I am in the camp who has actually owned two 210AVs and two Barefaced One 10s at the same time, so was able to directly compare them side by side. Probably not too many people in the same situation.
I certainly would not rubbish someone else's opinion in an open forum on something with which I have no experience. I suggest you try it yourself before passing a rushed judgement, which would seem to be the most reasonable and logical approach to take. Plenty of people have played gigs with a Barefaced One 10, albeit quieter ones, and a Barefaced Two 10 would be fine in many full band situations. The Barefaced ten inch speakers are simply a new breed and design and make you rethink preconceived notions of what a ten can do, they certainly did for me. You might find it useful to read Tom Bowlus' review in Bass Gear Magazine, in which he directly compares the Barefaced Two 10 with the 210av (to be fair, of course, there is a significant price difference). Trying not to sound like a Barefaced fanboy here, and I still highly recommend the 210AV, but the Barefaced ten inch speakers are in another league to any ten I have previously played over 40 odd years of fairly loud gigging.
That said, I tend to use a Barefaced Four 10 with an Orange AD200 for louder gigs....
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