Super Mini / Super Mini T

Almost as much accuracy and output as the Big Baby 3 but shrunk into a barely half-size package.

The ideal cab for anyone needing full-range accuracy, serious loudness and the smallest possible rig. Very popular with doublers playing both upright bass (aka double bass) and electric bass. Also an excellent guitar FRFR cab for modelling.

Need more output? Add a second Super Mini to make a modular 2x12XN rig which can handle almost any gig, or a Super Compact for similar results with some more depth and roundness in the lows and three different sized rig solutions, or a Big Baby 3 for even deeper tighter and again, three different sized gig choices.

Features

• Single 12XN extended-range high-accuracy driver
• Low distortion tweeter
• LR4 crossover with enhanced thermal stability
• Self-resetting HF driver and crossover protection system
• Fully variable HF control
• Monocoque Spaceframe enclosure
• Vertical slot port and thermal convector
• Consistent polar response when vertical or horizontal

• Side strap handle
• Base and side rubber feet
• Nickel-plated 2/3-sided steel corners
• Dual parallel combi speakon + 1/4” sockets

• Durable textured acrylic finish
• Powder-coated black steel grill
• Optional high strength silver cloth grill

Specifications

Dimensions (H x W x D)	45cm x 42cm x 28cm 17.5" x 16.5" x 11"
Weight
Steel Grill	9.5kg / 21lbs
Cloth Grill (with tweeter)	8.5kg / 19lbs
Steel Grill (with tweeter)	10.5kg / 23lbs
Cloth Grill (with tweeter)	9.5kg / 21lbs
Broadband Sensitivity	97dB
Max Amp Power	600W RMS
Max Output	~127dB
Frequency Range	37Hz - 20kHz
Impedance	8 ohms

Customer feedback

24/02/26 - Super Mini - Canada

Hi there,

Is it possible to order a replacement handle for a Super Mini circa 2023?

Mine is starting to wear and come loose, looks like the handle is different than a standard fender style one. Very happy with the speaker, solid and sounding great after 3 years of daily use on gigs!

Thanks so much!

Wynston

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Hi Wynston,

Glad the cab is still going strong and you're enjoying it!

Here's a link to the handle replacement:

https://barefacedaudio.com/products/handle-upgrade-kit?variant=21496870371386

I'll get it out to you ASAP 🤘

Kind regards,

Isaac

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20/02/26 - Super Mini / Activier One10T - UK

Hi Barefaced team - 

I have a Super Mini I got from you last year. I would like to use this powered 10" (Activier One10T) on its own and as a compliment to the 12" for gigs that require both. I use a Noble preamp/Di and so am likely to use a passive bass into the Noble and out to the powered 10. I would like to be able to add the 12" as needed for a portable stack. I use an Epifani Piccolo 350 with the Super Mini but think the powered 10 could replace this (so one less piece to carry).

That sound OK?

Thanks!

Patrick

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Hi Patrick,

All sounds good - look forward to hearing what you think of it! Why's your billing address in the USA btw?

Best regards,

Alex

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09/03/26 - Super Mini T - USA

Even though I pride myself in building my own speaker cabinets, YOLO so I bought a Barefaced Super Mini T. It's a single 600W 12" with an adjustable tweeter in a small ported cab with a "Top-Hat" hole for a speaker stand. I'm a bass player too and I've been following Barefaced for a while. These cabs are made in England and are rare in the US, but a bass buddy of mine has a super-twin that sounds great. I bought the smallest 12" cab they make, thinking I could double-duty it for steel and bass (not on the same gig though - I hope). Last night I played steel with a 11pc. pretty loud hard to describe "jazz-fusion" band. The cabinet was right behind me up on the drum riser. It sounded absolutely fantastic, and what's more amazing was that everyone in the band could hear me - everywhere on stage. I don't know how they got the dispersion to be as good as it is!

I had been using a 1501BW in a closed-back cab. With that, the mid-bump was hard to tame, I sounded a bit thin in the audience, and players on the other side of the stage had trouble hearing me. Not with the Barefaced.

It apparently made me play better too - I've never received so many high-fives after a show.

Here's a pic. I got a cheap tiny speaker stand to raise it up which give me a steel-heavy mix to stay in tune. Our sound guy calls it my "Texas in-ear monitor".

I know you guys are scientific (I am too), but you don’t post a lot of technical data about your speakers. I get why because if you give numbers, people throw them around and it gets in the way of Alex’s “just tell me if it’s working for you” mantra. But I have two numbers questions – you don’t have to answer them:

1). What is the efficiency (sensitivity) of the Super mini? The 1501-4BW is sort of a gold-standard in the PSG community, and the Super Mini T seems less efficient than the Peavey (98.8dB). My 200W amp was really cranked that night (that’s OK – power is cheap). I understand that “efficiency” isn’t really fair because the measurement is on-axis, plus midrange peaks may make the 1501 sound louder, especially parked behind me like it is. At the gig, the Peavey sounded louder (actually not better though!) but the rest of the band couldn’t hear me.  This brings me to the dispersion question – obviously if the Super Mini T spreads the sound power around better than the Peavey, it would measure less efficient at 1m on-axis.

2). Do you have a polar plot of the SPL at like 1kHz? I am so amazed at the apparent dispersion – because everyone could hear me. I wouldn’t be amazed for bass so much, but for steel that’s really something. It’s sort of counter-intuitive because you just have a 12” driver in a square box and you think that would dictate the polar distribution. If your box was some weird-ass dodecahedron with reflectors or multiple drivers, that would be a different story.

Glenn

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Hi Glenn,

That's great to hear about how well it performed!

1). What is the efficiency (sensitivity) of the Super mini? The 1501-4BW is sort of a gold-standard in the PSG community, and the Super Mini T seems less efficient than the Peavey (98.8dB). My 200W amp was really cranked that night (that’s OK – power is cheap). I understand that “efficiency” isn’t really fair because the measurement is on-axis, plus midrange peaks may make the 1501 sound louder, especially parked behind me like it is. At the gig, the Peavey sounded louder (actually not better though!) but the rest of the band couldn’t hear me.  This brings me to the dispersion question – obviously if the Super Mini T spreads the sound power around better than the Peavey, it would measure less efficient at 1m on-axis.

The SMT is about 97dB sensitivity but that is indeed an on-axis measurement - the more directional a speaker the higher it'll measure on-axis but the less loud it'll sound in the room for everyone who's not in the exact right place.

2). Do you have a polar plot of the SPL at like 1kHz? I am so amazed at the apparent dispersion – because everyone could hear me. I wouldn’t be amazed for bass so much, but for steel that’s really something. It’s sort of counter-intuitive because you just have a 12” driver in a square box and you think that would dictate the polar distribution. If your box was some weird-ass dodecahedron with reflectors or multiple drivers, that would be a different story.

We don't share our measurements, there's too many armchair non-engineers who'll jump to wrong conclusions. Like for like a 12" will have better dispersion than a 15". But both our 12XN and 10CR drivers are designed to have unusually wide dispersion thanks to the distribution of mass and flexibility across the radiating area of the cones. As you can hear, it makes a big difference! That's why we could go from a 3-way to a 2-way design for a high accuracy speaker after we developed the 12XN.

Best regards,

Alex

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04/02/26 - Super Mini T - USA

Even though I pride myself in building my own speaker cabinets, YOLO so I bought a Barefaced Super Mini T. It's a single 600W 12" with an adjustable tweeter in a small ported cab with a "Top-Hat" hole for a speaker stand. I'm a bass player too and I've been following Barefaced for a while. These cabs are made in England and are rare in the US, but a bass buddy of mine has a super-twin that sounds great. I bought the smallest 12" cab they make, thinking I could double-duty it for steel and bass (not on the same gig though - I hope).

Last night I played steel with a 11pc. pretty loud hard to describe "jazz-fusion" band. The cabinet was right behind me up on the drum riser. It sounded absolutely fantastic, and what's more amazing was that everyone in the band could hear me - everywhere on stage. I don't know how they got the dispersion to be as good as it is!

I had been using a 1501BW in a closed-back cab. With that, the mid-bump was hard to tame, I sounded a bit thin in the audience, and players on the other side of the stage had trouble hearing me. Not with the Barefaced.

It apparently made me play better too - I've never received so many high-fives after a show.

Glenn

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05/02/26 - Super Mini - USA

Got the Mini. Safe and sound.

Everything looks and sounds great. I'm really excited about my Mini Stack!

Thank you Barefaced!

Nelson

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25/01/26 - Super Mini + Big Baby 2 - UK

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07/01/25 - Super Midget - UK

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03/01/26 - Super Compact / Super Mini - Australia

Hey there,

My guitar player recently received his new cab from you and it has literally blown me away so I’ve gone down the bass cab rabbit hole as the bass player in the band.

I’ve been watching a bunch of your YouTube videos so I thought I’d contact you for your suggestions as to which cab (or combo) you’d recommend. My band is a blues band, but I also play in a rock band at times. I don’t play any slap and rarely with a pick. My current rig is a Markbass rig, running 2 1x12 inch cabs (New York 121) through a Little Mark Vintage 500w head. In terms of the gigs we play, mostly in bars etc as you’d imagine but we also play some open air gigs and not always with line out, so I need to oomph. I run a number of drive pedals and run it all through a valve preamp pedal to give me a warm sound and some nice gentle break up (using the drive pedals for more OD as needed)

The things I like about my current rig is the component nature, giving me option for 1x12 or a stack if needed. The cabs are easy to lug around but your cabs are even lighter. I like having the headroom so typically run both cabs unless it is a tiny room.

In terms of tone, I like that the Markbass cabs are pretty much neutral for tone so basically what goes in, comes out. Certainly nothing like the FRFR gear you have, but I don’t feel they add much voice to the sound. I like that because I can use the bass, amp and pedals for the tone I need, whether that be a bit brighter or warm.

Thanks and I look forward to hearing from you,

Jeff

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Hi Jeff,

My gut feeling is that a Super Compact should enough most of the time - outdoors is always a pain but for the rest, I think you'll be fine!

Best regards,

Alex

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06/12/25 - Super Twin T / One10 - Sweden

Hi Alex,

I have a Super Twin T, which I have tested at home with my double bass, and I am very pleased with the sound.

The only issue I am facing is transport: unfortunately, I cannot fit both the double bass and the cabinet in my car. For that reason, I am looking for a smaller cabinet solution.

I have read several comments on your website from players who use a double bass and seem very happy with the One10. Based on your experience, what would you recommend for double bass use - a 10” or a 12” cabinet?

Thank you in advance for your advice

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16/12/25 - Super Mini + Super Compact - USA

The Mini and Super Compact play nicely together.

Loud, deep and punchy

Gregg

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07/12/25 - Super Mini T - USA

Dudes, 

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03/12/25 - Super Mini T - Belgium

First gig with my Barefaced Super Mini T 😁

Pascal

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20/11/25 - Super Mini T - USA

I'm so very happy. Thank you 

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10/10/25 - Super Midget - USA

Hey Alex, I have one of your Super Midget [now Super Mini] cabs. I have had mine for about 7 years and I use it on every gig, and I have played lots of different gigs, with mainly my RH450 TC electronic head (I love that head) and my Markbass IV bass head (500watts @ 4ohm)

As of now I am not in the market for a cabinet (maybe next year).

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02/10/25 - Super Compact T - USA

Hi Alex,

I recently purchased your Super Compact T, which I am very pleased with its performance. Recently I sold my EA NL210 that was my extra cab for sound reinforcement. Now at the age of 79, I’ve realised that small and light is a must have to continue performing. I perform in a small and medium size theatre where there is front of house sound. What I want is a cab to pair with the SC cab. I read your statements on the One10T and the Super Mini T. Both appear to be excellent choices. I rehearse in a large rehearsal room, so my cab choice be a stand alone for rehearsals. Would the cab I have now, SC, be a better choice? Keeping in mind for performance purposes, I need to clearly hear myself, on stage, over Latin percussion battery and a horn section. To add more to the confusion in my head, I’m thinking my choice is the SMT. Any thoughts? Your recommendation will be greatly appreciated.

Respectfully,

Mark

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Hi Mark,

Is your SC the T version or not and how do you like the highs from it? The SM is a good smaller addition to make a modular three size rig!

Best regards,

Alex

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24/09/25 - Big Twin 2 / Big Baby 2 / Super Mini - USA

I’ve got the BT2, (2) Big Baby II’s, and a Super Mini - love ‘em all. Thanks for the great cabs!

Kevin

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22/09/25 - Super Mini / One10 - UK

I have been using a Super Mini with an Acoustic Image Clarus SL 600W for a while (acoustic bass and jazz bass fretless) with excellent results! But there are times that I could have a small cabinet.

Question 1: would the One10 match the Acoustic Image Clarus SL 600W?

Question 2: could I use both cabinets (One10 and SM with Acoustic Image Clarus SL 600W)?

Thanks in advance,

Demarco

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Hi Fernando,

Yes, you could use the One10 with the Clarus. And yes you can stack the two cabs with it for some more output. Glad the SM + Clarus pairing is working well!

Best regards,

Alex

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21/06/25 - One10 / Super Compact / Super Mini / Big Baby 2 - UK

I have a very early One10 and I think the only things holding the Tolex on are the corner caps. Two questions: What glue would you advise me to use to stick the Tolex back on, and what would you charge me for you to re-Tolex the cab?

Cheers,

Chris

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Hi Chris,

We can send you some of our "jelly glue" to reglue it. Unfortunately it isn't possible for us to retolex your cab, it would cost more than building a whole new one! Hope it's sounding good despite this issue.

Best regards,

Alex

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My Barefaced cabs have been making me sound good for the last 11 years. I use combinations of a Super Compact, Super Mini and BB2 and 2x One10's. All with Aguilar amps. The compliments keep coming. 

Chris

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21/08/25 - Big Baby 2 - Germany

Hi,

I have bought the Big Baby some years ago and I am very happy. I am thinking of buying a Super Mini. What is the difference between a Super mini and a Super Mini T? There are 4 different weights. Steel and cloth is clear, but why 4 different weights? Is one with tweeter and one without?

Best,

Felix

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Hi Felix,

Glad you're pleased with the Big Baby! Your deduction on the SM and SMT is absolutely right - the latter has a tweeter and crossover, hence the extra weight. If you use a Big Baby 2 or 3 then I'd expect the SMT to be a better match

Best regards,

Alex

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