Yamaha HS8 to Barefoot Footprint 01 - Worth the hype
Most of my musical journal has been with the Yamaha has HS series. First HS5 then HS8. And for the price I think they are great. I built a home studio and properly treated everything (spent thousands) and knew it was time to invest in better monitors. I spent months searching forums to see if anyone had a similar journey and what monitor was a logical next step. I don’t live near any stores that have monitors pricier than $1k so hearing in person wasn’t really an option. After a lot of consideration I landed on Barefoot Footprint 01. I mainly produce but wanted something I can also mix on. If money wasn’t an object Genelec 8351 woulda be awesome to get. The first time I plugged them in I was underwhelmed. Then I added corrective eq via Sonarworks and I just listened for a couple days. Wow these things live up to the hype. Even just listening to music for the sake of having it on is an experience. They sound as good as what everyone says and are relatively affordable. I get really excited knowing I have them I genuinely love them. I would buy again and have no regrets worth every penny. I wanted to post this to provide input for anyone else in a similar situation.
BTW: I bought used so my affordable comment is relative to the used market. I paid $2,100 for the pair.