BAREFOOT SOUND MasterStack12 Flagship 4.5-Way Quad 12" Active Studio Monitor and Subwoofer (Black, Pair)

Designed to be the pinnacle of studio monitoring capable of nearfield, midfield, and farfield operation, the Barefoot Sound MasterStack12 combines the flagship pair of active, 4.5-way studio monitor speakers with a dual 12" subwoofer, and power and signal distribution with 10 drive units per stack. The monitoring system delivers incredibly transparent and detailed sound with vanishingly low distortion, breathtaking dynamic range, and an incredibly fast transient response. Barefoot teamed up with Hypex to develop the powerful and completely transparent 3500W amplifier, which delivers 2400W to the quad 12" subwoofers, 500W to the three 6.5" woofers, 250W to the two 2.5" midrange drivers, and 250W to the radial ring tweeter, which combine for a 18 Hz to 50 kHz frequency response.

MasterStack12 utilizes Dual-Force technology that eliminates vibrations as each subwoofer driver is locked together on opposite sides of the cabinet, canceling the force exerted and granting even greater dimension and transparency across the entire audio spectrum. The system also includes MEME technology, which mimics the frequency, phase, and transient responses, dynamic compression, and distortion signature of classic studio monitors, allowing you to remove your secondary and tertiary monitors. The MasterStack12 includes power cords, a MEME switch box, 6-way splitter, and a set of 3.5mm TRS cables.

• 4.5-way active monitor
• 3500W of power per monitor
• Frequency Response: 18 Hz to 50 kHz
• Two 2.5” aluminum-cone midrange drivers
• Three 6.5" woofers
• Four opposing 12″ dual-force subwoofers
• 1″ ring radiator tweeter
• MEME Technology voice emulation
• Dual-Force technology

Cabinet Design

• 180 liters total internal volume
• Sealed sub enclosure
• Sealed woofer enclosure
• Machined aluminum baffle plate
• Aluminum subwoofer frames function as lateral cabinet bracing
• Long-fiber wool acoustic damping throughout

• 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.
• MiniMain12 cabinet 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 they were a single point source located on the axis with the tweeter.

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.