The Neat Acoustics IOTA delivers a spectacular audio performance from an impossibly small cabinet, specifically and is intended for use very close to walls, or in locations such as bookshelves, desktops and anywhere a regular sized bookshelf design may be too large.
The ribbon tweeters deliver a truly musical experience and can be positioned on the inside or outside depending on room size and soundstage preference.
All models in the IOTA range come with black grills as standard and coloured grills are available at an additional cost.
TECHNICAL DETAILS
The IOTA is an ultra compact two-way bass reflex-tuned design. The 2.6 litre cabinet is constructed from high grade MDF, which is internally damped.
The main drive unit is a 100mm Polypropylene cone with a powerful, low-distortion ferrite magnet system, coupled to a finite element analysis-designed suspension system.
The tweeter is a 50mm vertical planar magnetic ‘ribbon’ device. The choice of tweeter is critical, because the tweeter lends the whole speaker its essential character and integrity. In this context, the tweeter’s strengths of superb dynamic contrast and accurate tonal colour are well matched to those of the main drive unit.
The Iota is unusual with the tweeter being mounted, vertically, to the side of the bass/midrange drive unit, allowing the cabinet to be as small as possible, whilst giving good lateral dispersion from the tweeter. This results in a wide and precise stereo soundstage.
The system is tuned with a 38mm port to deliver a full-bodied presentation, favouring bass harmonics which suggest that deep bass is present.
The Iota is of average sensitivity, but has a benign impedance making it very easy to drive, even with modest partnering equipment.
