Barefoot Sound MiniMain12 - Flagship 4-way Active Monitor (Pair)

Unrivalled Accuracy for the Professional Elite

The Barefoot Sound MiniMain12 is a legendary 4-way active studio monitor designed for the world’s most demanding mixing and mastering environments. Housing seven high-performance drive units in a massive sealed enclosure, it serves as a comprehensive monitoring solution capable of functioning as a nearfield, midfield, or main monitor. This "all-in-one" workhorse is built specifically for elite engineers and commercial facilities that require uncompromising transparency and 20Hz extension without the need for a separate subwoofer.

Four Reference Perspectives in One Box
Barefoot’s patented Multi-Emphasis Monitor Emulation™ (MEME) technology eliminates the need for secondary reference speakers that clutter your console and degrade your room's acoustics. By using sophisticated DSP modelling, the MiniMain12 can instantly transform its character to emulate the frequency, phase, and transient response of classic white-coned monitors or small single-driver "cubes". This allows you to check how your mix translates to different consumer environments without ever leaving the sweet spot.

Force-Cancelled Bass for Absolute Clarity
Cabinet vibrations are a primary source of distortion in high-power monitors, but the MiniMain12 eliminates this at the source. Using Dual-Force™ technology, the dual 12-inch subwoofers are mounted on opposing sides of the cabinet with their motors locked together. As the cones move in opposite directions, the reactive forces cancel out before they can vibrate the cabinet, ensuring that you hear only the music and not the box. The result is a sub-bass response that is incredibly deep, tight, and completely free of traditional enclosure colouration.

Consistent Detail via Dual Ring Radiators
High-frequency "beaming" is solved through the MiniMain12’s proprietary 1-inch dual ring radiator tweeter. By pinning the centre of the diaphragm and utilising a precisely shaped phase plug, this driver provides an exceptionally wide sweet spot that extends out to 40kHz. This design ensures that the crystalline detail and imaging remain consistent even as you move around the console, providing a more reliable listening environment for critical EQ and spatial decisions.

Main features:

• 4-way active system with 7 high-performance drivers
• 2000W of total Hypex amplification for massive headroom
• Full-range frequency response from 20Hz to 50kHz
• Dual-Force™ technology eliminates cabinet resonance and vibration
• MEME™ technology emulates classic reference monitors via DSP
• 1-inch ring radiator tweeter for an ultra-wide sweet spot
• 90-litre sealed cabinet with machined aluminium baffle plate
• Analogue and AES3 digital inputs with 24-bit/192kHz conversion

Package Includes

2x Barefoot Sound MiniMain12 Active Monitor
2x IEC Power Cable
1x MEME Voice Selector Box
8x Monitor Handles (Optional)
1x Quick Start Manual

Tech Specs:

• Configuration: 4-way active monitor
• Frequency Response: 20Hz – 50kHz (±3dB); 28Hz – 40kHz (±1dB)
• Bass Extension: -3dB @ 20Hz
• Crossover Frequencies: 80Hz / 800Hz / 4000Hz
• Maximum SPL: Equivalent to large main monitors
• Total Power: 2000W per monitor
• Subwoofers: 2 x 12" Dual-Force™ Aluminium Cones; 1200W Hypex
• Woofers: 2 x 7" Aluminium Cones; 250W Hypex
• Midranges: 2 x 2.5" Aluminium Cones; 250W Hypex
• Tweeter: 1" Ring Radiator; 250W Hypex
• Inputs: Balanced Analogue XLR; AES3 Digital XLR
• Input Impedance: 50k Ohm
• AD Conversion: 24-bit / 192kHz
• Cabinet Volume: 90 Litres
• Dimensions (HxWxD): 660 x 366 x 556 mm
• Weight: 54 kg per monitor (without handles)
• Voltage: 115VAC or 230VAC (Selectable)
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