Do you find the Ekstra bright/lively in your room?
Tannoy Eaton Legacy
efficient, closer to walls and apparently great low volume performance.
Would love to demo these with my Nait-50.
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Do it! Lovely speaker which I own myself.
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I’ve read that the Iota Xplorer and Alpha prefer to be about 20cm from the front wall. Does the same go for all Neat speakers or just the Iotas?
Ministra’s excellent Bobbyi
Being isobaric design they have remarkable bass for their size
I had a pair and changed to the Neat Petite 30 anniversaries- the only reason I did that was the petites have a wider sound stage
Toss of a coin really , both have their strong
points
I should mention though the Ministra’s need a bit of oomph in the amp department so the Petites ( try the classics ) would be easier to drive with the Nait 50
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Haha,I have the Neat Petite 30’s and I wanted even more bass so I was looking at the Ministras with my Naim Nait 2!
Did you hear the Ministras to have more bass and less top-end? Or similar bass response?
Ministra’s have more bass response than Petites
But I’m more a midrange /top end kind of guy so Petites are ok in the bass department for me
The Ministra’s are quite inefficient ( some reviewers even say ad low as 83db) so whether a Nait 2 would get the best out of them I don’t know
I have a nait 2 in another system and being the nut I am I purchased a pair of neat petite classics ( yes I know now 2 pairs of Petites although slightly different) so I use those along with a pair of nSats from time to time.
I’d be interested in your comments if you get around to having a go with nait 2 and Petites
Either way the Ministra’s and Petites are excellent small speakers for sure 
I had raved about the Node X with my Nait 50 previously and enjoyed that combo for about a month. Unfortunately when I finally got around to connecting my CD Transport to the Node X, I found that the optical input was defective.
My dealer took the Node back and suggested the Gold Note DS-10 instead. It’s more expensive but the sound is so much better than what the Node produced.
I also love the fact that it adds to the shoebox theme unlike the Node.
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What’s your cd transport make taylormade ?
Thanks
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I’ve owned the Petite 30’s for several months and I enjoy them more with my Nait 2 then my Supernait 3!
I find them a little on the lively/bright side sometimes when I listen(stream) to old jazz or old rock music.
But I enjoy them very much.Just wish they had a little more bass and a little less treble.
I’m thinking of changing my speaker stands from some old Kudos to some Custom Design FS-104.
Maybe that will balance the highs and lows and give me more of the sound I’m looking for.
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I use my Petite 30’s with Custom Design FS103 and have inert fuller in the main columns about 2/3rds full, the inert fuller certainly gives the bass end a bit more Oomph for sure
Bob the owner of Neat recommended the stands but the FS 104 might be a tad better
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It’s the Pro-Ject CD Box DS2 T.
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I also use FS103 stands with Neat speakers - SX3s. My only issue is their physical stability, if there’s a chance they might get knocked then I’d definitely consider the FS104s. cc @Bobbyj if you’re considering the 104s anyway there should be no trouble
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Agree gthack fs104 probably more stable having the 4 outer pillars pillars - I just like the look of fs103 being a bit more compact
I had the special fs104s specifically designed by cd for the ministra’s , a bit deeper to accommodate the ministra’s they were excellent
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ND5XS2 works a treat.
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Nah Mike
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