I got these months ago and love them, I don't think anything touches them at this price, highly recommend them

@DJURBANBG

4 жыл бұрын

would you use them for mastering , i have a well treated room 3,4 x 4,5 metres , i do EDM ? tnx

@lk0707

2 жыл бұрын

so you still have them ?

Just got my pair and I’m absolutely in love! Stunning midrange detail and imaging paired with super precise and fast low end plus MEME to really let you hone in on your mids. The tweeters are amazing too. I tended to be too shy on treble on my Focals but now I can make much more informed decisions up there.

@ajwadakter7326

3 жыл бұрын

Which focal did you have?

@Jupiter1423

Жыл бұрын

I agree focal and barefoot are a great set to have the two really go well together

Loving these reviews man! Keep it up

How do they compare to the MM35's and 27's ?

I'd like to see you review the MM26. A comparison with your MM27 review would be interesting. If you want to throw in the MiniMain 12, I wouldn't mind👍🏼

Hi Streaky great reviews, could you do one for the Neumannn kh310's please?

which is better HEDD 20 or Barefoot Footprint??

Hi Streaky! Thanks for all your awesome content - I find your advice, interviews, and gear reviews super helpful :) keep it up I did have a question - I'm looking at either these or a pair of Neumann 310s for secondary mastering reference monitors. Do you have any advice or input on how these compare to the Neumann's?

@SoundwaveOfficial

2 жыл бұрын

these are better than the KH310s in my opinion. the barefoots sound a little more full across the spectrum and more detailed in the mid range. the KH310s sound a little soft in comparison. still prefer the barefoot as a workhorse monitor even compared to the ATC SCM25A

How would you compare these to the Neumann KH310s?

What did you like better. These or the focal trios?

how would these compare to genetic 8341/8331 for a basement studio (12ftx14ftx7.5ft)?

How do they compare to the hedd type 20? What one would you buy if you were in the market

How do they compare with KH310 ? Which would you consider more revealing and transparent. Looking mostly for precision and best resolution @ the low end and midrange

Awesome Review! Can tell you really dig them, I definitely love my pair.. They are very balanced and have provided lots of detail without getting lost in the minutia like I used to with my old monitors. I came from Yamaha HS8, which are pretty dam good for the $. The hs8 are bright compared to FP01, I don't consider them bright but balanced. I enjoy the MEME tech however make sure you are really on the setting. Sometimes my meme selector knob gets stuck in between settings. I unplug until I use it for cube or old school setting for mixing and mastering reference checks. So far I have about 50 hours of burn in using Mastered material trimmed to a specific spl and 75-85 hours of work mixing and mastering. Have spent another 25 hours with them producing and composing. I feel the hs8 shows sibilance and mouth noise a tad better but they sacrifice balance in order to do so. I am in a smaller room 12ft x 9ft ( 4m x 3m ) heavily treated with traps and panels. Will probably add more soon. I had some slight issues at first but Barefoot took care of me and stood behind their product like an awesome company does. I use them places upon the Sound Anchor 38" fixed FP 01 stands designed by Sound Anchor and Barefoot.

@COBRAGEDDON

2 жыл бұрын

Can you tell which issues you had? Thanks

@uptobatentertainment

2 жыл бұрын

@@COBRAGEDDON yes I described the issues with my meme controller in the initial comment. When I first got my monitors everything I played at 79 db SPL in my mixing & mastering room was clipping the FP01 protection circuit activating the limiter ( very audible ) having the lights bleeding red on the FP01’s instead of the beautiful jade / teal. Sounded like the FP01 were heavily distorted about to blow. Barefoot paid the shipping and went above and beyond to make them right & perform as intended. I have plenty of headroom & haven’t activated the FP01’s protection system since 2017 & I can crank them w heavy bass rms / Luis full scale w no issues at 85 db SPL calibration. The meme controller 3.5 mm cable also was causing my left monitor to cut out unexpectedly. Had to remove meme for awhile then got a new 3.5 mm cable and been good as long as I’m right in the setting. Whole Room 15 X 18 is treated w rock wool absorption panels and 4 GIK bandwidth limited corner bass traps providing a relatively flat sound reproduction from 27 Hz to 20+ kHz. You need real monitor stands to get maximum performance.. no hollow aluminum guitar center crap lol I use Sound Anchors that were designed for the FP01’s! All in all I love mine and they are solid in my room down to 27 Hz -3 db calibrated at either 79 or 85 db SPL w pink noise measuring DAW output. I been using them since early 2017.

please answer my question what u prefer barefoot footprint02 or hedd type20 or eve sc3070

For bass heavy rap music, would you recommend adding a sub for production /mastering?

Hello Streaky! Between these and PSI A21? How do they compare for electronic music (techno, house etc..) ?

I'm shopping (about 5Kusd) between Footprints, F Trios, ATC 20s, Amphion one18's, Super Rocks, JBL 708's and others. Which to you would provide best translation and quick mix decisions?

Hi streaky Did you test genelec 8351??

+streaky What did you think of this versus trio6be?

When setting up the triangle, the "side" edges should be at your ears so the corner ends up being behind your head. That's why you like to sit farther in. You're basically doing what you're supposed to do.

barefoot footprint02 vs genelec 8351 which one do you think is better?

You should do a review of the new pmc result6’s. I’m in between the footprint 02 and the pmc. Both seem beautiful, just don’t know if I can wait for the footprints to come out to grab a pair. Thanks!!!

Been following Barefoot since they hit the market because I love sealed cabinet speakers and their fast response, they must be about 3 times faster than ported speakers and will never have choking effects when high volume and transients try to move more air than ports can handle. But you mentioned soffit speakers which are almost always built improperly. I wanted to ask you if yours were mounted in a secondary cabinet with a thin layer (1/2cm or so) of neoprene rubber, then another large cabinet filled with sand to decouple the monitors from any wall surfaces. These usually have the added effect of lowering the monitors low end response by about 5 Hz as well. IF they were just mounted in a wall that was made with thick wood, then they would convert the wall surface into a very inaccurate speaker interfering with the monitors sound in a pretty negative way. The power amps in the Barefoot are over the top good, and they have a much flatter response measured to within +/-1db where others are +/-3db, impressive specs but I have never had the chance to hear them and they are a little out of my budget, makes me want to cry! Knowing how brutally honest you are with gear reviews I'm happy to hear you liked these. Now I just have to print up some money.

hey streaky, last year I got a good deal on the SE Munro EGG 150 monitors in great condition i'm thinking of doing a step up, i have some doubts between the Barefoot footprint 01, amphion one18 or PSI Audio 17am, i'm mixing hip hop literally, Which do you think would be the best option given your experience? thanks

Hey Streaky, hows it goin? Have you ever worked on Focal Twins? I'm considering Focal Twins VS Barefoot footprint01 Vs Neumann KH310. Was wondering your opinion on the 3? Thank you sir! :D

@BrijeshSarin

3 жыл бұрын

I am struggling between these and kh310's curious which one did you buy?

Cheers; really useful :D

how about footprint 01 VS focal trio?

how do we implement sonarworks into the setup when using these? point the measurement mic at the mid driver?

@ritec

Жыл бұрын

Good question.

They are very interesting.. hedd 20 is also a speaker i want to hear.. also pmc two two 8. I worked for 12 years on ks digital .. great speskers.

Did anyone compare it to the Neumann 310 please?

Nice review :- ) sad that barefoot only have one distributor here in germany... with what maximum listening distance do you think the footprint works ? I want to use them as classic stereo setup (max 2,5 - 3m listening distance) mainly for music listening with a NAS, a Hifi (High End) Streamer and for BluRays. I listen to all Genelec Models. Can you compare them to the Genelec G Series or the 8351 ?

@Streaky_com

6 жыл бұрын

VTKZ I’ll try and get some thanks for watching 🙏

@vtkz

6 жыл бұрын

Streaky Streaky would be great. You can say they can go loud. Do you think you can fill a living room with Sound whith the Footprint01 ?

Just between ourselves :P would you prefer the NEUMANN KH310A or these beauties?

@michaeldbadger

5 жыл бұрын

Also keen for this comparison

@michaeldbadger

4 жыл бұрын

Ended up with the Neumanns. Didn’t spend much time demoing barefoots. The Neumanns are incredible, couldn’t be happier

@jesusvsmuhammad2793

2 жыл бұрын

I'm asking the same question

@mrcgeraldes

2 жыл бұрын

same question

How would you compare these to the Trio6 Be's for mixing and mastering?

@DJURBANBG

4 жыл бұрын

yes , do you know the answer already ?

@bond4177

4 жыл бұрын

@@DJURBANBG Nope, haven't got a clue.

@VST2323

3 жыл бұрын

@@bond4177 barefoot

@bond4177

3 жыл бұрын

@@VST2323 Good to know! Any reason in particular?

@VST2323

3 жыл бұрын

@@bond4177 barefoot it has 4 set of monitor to which you can refference your mixing are mastering and it s a really flat monitor as well for mixing..

Thinking of upgrading to these from Genelec 8040s is this a good idea?

@elias38

3 жыл бұрын

I picked these over 8040s.

And a TEF analysis at a typical listening position for phase alignment across the whole frequency range with the drivers placed in those relative positions...?

even though its years later if your able to how would you compare these to the genelec the one's series im stuck between these and something out of that range

@clipz1

2 жыл бұрын

anyone ? lol these or the genelec 8341 a

streaky: between these Barefoot and Neumann KH310 (which you also reviewed) ? i'm looking for really honest monitors. mixing jazz, classical and folk-rock..... thanks!

@ashneel

2 жыл бұрын

Wht u ended up with?

@themastroiannis

2 жыл бұрын

@@ashneel hey, I tried several monitors and ended buying a pair of Neumann KH310. After a bit of position tweaking in my now treated room, i am very very happy with these monitors! my mixes and masters are translating better than ever to different audio sources...from fancy expensive ones to car stereos and dreadful phone speakers. i highly recommend the Neumanns. honest, transparent, non fatiguing and with enough bottom end (without a sub) for my jazz, folk and classical music needs..

Now I am convinced that this will be my next monitors

+Streaky Mastering how do these stack up against the HEDD Type 30's that you really liked?

@Streaky_com

6 жыл бұрын

Ideally the Bass of these and tops of the HEDD...not sure if that helps, I guess it depends on the music your writing.

@MrZarlton

6 жыл бұрын

Haha...I had an idea that may be the case. I guess from a mixing point of view (and sample selection/mic placement), the Barefoot's may be better in that bass is generally harder to get right (well for me anyway), but I'm still intrigued by the HEDD's too. I currently only have NS10's and want something more substantial to show me other areas of the mix apart from the mids. Appreciate the videos and responses, Cheers!

@MrZarlton

6 жыл бұрын

FunkinMatt thanks for your insight, good to know.

@Streaky_com

6 жыл бұрын

FunkinMatt I would agree with all of the above...thanks for the feedback

@producedbykostas652

6 жыл бұрын

FunkinMatt barefoot sounds amazing but always a bit dsp like..

Streaky have you listened to the Neumannn kh310's?

@JaredForkner

6 жыл бұрын

Tom P I’ve got 310s n love them. Contrary to what streaky mentioned in the video they have pretty specific placement needs as per the manual.

@nads5907

3 жыл бұрын

@@JaredForkner I've heard the Neumann 310s, and thought they were excellent. But have you heard these Barefoots? And if so, how would they compare?

Hi Streaky. Upgrading to footprints 01 from solo 6be. In your experience is a sub needed with these in a 14.3× 21.8 room 13' high and treated?? Thanks.

@siriusfun

3 жыл бұрын

I'm in exactly the same position and would love to hear your thoughts...

@audiokemestry

3 жыл бұрын

I've been mastering with Dynaudio BM5A mkII's + a KRK Sub for the last 8 years (in a well treated room that is 12x18). I just upgraded to the Footprint 01's and right off the bat it was clear that I would not need my sub with them. The low end response on the 01's is very tight and punchy, just as streaky said. So unless your room is much bigger than mine, you'll be find without a sub.

@migibeats104

3 жыл бұрын

@@audiokemestry Well l did post the dimensions of my room. However l did get the 01's in September 2020. They are manificent especially in the lows. May still consider a focal sub to go with them though not necessary. Just to make sure my heavy kick thumps are accurate.

@audiokemestry

3 жыл бұрын

@@migibeats104 you sure did. missed that part. lol. yeah, a sub couldn't hurt given the size of your room. glad they are working out for you though

Could we get barefoot 02 compared to 01 and others?

@nine27

3 жыл бұрын

the 02's seem to lack in the mids. just compared them yesterday. the 01's being an 8 inch woofer you can hear the full freq spectrum more. they also seem less colored then the 02's

I'd love you to try my little Equators out one day, dual concentrics but got a sound I just trust

That midrange looks like a Dayton RS series driver and the tweeter is a Peerless xt25. You can get a pair of both of them for about 100 bucks (US).

@bolttracks

3 жыл бұрын

Drivers alone don’t make a great speaker. Amphion‘s woofers are like $90 retail too

are these momitor worth it?

@VST2323

3 жыл бұрын

@@kazmir_ ok yea i just got them they are incredible wow

Streaky Mastering i am going crazy choosing my new monitors. I come from Genelec 1031A, I do film music ( orchestra + electronic), I can't choose between : FOCAL TRIO6, BAREFOOT FOOTPRINT, ADAM 77X or S3. please give me your thoughts from 1 to 4. PLEASE! thanks Diego

@the80386

6 жыл бұрын

stop worrying and go with HEDD stuff

@DJURBANBG

4 жыл бұрын

what did you buy ?

"small little beauties".... For me , a 5inch monitors are the upper limit in my room.... :-)

HI！Streaky have you listened to any EVE yet?

Would you be able to review the Neumann Kh 310 A's and then compare it to the Barefoot Footprint_01? (I live in Australia and we don't have vintage-king demo stores setups here). Excellent review too!!! One think that you could add is perhaps a video of the speakers playing some music, so you can see the woofers excursion. Record some audio with a high quaity mic and merge the two (Video and Audio) together. This would give people the opportunity to put on headphones and see if the bass reproduction is in the ball park of what they are looking for in a pro audiophile/studio speaker...

@DJURBANBG

4 жыл бұрын

this must be much better

@xtraxtreme3615

4 жыл бұрын

@@DJURBANBG this was before he reviewed the KH 310a's. ;)

@DJURBANBG

4 жыл бұрын

@@xtraxtreme3615 why , he said that ?

@xtraxtreme3615

4 жыл бұрын

@@DJURBANBG he seem to like the barefoots better, but he did mention that the KH310a's where very flat to the point of being bland. This would be good for me as I don't want a monitor that hypes anything in particular (like focal monitors tend to have a very bright sound which people enjoy but isn't nessassary 100% accurate). I just want an accurate mix and I think both monitors would suit that purpose just fine.

@DJURBANBG

4 жыл бұрын

@@xtraxtreme3615 yeah , i am also considering the PMC Result 6 , its bisucallly twotwo6 without the digital stuff , i am really torn , also i liked the Focal Trio because of the deep Low end but barefoots 01 mught be the better option for EMD i am mixing

This or neumann kh310’s?

Are these better than KH310? Also, can you tell me the best near field monitors that money could buy?

@Streaky_com

6 жыл бұрын

Dfiferent to Neumanns, this price range they are all pretty good...the more you pay the more bass you get it seems...the Kii's are good if you want nearfield that sounds like a main.

@sugiiyuma9066

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! I produce a lot of bass heavy music. What would you suggest? I would definitely check out Kii's

@Streaky_com

6 жыл бұрын

Make sure your room is right...get some speakers that go low like the Kii's or other nearfields with a sub and use sonarworks.

@sugiiyuma9066

6 жыл бұрын

I already bought sonarworks, before buying my speakers. I am still treating my room, but it is 80% done. Thank you for you advise!! Still considering footprints, PSI A17s, Kh310, and twotwo6s tho....

@elias38

3 жыл бұрын

@@sugiiyuma9066 what did you ended up getting?

Are they suitable in any mastering situation?

@Streaky_com

6 жыл бұрын

Dimas Pradipta not enough sub for mastering.

@dimaspradipta

6 жыл бұрын

Streaky Mastering so adding more sub just for the sub freq is necessary while using the footprint? Thanks streaky!

For mastering could be good ones?

@Streaky_com

6 жыл бұрын

these are nearfields you need large main speakers for mastering.

@alejomaster4733

6 жыл бұрын

how about Focal Trio Be 6 for mastering?

Just ordered these. Any tips for breaking in new speakers?

@elias38

3 жыл бұрын

What do you think about them a year later?

@louderthangod

3 жыл бұрын

@@elias38 Amazing. I now use the other modes of the speakers more often now. There's a depth to them that I never had on my Yamaha HS8's before. I also use Sonarworks for my room but my mixes aren't a guessing game of "how will it work in my car or earbuds?" anymore plus I also use them just for enjoying music at my computer like I am as I type this.

@elias38

3 жыл бұрын

@@louderthangod Awesome! Initially I was thinking Genelec, EVE but then learned about Footprints and read feedback of FP owners and it was a bo brainer to get them. Being able to enjoy listening to music is one of the major factors for me, that’s good that it is possible with FP because with Neumann KH310 for example it is not great.

@louderthangod

3 жыл бұрын

@@elias38 The "hi-fi" mode is great for listening to music for actual enjoyment whereas I'll use "flat" for 95% of my mix process and the "old school" and "cube" modes when I want to hear what it's like on smaller sounding speakers and NS10 style eq's. They're really amazing and the only thing I can imagine changing to is one fo the larger speakers but these currently fit my room. One piece of advice I've heard is that anything that covers most of 20-20K will work once you get used to them and that knowing your speakers is better than being perfectly flat and that seems true but the 01's seem to help that process.

@nine27

3 жыл бұрын

@@louderthangod how big is your room. I am contemplating these but I am wondering if my room can handle them

I never knew gimmicks would also be popular in the studio monitor industry but i guess in this whole world is upside down these days its not surprising.

2:16 i woulda peed in my pants hahaha

Looking at the Footprint 2's... Bit smaller and a £1000 less... Got to be a winner right?

@nine27

3 жыл бұрын

I initirally like them when I first heard the 02's but they seem to lack in the mids. they seem unbalanced and colored compared to the 01's

Streaky, please do us all a favor and tell everyone on this comments section what you think is the difference between the Neumann Kh310s and Barefoot Footprint 01s. Most of us over here don't have the chance to audition these monitors side by side, and your thoughts would take us a long way towards deciding on one of these. So we'd be real grateful for your thoughts :)

@MrBadeshi

3 жыл бұрын

Did you find an answer?

@nads5907

3 жыл бұрын

Not form Streaky, but I did find a very good thread on Gearslutz. If I recall from that thread, they're very different types of speakers. The Neumanns are laid back, neutral and flat, and the Barefoots are scooped and exhilarating. Both sets of speakers reach pretty low (34Hz for the Neumanns and 36Hz for the Barefoots), so you don't need a sub unless it's a must for your work. The Neumanns offer calibration controls at the back, but the Barefoots don't, although they do offer a MEME monitor emulation system which mimics other speakers-useful if you don't have other monitors to A/B with in your studio. The Barefoots go a little louder (121 dB at 1m) than the Neumanns, but the Neumanns (110 dB at 1m) are still loud enough to blow your ears off. On the whole, they're both excellent monitors, and everything depends on what suits you personally. You will get a great mix with both, but both will take some learning. I guess if you're a bass head, you might go with the Barefoots, but if you prize a more sober picture of a mix, along the lines of the famed ATC SM25a, the Neumanns are the way to go. Best thing to do is audition them if you get the chance. Hope that helps.

@jesusvsmuhammad2793

2 жыл бұрын

@@nads5907 I'm still having to choose between these 2. Having the focals, i'm scared that these other speakers don't have these high freqency transient details that i'm used to with focals,

@nads5907

2 жыл бұрын

You might be right. They could be missing that "sparkle" which is typical with Focals (due to the particular tweeters Focals use, aluminum/magnesium, beryllium). In that respect I think the Barefoots might come nearer the Focals. Neumanns have a dip at the 20k end, good for ear fatigue, but possibly lacking in high end detail - though to be fair, they still are detailed monitors. Which Focals do you have by the way?

@jesusvsmuhammad2793

2 жыл бұрын

@@nads5907 I have the Twin Be but I want to move to the SM9, KH110 or Barefoot FT 01. Very tough decision as in Europe I don't find any Barefoot speakers to test :(

scanspeak tweeter unit if anyone's wondering

i wish this video wouldnt have that background music.

COMPARISONS!!!

I have these and the focal trio 6bee

@bartsimpson2131

10 ай бұрын

Excellent. Thinking about buy one... Which one do you prefer and why? Thanks

I have owned MM27 gen 1s and then later gen 2s for well over 7 years. I have had a hard time getting mids to translate on them. However, the low end on the mm27s was the best I've ever heard. Insanely tight and punchy and fast and controlled and powerful. I tend to prefer mid-forward speakers like the Tannoy Golds. But usually those lack low definition. I'm wondering if you find that these footprints resolve some of the weird confused-mid issues and also have a similar low frequency "voicing" to the mm27s, because that would be my dream speaker!

@siriusfun

3 жыл бұрын

Mids aren't "confused" on mm27s! lol You must be. smh

@zuu1701

Жыл бұрын

@@siriusfun Streaky also thoughtt the mids sound weird on those.

@polydrug

Жыл бұрын

i have the same issue with my Footprint 01s , even with my Trinnov ST and a proper built room.

@zuu1701

Жыл бұрын

@@polydrug I did a listening test at KRM recently. Tested barefoot vs Neumans vs Dutch & Dutch. The mids on the barefoot sounded weird!! It was as if they had some DSP in the speaker doing 150% widening. I definitely couldn't mix accurately on them at all...

I really liked these and were the only monitors I considered getting aside from ATC and Amphions (which needed subs) which were both above my $4000 budget. I ended up going with some custom speakers that were far better than any of these but for a while I seriously considered getting these.

@Babaksaeedi

6 жыл бұрын

Can I ask what speakers?

@octilliondollars

6 жыл бұрын

They're made by Exakte. I got an earlier prototype as they're still being developed. They're made to sound better than the JBL M2 which are generally considered to be the best monitors. I believe the final model will cost around $20,000.

@Babaksaeedi

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Gerhard! way far of my affordability but I will look them up.

@octilliondollars

6 жыл бұрын

You won't find anything. There isn't really anything posted online about the company. Even their website is difficult to find and doesn't really provide any data aside from contact info.

@elias38

3 жыл бұрын

@@octilliondollars I wouldn’t put JBLs on my desktop even for KZread.

How's Barefoot"s customer service?

Your review surprised me on several points. You say that they shouldn't be placed close to the rear wall. Barefoot speakers don't generate any sound in the cabinet, so they are the ONLY speakers on the planet not shooting from the back. Even if the subs are omnidirectional. Then you talk about small speakers, yes they are ergonomic as they don't have any resonance box included in their cabinet, like 99.99% of speakers, the reason they are small in size. But they have 650W of power! Any other speaker of that power would be 2 times bigger.

any recommendations on how to connect a turntable to them?

@lancekimmons9410

4 жыл бұрын

heauton timoroumenos get a preamp with a phono section preferably balanced

would you need a sub with these

for some reason speakers sound good when theres a bit of space around them lmao, i think the reasoning is pretty obvious haha

Ur kissin the speaker bro that's weird 😂

Maybe they are cool, but you CAN'T say they look cool