Reviews
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Neat Acoustics Iota
What can five-by-eight inches buy you in the high-end today? A budget USB DAC? A power supply, a line conditioner? A doorstop? How about a loudspeaker? Not just a smidge of a speaker either. More like an iota—the Neat Acoustics Iota.
Neat is not new to the industry. For over twenty years it has built an enviable reputation among those in the know. Unfortunately, U.S. distribution has run hot and cold, lowering the company’s profile among North American hobbyists. However, a new U.S. distributor, High Fidelity Services, has taken Neat under its wing and its fortunes appear to be on the upswing. Neat Acoustics designs and manufactures in rural Teesdale, located in the north of England. Leading the engineering and design team are Bob Surgeoner and Paul Ryder. Virtually everyone in Neat’s employ is a musician, always a good sign in my book. Currently there are five unique series of loudspeakers in the Neat line, extending from the desktop-sized Iota to the medium-scale towers of the Ultimatum Series.
Neat Petite Classic
Even though we’ve been reviewing Neat Acoustic speakers for decades, we’re still impressed by just how infectiously entertaining the brand’s speakers typically are.
The Neat Petite Classic speakers we have on test here are the fifth generation of the Petite model, which originally began production in the early 1990s, and have remained not just one of the most well-liked but also the biggest-selling speakers in Neat’s entire catalogue.
NEAT Acoustics Iota Alpha loudspeaker
Reviewers of high-fidelity gear are a trend-sniffing, topology-bandying bunch. When four of our kin gathered last November over lunch, during the 2016 New York Audio Show, the high-end chatter flew fast and furious. "Did you hear those mother-rocking big horns on the seventh floor?" "Nah, man, the Bruno Putzeys speakers on nine were best in show." "What about those li'l Lowthers on eight? Great sweet spot, but small as peanuts."
And so it goes. Hi-fi reviewers couldn't live without one another. Heck, we may need each other more than consumers do! For myStereophilebyline, I have the best audio wordsmiths in the biz to thank: I need their insights, recommendations, groans, and flabbergasted guffaws. And because, unlike some of myStereophilebrethren, I'm not a globe-trotting correspondent, I depend on their show reports to fuel my curiosity.
Neat Momentum JS: simply delicious speakers
A new loudspeaker from Neat Acoustics is always something I get excited about and none more so when it’s a two-way......
Neat Iota Xplorer review
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Neat Acoustics Orkestra : 'And perform it does'
Radical changes to a design philosophy are rare things to encounter in the audio world, but the....
Neat Acoustics Majistra Standmount Speaker Review
Eighteen months or so ago, Neat Acoustics released another one of its quirky small loudspeakers.....