Pearljam5000
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Why would you even do this?
How do your Dynaudios compare to Genelec and Neumann ?When I was looking at buying new monitors/sub 3 years ago I considered the Barefoot Footprint 02 but I noticed that there was a lot of “fluff” online presence from artists who were singing their praises which led me to believe they must have a very good marketing and publicity budget, this put me off from buying or auditioning them, I never hear about them now so I guess the marketing budget has ran out.
My Dynaudio may not be exciting and edgy but they’ve proven to be very dependable as they have been used from 10am through to 2am every single day in my setup connected to my iMac which i sit in front of for 14hrs+/day.
I guess so you don't have to do any attenuation, from the sound of it.So in 2023 we can't make A-D converters that handle full range including high frequencies? Why would you even do this?
What do you mean?45Hz with 6.5" for 3 way is kind of pointless
it's too small for 3 way, properly designed 2 way of this size would be better in every way, from the directivity, through less complicated to cheaper, yet you still need a sub which barefoot don't even make. Seems like they are dead set to at least 3 way monitors under the Barefoot brand for better or worse and they also didn't want to cannibalize their 02 and 01 models.What do you mean?
It's not pointless - 3 ways inherently have less IMD than 2 ways given the same LFX, and it's easier to design for decent dispersion matching (and I have yet to find a 2-way that doesn't have a sudden step down in sound power, 3 ways more smoothly drop off).it's too small for 3 way, properly designed 2 way of this size would be better in every way, from the directivity, through less complicated to cheaper, yet you still need a sub which barefoot don't even make. Seems like they are dead set to at least 3 way monitors under the Barefoot brand for better or worse and they also didn't want to cannibalize their 02 and 01 models.
Barefoot reliability is largely down to Hypex plate amps being dodgy as hell.Nice enough looking small 3 way monitor but given the tales of barefoot reliability issues and lack of any dsp/dip switches I’ll give them a pass and stick with my Dynaudio LYD 48’s
Can't agree, a 2-way build would lose in IMD as you can't really fit a significantly larger woofer in. I don't see why the directivity would be significantly better either.it's too small for 3 way, properly designed 2 way of this size would be better in every way, from the directivity, through less complicated to cheaper, yet you still need a sub which barefoot don't even make. Seems like they are dead set to at least 3 way monitors under the Barefoot brand for better or worse and they also didn't want to cannibalize their 02 and 01 models.
off axis cancellations from two crossover points will be worse than from one with proper waveguide but it's probably as bad as their other models anyway. 45Hz is just not enough for it's intended purpose, taste have nothing to do with it and again, there's no sub made for it, so you're left with third party subs and crossovers if you want to hear the full frequency range.Can't agree, a 2-way build would lose in IMD as you can't really fit a significantly larger woofer in. I don't see why the directivity would be significantly better either.
45Hz is also quite adequate depending on your musical taste.
but for this price Footprint 03 will sell like hot cakes, their brand recognition is extremely wide in the prosumer studio world
I owned FP01s as well, wasn't a fan at all either.I had both 01 and 02 for demo at my place, didn't like them, no adjustments at all, no room correction, no matching sub, the MEME was useless, weird midrange and overblown low end, really confusing products but for this price Footprint 03 will sell like hot cakes, their brand recognition is extremely wide in the prosumer studio world
Not necessarily, plenty of 3-way monitors have cancellations just as nice as waveguided 2-waysoff axis cancellations from two crossover points will be worse than from one with proper waveguide
Which is?45Hz is just not enough for it's intended purpose
How is that a problem?so you're left with third party subs and crossovers if you want to hear the full frequency range.