![]() This aims the drivers up a bit which Surgeoner feels better integrates the sound with the room.I'd like to hear from some truly knowledgeable post-processing gurus on the benefits of Neat Image versus DxO's " DeepPrime." The box rises above its plinth on four installed spikes which set the port’s slot-loading distance from the floor. You might think of this as a quasi sealed two-way with integrated ‘sub’woofer. The lower mate works in its own space which vents towards the floor and at 80Hz starts to fade out at a shallow 6dB/octave. With the SX1 the top 134mm mid/woofer sees a sealed enclosure. The enclosures were revisited too and reinforced. The latter became the favourite by quite the lead. Neat experimented with magnesium alloys, textiles and anodized aluminium. But he was looking for a diaphragm with a smoother response than the previous Titanium job. With the new SX model he meant to keep the powerful magnet and narrow magnetic cap of the original since those factors determined the liveliness of the Motive range. In Surgeoner’s world the tweeter makes the speaker. concave rather than convex, and said to excel at very linear off-axis response plus make for a hand-in-glove match with the Peerless mid/woofers. The SX versions of the Motive series differ from their predecessors (the middle Motive 2SE model impressed our Jochen Reinecke* as a successful mix of nuance and fun) foremost with the new SXT tweeter. With the Motive models he wanted good looks, easy living room integration and top performance without putting the hurt on partnering gear. Until then and by Surgeoner’s own measure, Neat speakers were very demanding of ancillaries and setup. The pater familias of the Motive range showed up by 2005. He’s still a performing musician (see here) and with his R&D partner Paul Ryder has cut recordings in their own studio to help voice his speakers. ![]() When in 1989 he moved back to his home county of Durham, he hung a shingle there as North Eastern Audio Traders whose initials promptly christened his first speaker a bit later. In the 80s Neat’s owner Bob Surgeoner began to beef up his irregular income as a London musician with hifi and pro audio sales. That it solves problems too we’ll still get to. And then there are speakers whose designers seem keen to convey on the listener a musical and sonic experience. There are speakers whose starting place is error avoidance – linear on-axis response, low distortion… the bones of the speaker cookbook. ![]() Sources: Digital - Heed Obelisk DT & DA analogue - Garrard 401 with Loricraft plinth, Alphason HR100S arm, Ortofon Windfeld cart, Loricraft The Missing Link phono stageĪmplification: Ayre K-5xeMP preamp, Symasym and Ncore power amps, Naim Nait XS integrated All images contained in this review are the property of fairaudio or Neat Acoustics - Ed. ![]() As is customary for our own reviews, the writer's signature at review's end shows an e-mail address should you have questions or wish to send feedback. We publish its English translation in a mutual syndication arrangement with the publishers. You can also read this review of Neat Acoustics in its original German version. This review first appeared in the March 2014 issue of hi-end hifi magazine of Germany.
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