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Neat Ministra

While there’s no shortage of great speakers at the two-grand mark, if you need something that sounds best close to a wall, you’ll struggle. That’s where Neat’s Ministras come in. They’re specifically designed to do that job, with a suggested initial placement of just 20cm into the room.

Out of the ordinary

But there’s more to these standmounters than just convenient positioning – there’s some unusual engineering too.

Neat has long used ribbon tweeters, so it’s not a surprise to find one here. This one is a 50mm unit that’s claimed to offer

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