Hypex amplifiers and 5.25-inch mid bass drivers for unparalleled detail.
The MicroMain27 is an active 3.5-way near field monitor with five class-leading drivers. Two ten-inch aluminum subwoofers with Barefoot’s legendary Dual-Force technology deliver deep, rich bass all the way down to 30 Hz. Dual 5.25-inch mid bass drivers provide accurate, detailed midrange, while a high-performance 1-inch tweeter offers an extended high-end up to 45 kHz. And with dual ring radiator technology, the MM27s deliver an extremely wide sweet spot for consistent sound in any position.
Barefoot has teamed up with Bruno Putzeys of Hypex to develop a powerful and completely transparent amplifier design for hyper-accurate sound. The MicroMain27 pumps out over 1,000 watts of power using three class-leading amplifiers. The tweeter and both of the midrange drivers are equipped with their own 250 W amps, while the dual subwoofers use a massive 500 W amp for distortion-free low-end at any volume.
All Barefoot Sound reference monitors are equipped with Multi-Emphasis Monitor Emulation, or MEME technology, which uses sophisticated DSP processing to emulate the sound of a wide range of classic studio monitors. Quickly reference your tracks on three additional monitor profiles and ensure your mixes will translate to any environment.
“Old School” mode emulates the sound of the iconic Yamaha NS10M monitors, with an edgy, midrange-forward sound. The “Cube” setting is modeled after the legendary Auratone Sound Cube, giving your mixes a boxy lo-fi sound. On the opposite end of the spectrum, the “Hi-Fi” setting emulates the sound of consumer hi-fi systems with a sweet high-end and warm midrange. And of course, the “flat” setting delivers the signature Barefoot sound that engineers, producers and musicians around the world have grown to know and love.
"Unlike many other pieces of gear, monitors are a very personal choice. I've been mixing on one set of midfields for the past 20 years. During that time, I've A/B'd them against most of the popular contenders. None showed the potential to improve my mixes until Mike Nehra at Vintage King asked me to try a set of Barefoot MM27's. They sounded great on first listen but would my mixes translate accurately? If so, I'd be super impressed and open to change. As a large midfield monitor they offered me an accurate response from a big bottom, warm punchy midrange to a wide clear top end, at both low and high playback levels, something that my present midfields didn't do well.
"I patiently gave my ears plenty of time to adjust and adapt to the MM 27's. Over a period of a few months, I slowly weaned myself from my old midfields to the Barefoots. It wasn't a deliberate decision, I just found myself over time being able to trust them. I've really fallen love with the bottom end they pump out and my mixes are coming out great. And for the benefit of clients that want to playback a mix at physically altering levels, unlike many other self-powered monitors, these can be driven really loud without the amp folding or going into an auto-limiting mode.
"The most obvious response has been coming from my clients that prefer I playback on the Barefoots when making comments.
"The final and most important factor in deciding to continue with the Barefoots came from Mastering. The first record that I recently mixed (Slow Poison/The Bravery) on the MM27's got excellent reviews from my mastering engineer, meaning he didn't have to mess with it and the bottom end was just right. Barefoots DON'T LIE!"
- Michael H. Brauer, Record Mixer
"I'd been using the same monitors for over 10 years when Ted convinced me to try the Barefoot MM27s. The test mixes I did were so good that I ordered a pair, and the three weeks that I had to go back to using my old monitors while waiting for my MM27s to be delivered was torture."
- Mark Linett (Brian Wilson, Randy Newman, Red Hot Chili Peppers)
"The MM27 is such a major step forward that it could easily become the must-have speaker in every studio. It's the NS-10 of our generation."
- Kevin Augunas, Fairfax Recordings
"They have very impressive bottom end, sound-staging, and imaging, and can be brutally honest. I had a very short adjustment period with them, and was pleasantly surprised to find that mixing actually went faster and translated excellently."
- Rich Costey, Producer, Engineer, Mixer
"The MicroMain 27's sound amazing! I feel like I'm listening to the music, not the speakers, and I can hear everything from top to bottom with incredible detail. There are no surprises when the mixes leave my studio, and they translate extremely well to the real world."
- Butch Vig, Musician and Producer
"The MicroMain 27s are my new standard."
- Bob Ezrin
"I installed the MM27s, and the first thing I noticed was their weight, oh my god they weigh a lot!! Also, their construction is amazing, built like a tank but at the same time the design is so beautiful.... So I finished my mix and after some listening in my car and my boombox I send it to the label without surprises, the mix was exactly as I mixed it at my place. C'mon! this was my first time with those speakers and I was able to deliver a mix that translated really well to other systems!!!"
- Armando Avila
"The MM27's provide more "information" than any speaker I've ever heard. They are brutally honest and once you get things sounding good on these, they'll translate extremely well. Also, I've become a big fan of mixing w/o the need for a separate subwoofer."
- Doug McBride
"I knew within 30 seconds of hearing the MM27s that I had to have a pair. The sonic clarity, punch and ability to hear (and therefore mould) frequencies, transients and low end is so much better than any other speaker I've heard. I honestly can't put into words how much I love these speakers, my mixes have improved by at least 30% since owning them."
- Rik Simpson
The best gear advice always comes from those who use it the most. That's where you come in! Let the pro audio world hear your voice with a review of the Barefoot Sound MicroMain27 Gen2 - Pair (Demo Deal) . Once you submit your review, please check your email and verify your address to have it posted.
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