Barefoot Sound is an American brand that turned the world of studio monitoring upside down. Founded in 2006 in San Francisco by Thomas Barefoot—a physicist and guitar enthusiast—the company set out to abolish the old distinction between nearfield, midfield, and main monitors. Thomas, raised in the spirit of innovation (formerly an engineer at Intel), created the concept of an "all-in-one" monitor that is precise enough for mixing but powerful and bass-heavy enough to serve as a main system.
The key to the Barefoot phenomenon is MEME™ (Multi Emphasis Monitor Emulation) technology, which allows you to change the speaker's characteristics with a single switch. In one moment, you can work on the surgically flat Barefoot sound, and in the next, hear how your mix will sound on classic "white cones" (Yamaha NS-10) or small Cube-style speakers. It's like having four different pairs of monitors in your studio without cluttering your desk.
Today, based in Portland, Barefoot Sound is the choice of the elite—from Butch Vig to Chris Lord-Alge. At Wired Tunes, we offer their legendary models like the MicroMain or the more accessible Footprint series. This is the solution for those who want to end compromises and need one brutally honest system that tells them absolutely everything about their music.
