Neat Iota Alpha and Iota Xplorer. Has anyone owned or auditioned either one??.


Downsizing speakers and system and it would be nice to have smaller speakers that are not necessarily monitors or bookshelf monitors. I saw an ad on line for Neat speakers made in England, especially the Iota Alpha (1995.00)  Has anyone owned or auditioned this speaker or its bigger brother the "Iota Xplorer at  $4995  Seem a huge jump in price from the lower model in this series regardless that it is a three way system with better drivers and electronics in the crossover


Thank you,

S.J.

sunnyjim

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I purchased a pair of Iota Alphas for my daughter, an apartment-dwelling opera singer. She loves them. I am a big fan of polydirectional speakers and reflected sound for acoustic and classical music and the Alphas sound great. The ribbon tweeter is crisp and clear but not harsh.

These speakers are very small, just 19" tall but they produce a really large sound. The most unexpected feature is the amazing bass for such a small speaker, although you will want to put something hard under them if placing on carpet.