Neat Acoustics Majistra Isobaric Standmount Review

Best buddies Michael Evans and David Price have been bantering about hi-fi together for over forty years.
Mike has a vast wealth of knowledge thanks to his hi-fi retail background. David’s been a magazine reviewer and/or editor for thirty years, and is now Editor-in-Chief of StereoNET - so has picked up a trick or two along the way.
Every episode features their unedited, unexpurgated views about all manner of weird and/or wonderful hi-fi designs.
This time it's the turn of NEAT Audio's Majistra loudspeaker - a compact isobaric standmounter for people wanting big bass. Mike is particularly hot under the collar because he's a Linn Isobarik and Sara owner, while David is beguiled by its ribbon tweeter.
So ease back and enjoy some off-the-cuff, one-take hi-fi riffing - and feel free to leave your comments below, including requests for stuff you’d like reviewed.
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The eighties-tastic title tune is called ‘UFO/Mike’s Jumper’, and is used with the express permission of our old pal and rights holder Simon Lythe.
To read David's in-depth review of the NEAT Majistra loudspeaker, click here:
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[@damianburke1229]

Thanks for the reviews of the majistra and the 3510. Perfect timing too as I'm thinking of upgrading to this combo......and the fact that they sound great at lower volume too is music to my ears. Cheers 👍

[@swiss889]

That's a great combo, I've heard them together 👍

[@markward4532]

I'm going to try some Majistras at home next week, I can't wait. Thank you for the great review!

[@Hi-FiRiff]

Please let us know how you get on.
Mike

[@sc51153826]

Thank you for your excellent riffs! Your reviews bring me back to how I started in the late 70s. Too bad we didn't get these Majistra or JBE 3s in Canada. My HiFi journey was amazingly similar; I had the Rega P3 (RB300/ Denon DL-103), later LP-12 /Ekos/ Troika, and instead of the Naim Nait, I chose the A&R Cambridge A60 (the walnut case got me 😍), later upgraded to Naim 42.5 > 32.5 and 72 /HiCap / 140 > 135s. Of course, Linn Kans, Sara > Sara9 > Sara9 Bi-wires > Naim SBL (presently ATCs) and of course, a Nakamichi BX-200 too🤣🤣🤣🙏🙏🙏

[@dittonworks]

Hi guys just found your channel..
Celestion SL6’s were actually amp melting 82db!
Enjoyed your thoughts on the Neat. I’m reviewing them next week… very much looking forward to it 👍👍

[@Misamasen]

Hi guys! I love your channel and watch all your videos. Some of them several times. You are real experts in your field! I have a question. What can you say about the Ministra? Will the differences be critical?

[@gaborozorai3714]

Just recently discovered this channel so I'm late to the party with these videos. The feature that gives the isobaric system its name was not mentioned: as there's a second, identical mid-bass driver behind the main one, working in unison, the air pressure behind the latter is constant. This allows the mid-bass to go higher without cone break-up even with larger than average driver excursion.

[@stavrose1834]

Can the ribbon get a bit bright and fatiguing with certain music?

[@randzumwalt2309]

I gave my Neat petites to my son,can I drive the majistras with my Nait 1? (Maybe not)
What about the Neat MINISTRAs with the Nait?

[@bigblueocean]

Three and a half large for small stand mounts! Nothing new here. Both the bass loading and the ribbon have been around for decades. Just can't see the value here.

[@marklobban5354]

No mention of Derek Gilligan and Kudos? I think their speakers and isobaric implementation is even better then NEAT??