BAREFOOT SOUND MicroMain27 3.5-Way Dual 10" Active Studio Monitor (Pair)

At a Glance

• 3.5-way active monitor
• 1180W of power per monitor
• Frequency Response: 30 Hz to 40 kHz
• MAX SPL: Continuous 119 dB
• Sealed cabinet design
• Opposing 10? dual-force subwoofers
• Dual 5.25? midrange drivers
• 1? ring radiator tweeter
• MEME Technology voice emulation
• Dual-Force technology

Design

Cabinet Design

• The front baffle is machined aluminum and inset into a Medium-Density Fiberboard (MDF) cabinet with generously radiused corners to minimize diffraction. The cabinet is sealed, extremely well-braced, and damped, enclosing a volume of 32 liters. It features the well-known Barefoot Black polyester coating with its signature textured finish.

Handles

• Each MicroMain27 comes with two handles, which are handy for lifting and positioning the monitor. Additionally, these handles can double as base skids for mounting the speaker horizontally, adding versatility to its placement options.

Dual-Force Technology

• Cabinet vibrations are a significant source of distortion and coloration in most loudspeakers. The primary mechanism is simple action and reaction. As the driver motor forces the cone to move back and forth in order to generate sound, the cone exerts an equal and opposite force on the motor. This force is transmitted through the driver frame to the cabinet. The effect is especially prevalent in the low frequencies where the cone motion is greatest. 
• MicroMain27 cabinets eliminate vibrations before they even begin through Barefoot's innovative force cancellation design (Dual-Force Technology). The low-frequency drivers are mounted on opposing sides of the cabinet, and their motors are locked together. As the cones are driven in and out in opposite directions, the forces exerted on the motors cancel one another. The vibrations never make it to the cabinet because they are not allowed to develop in the first place. 
• This layout has the further benefit of forming a massive internal metal cabinet bracing. Furthermore, because the wavelengths generated by the subwoofers are much larger than the speaker cabinet dimensions, the subs radiate as if each was a single point source located on the axis with the tweeter.

 

MEME Technology

Barefoot MEME technology allows you to box up your secondary reference monitors for good. Despite the numerous advantages of high-resolution monitors, many engineers still rely on their NS10s and mix cubes as secondary references. These speakers have long traditions and people find them familiar and useful for focusing in on certain aspects of their mix. 

However, it�s also a fact that crowding your console with those extra boxes degrades the sound field of the primary reference monitors. Not to mention, these speakers are no longer manufactured, need amplifiers, require cable runs, and consume more studio space. MEME offers an elegant solution by emulating the sound and translation characteristics of those other classic monitors.

MEME Vocies:

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 MicroMain27 Specs

Monitor Type & Configuration	Active 3-Way
Total Power Output	1180 W per Monitor
Tweeter	1x 1" / 25.4 mm Ring Radiator
Midrange	2x 5.25" / 13.34 cm Paper Cone
Woofer	2x 10" / 25.4 cm Aluminum Cone
Frequency Range	30 Hz to 45 kHz ± 3 dB
Audio I/O	1x XLR 3-Pin Balanced Line Input (50 Kilohms)
Digital Audio I/O	1x XLR 3-Pin AES3 Input
Network I/O	No
Wireless	No

Number of Included Monitors	Stereo Pair
Enclosure	Sealed, Shielded
Total Power Output	1180 W per Monitor

Tweeter	1x 1" / 25.4 mm Ring Radiator
Midrange	2x 5.25" / 13.34 cm Paper Cone
Woofer	2x 10" / 25.4 cm Aluminum Cone
Amplifiers	HF: 180 W MF: 2 x 250 W LF: 500 W

Frequency Range	30 Hz to 45 kHz ± 3 dB
Frequency Response	40 Hz to 40 kHz ± 1 dB
Maximum Sound Pressure Level (SPL)	116 dB

Crossover Frequency	100 to 3000 Hz
Phase Adjustment	No

Audio I/O	1x XLR 3-Pin Balanced Line Input (50 Kilohms)
Digital Audio I/O	1x XLR 3-Pin AES3 Input
Network I/O	No
Other I/O	1x 1/8" / 3.5 mm TRS Control In/Out (Rear Panel)
USB	1x USB-B (Service/Update)
Wireless	No
Mobile App Compatible	No

AC Input Power	115 to 230 VAC, 50/60 Hz
Power Consumption	30 W (Idle) 650 W (Maximum)

Color	Black
Monitor Orientation	Horizontal
Enclosure Material	MDF
Mounting Points	No
Dimensions (W x H x D)	20.5 x 15.5 x 9.5" / 52.1 x 39.4 x 24.1 cm
Weight	68.0 lb / 30.8 kg