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Barefoot MM27 Active Speakers for Home Audio

I have been auditioning the MM27 monitor in my home system for the past few days and have been favorably impressed by its clear midrange, and tight and powerful bass output.

Does anyone have long-term experience with this speaker? I am wondering whether it remains impressive over time, or whether it has a "shock and awe" effect that goes away with extended listening.

Thanks for any responses.

Jeff
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dr_joe
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I've been impressed enough by comments from professional users that I've ordered a pair with the dedicated Sound Anchor stands. Don't know about other countries, but here in Canada it's a four-month waiting list, so I can expect take delivery in Feb. 2011.

My "reference" for many years is the Tannoy AMS-12A, an active monitor that uses a variant of the Tannoy 12" dual concentric driver with the onboard electronics designed by Hot House Audio in New York State. They were only made for a few years, circa 1998-2001 and retailed for around $9K/pr.
dr_joe
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Keithr,

Good to read your comments, though I hope you're wrong about them not sounding optimal at 10-12 feet distance, because that's how I plan to use them! In any case, there's enough demand among professionals combined with a bottleneck in the supply, so they shouldn't be hard to pass on if I decide to stay with my AMS-12A. . .

Shadorne,

Good to hear from you. I'll definitely post some comments after I've had the MM27s for a while--from the point of view of someone who's used professional studio monitors for domestic listening for many years. . .

Happy listening all!

Regards,

Joel.
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