Neat Petite 3
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Neat Petite 3
Tom Tom Audio, St Albans DNA Audio, West Yorks Strictly Stereo, Stockport Doug Brady HiFi, Warrington Audio T, Cheltenham
Analogue Seduction, Peterborough Fanthorpes, Hull Cultured Audio, Oxfordshire Winchester HiFi, Winchester Harrow Audio, London/Wendover
Officially launched in September 1991, the original Petite quickly became a firm favourite with audio enthusiasts and thus inspired Neat to become a full-time manufacturer of loudspeakers. To mark the 30th Anniversary of this landmark product, founder Bob Surgeoner has designed a special-edition Petite with only 100 pairs available worldwide . Whilst retaining similar outer dimensions of the original, The Petite 30 is an all-new design, retaining all the virtues of the previous incarnations with additional refinement and even greater musical coherence. Each pair is tested personally by Bob and comes with a gift pack containing a Neat pen, a Neat tote bag, a dedicated booklet and a USB containing a unique collection of Bob’s music dating from the 1970s to the present day.
SPECIFICATIONS Dimensions : 32 x 20 x 18cm Bass-mid unit : 150mm proprietary polymer cone Tweeter : Circular Air Motion Transformer System type : 2-way, twin bass reflex Average impedance : 4ohms Sensitivity : 87dB Bandwidth : 35Hz-22kHz Shipping weight : 15kg per pair.
The Petite 30 is available exclusively through our international distributors and from the following UK dealers:
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We look back to 1993 and the arrival of a talented pair of tiny speakers
Neat Acoustics began life as a hi-fi shop based in Darlington, County Durham. North Eastern Audio Traders, as it was called then, saw a gap in the market for a musical small speaker and decided to develop one. The process lasted 18 months, and the result was the Neat Petite. The speakers got the What Hi-Fi? review treatment in 1993.
The £525 standmounters' plain appearance and relatively low-tech drive units might have made it look like a budget offering, but the sound quality was terrific. Neat’s unusual design process – where listening took priority over measurement – resulted in a truly entertaining performance.
The Petites sounded best on solid stands, positioned relatively close to a rear wall, and they craved a quality input. While they’d produce a pleasing sound with price-compatible kit, a move to top-end electronics and a suitably capable source lifted performance notably.
These bookshelf speakers timed brilliantly and delivered dynamic shifts with enthusiasm. These were speakers through which to enjoy, rather than analyse, music.
As the name suggests, they are small, standing just 30cm high. The lack of stature made the omission of truly deep bass understandable, but get past the lack of extension and you’d find the lows as tuneful as they come.
The more recent Neat Motive SX3 speakers have inherited much of the originals’ character. Moving with the times, they are smarter in finish and deliver a greater degree of insight and tonal accuracy. Yet at heart they remain speakers that make listening to music fun – and that’s a talent to be cherished .
Andy is Deputy Editor of What Hi-Fi? and a consumer electronics journalist with nearly 20 years of experience writing news, reviews and features. Over the years he's also contributed to a number of other outlets, including The Sunday Times, the BBC, Stuff, and BA High Life Magazine. Premium wireless earbuds are his passion but he's also keen on car tech and in-car audio systems and can often be found cruising the countryside testing the latest set-ups. In his spare time Andy is a keen golfer and gamer.
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We look back to 1993 and the arrival of a talented pair of tiny speakers
Neat Acoustics began life as a hi-fi shop based in Darlington, County Durham. North Eastern Audio Traders, as it was called then, saw a gap in the market for a musical small speaker and decided to develop one. The process lasted 18 months, and the result was the Neat Petite. The speakers got the What Hi-Fi? review treatment in 1993.
The £525 standmounters' plain appearance and relatively low-tech drive units might have made it look like a budget offering, but the sound quality was terrific. Neat’s unusual design process – where listening took priority over measurement – resulted in a truly entertaining performance.
The Petites sounded best on solid stands, positioned relatively close to a rear wall, and they craved a quality input. While they’d produce a pleasing sound with price-compatible kit, a move to top-end electronics and a suitably capable source lifted performance notably.
These bookshelf speakers timed brilliantly and delivered dynamic shifts with enthusiasm. These were speakers through which to enjoy, rather than analyse, music.
As the name suggests, they are small, standing just 30cm high. The lack of stature made the omission of truly deep bass understandable, but get past the lack of extension and you’d find the lows as tuneful as they come.
The more recent Neat Motive SX3 speakers have inherited much of the originals’ character. Moving with the times, they are smarter in finish and deliver a greater degree of insight and tonal accuracy. Yet at heart they remain speakers that make listening to music fun – and that’s a talent to be cherished .
Andy is Deputy Editor of What Hi-Fi? and a consumer electronics journalist with nearly 20 years of experience writing news, reviews and features. Over the years he's also contributed to a number of other outlets, including The Sunday Times, the BBC, Stuff, and BA High Life Magazine. Premium wireless earbuds are his passion but he's also keen on car tech and in-car audio systems and can often be found cruising the countryside testing the latest set-ups. In his spare time Andy is a keen golfer and gamer.
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The PETITE SX is the latest development of a classic loudspeaker which began life in 1989. A small two-way bass reflex design, it is capable of exceptional bass extension and drive, and a remarkable presentation of all types of music.
The main drive unit is the latest version of that used in the upmarket Ultimatum range; a 6.5” doped paper cone with a ferrite magnet assembly and vented voice coil to enable high power handling without compression.
The tweeter used in the SX is a soft-fabric dome type with internal damping and a non-resonant chamber. 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 enclosure is rigidly constructed from MDF and is tuned by a rear firing reflex port. The internal crossover network uses highest quality close-tolerance components and all connections are soldered. Bi-wire connectors are provided, and further performance gains can be made with bi-amplified operation. The Petite is intended for placement on rigid stands and can be used close to walls or in free space.
As with all Neat loudspeakers, the crossover is the result of painstaking development. Neat prefer to judge all aspects of tuning & voicing by ear, rather than referring to measurements. The crossover in the Petite SX is a simple, hard-wired 3–element type. Low-loss air-core inductors are employed, as well as high-grade polypropylene capacitors. All crossover components are specified to be within very tight tolerances in order to ensure excellent pair matching.
Enclosure type: Two-way bass reflex, staggered tuning
Recommended amplifier power: 25 – 200 watts
Impedance: 8 Ohms nominal (6 Ohms minimum)
“The Petite SX is a stunningly musical design that’s as revealing as it is enjoyable”
What Hi Fi July 2010
The representations above are for guidance only.
Exact matching cannot be guaranteed.
Specification may be subject to change without notice.
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