BAREFOOT SOUND Footprint03C 3-Way 6.5" Active Center Channel Studio Monitor (Single)

At a Glance

• Tri-amplified 3-way center channel
• 260W of power per monitor
• Frequency Response: 42 Hz to 40 kHz
• MAX Peak SPL: 104.5 dB SPL at 1m
• Sealed speaker design
• 6.5? aluminum-cone woofers
• 3.5? aluminum-cone midrange
• 1? ring radiator tweeter
• MEME technology voice emulation
• SPOC technology

Design

Cabinet

• The Footprint03C features a sealed box design, allowing for a compact and shallow cabinet�perfect for center-channel applications. It boasts the iconic Footprint Gray polyester coating with its signature textured finish and is expertly crafted from medium-density fiberboard. Utilizing stress assembly techniques to maximize stability and damping, these cabinets uphold the exceptional standards synonymous with all Barefoot Sound monitors.

Mounting

• Achieving the optimal multichannel studio setup is effortless with Footprint03C and Footprint03 monitors, thanks to their seamless integration with premium mounting solutions from Triad-Orbit or König & Meyer. These monitors, ideal for compact Atmos mixing rooms, provide unparalleled audio precision and quality, enhancing the acoustic experience in smaller studios while ensuring easy and versatile installation.

Drivers and Amps

Tweeter

• The Footprint03C features a 1? ring radiator tweeter, sharing its design with the Footprint03 and delivering dynamic audio performance through its powerful magnet system, extended excursion, and minimized compression. An advanced heat-sink system ensures consistent peak performance, while copper shorting rings eliminate distortion for pristine sound reproduction. Built from high-quality fabric and housed in a robust aluminum enclosure with a solid aluminum face plug, the tweeter offers superior rigidity and resonance control. Incorporating Neodymium technology, it delivers precision, clarity, and fidelity, maintaining its reputation for excellence in professional audio environments.

Midrange

• The Footprint03C 3.5? midrange driver utilizes an aluminum cone, further contributing to the driver�s rigidity and resonance control, thus enhancing the overall audio fidelity. The inclusion of a larger, high-sensitivity power motor and extra copper shorting rings around the voice coil effectively minimizes harmonic distortion, resulting in pristine and accurate sound reproduction. The driver�s advanced magnet and motor system, combined with its longer excursion capability, enable it to achieve higher volumes while maintaining minimal compression. Moreover, an improved heat-sink system ensures reliable performance even during prolonged use.

Dual Woofers

• The Footprint03C forward-facing 6.5? aluminum-cone woofers are driven by a robust 100W amplifier in each monitor, ensuring powerful and accurate bass reproduction. Its larger high-sensitivity power motor combined with additional copper shorting rings around the voice coil effectively minimizes harmonic distortion, delivering pristine and accurate sound reproduction. With a more potent magnet and motor system, the new woofer design achieves longer excursion capabilities, resulting in louder and less compressed sound output. An improved heat-sink system ensures reliable performance even during extended usage, further solidifying the woofer�s durability and dependability.

Amplifiers

• The Footprint03C features three Class-D amplifier modules, each dedicated to a specific driver. The tweeter channel has a 60W amplifier, while midrange and woofer drivers are supported by separate 100W amplifiers. The amplifiers maintain a total harmonic distortion (THD) of less than 0.005% when delivering maximum power. This configuration ensures a well-balanced and powerful audio performance, optimizing signal levels for each driver and facilitating optimal sound reproduction.

SPOC Technology

SPOC

• SPOC (SPectrally Optimized Conversion) was first introduced to the audio world through the Footprint03. This patented Barefoot technology incorporates an analog crossover section prior to the analog-to-digital conversion, allowing high frequencies to pass into the converter unattenuated. The result is a 5-bit higher resolution, equivalent to a 15 dB improvement in signal-to-noise ratio. Exclusive to monitors featuring SPOC, this innovation delivers a more transparent signal, unmatched by any other monitor in its class.

DSP

• The Barefoot Sound digital signal processor (DSP) in the Footprint03C is at the heart of this cutting-edge technology. DSPs play a critical role in enhancing and optimizing audio signals, elevating the listening experience to unparalleled heights. With a remarkable latency of an impressive 3 ms, this DSP ensures a near-instantaneous response, eliminating any perceptible delay for seamless audio reproduction. By optimizing the drive level, the DSP enhances the low-end frequency response, delivering deeper and more impactful bass. Additionally, distortion is significantly reduced, allowing for enhanced clarity and sonic accuracy. This enables audiophiles and professionals alike to experience every nuance of the sound with pristine detail.

 

MEME Technology

Barefoot Sound�s Multi-Emphasis Monitor Emulation technology (MEME) elevates the adaptability of the Footprint03C, enabling it to seamlessly integrate into a wide array of applications, including playback rooms, mobile setups, homes, and production environments. MEME provides authentic emulations that faithfully model the performance and unique character of mix cube speakers, the renowned white-coned speakers we are all familiar with, and consumer hi-fi speakers. This empowers the mixer with the convenience to effortlessly switch between these iconic monitors for reference purposes.

MEME Voices:

Flat

• Optimal setting for accuracy, transparency and outstanding translation. Setting has a flat frequency response and extremely fast transient response. This is the default voice when the MEME Selector Switch is not connected to the speaker.

Hi-Fi

• While it does not emulate any one speaker in particular, this setting is indicative of hi-fi in the colloquial sense of the term. The midrange is a bit scooped, and highs are a little accentuated. The bass response is altered to have less damping, yielding a hybrid character somewhere between the fast, tight, articulate sound of a sealed cabinet and the slower, fatter sound of a ported speaker. The result is a sweeter, more forgiving sonic character.

Old School

• This setting emulates the frequency, phase, and transient response of the NS10M.

Cube

• This setting emulates the frequency, phase, and transient response of classic mix cubes.

BAREFOOT SOUND Footprint03C Specs

Monitor Type & Configuration	Active 3-Way
Total Power Output	260 W
Tweeter	1x 1" / 25.4 mm Ring Radiator
Midrange	1x 4" / 10.2 cm Aluminum Cone
Woofer	2x 6.5" / 16.5 cm Composite Cone
Frequency Range	42 Hz to 40 kHz ± 3 dB
Audio I/O	1x Combo XLR-1/4" TRS Balanced Line Input (20 Kilohms)
Digital Audio I/O	No
Network I/O	No
Wireless	No

Number of Included Monitors	Single Monitor
Enclosure	Sealed, Shielded
Total Power Output	260 W

Tweeter	1x 1" / 25.4 mm Ring Radiator
Midrange	1x 4" / 10.2 cm Aluminum Cone
Woofer	2x 6.5" / 16.5 cm Composite Cone
Amplifiers	HF: 60 W MF: 100 W LF: 100 W

Frequency Range	42 Hz to 40 kHz ± 3 dB
Frequency Response	48 Hz to 22 kHz ± 1 dB
Maximum Sound Pressure Level (SPL)	104.5 dB

Crossover Frequency	400 to 3900 Hz
Phase Adjustment	No

Audio I/O	1x Combo XLR-1/4" TRS Balanced Line Input (20 Kilohms)
Digital Audio I/O	No
Network I/O	No
Other I/O	1x 1/8" / 3.5 mm TRS Control Input (Rear Panel) 1x 1/8" / 3.5 mm TRS Control Thru (Rear Panel)
USB	1x USB-B (Service/Update)
Wireless	No
Mobile App Compatible	No

AC Input Power	85 to 265 VAC, 50/60 Hz
Power Consumption	12 W (Idle) 340 W (Maximum)

Color	Black
Monitor Orientation	Horizontal
Enclosure Material	MDF
Mounting Points	No
Dimensions (W x H x D)	7.3 x 20 x 9" / 18.5 x 50.8 x 22.9 cm
Weight	33.0 lb / 15.0 kg