iCreate - UK (2019-08)

Naim Mu-so

2nd Generation

£1,299/$1,399

NAIMHASJUSTreleased
the2ndGenerationofitsmulti
award-winningMu-sowireless
soundsystemthatretains
theiconicstylingofitspredecessorbut
featuresanextensivearrayofperformance
andfunctionalityupgradesbeneathits
luxuriousexterior.

Thepowerwithin
Placedside-by-side,therearefewvisual
cluestodistinguishbetweenthe1st
and2ndGenerationMu-somodels.The
dimensionsarepracticallythesame–
baranadditional12mmofdepth– the
weightymetalindustrialaestheticsarestill
presentandcorrect,andtheilluminated
Naimlogostillglowstriumphantly
fromthebaseoftheunit.Butmuchhas
changedinside.
Thebracing,forexample,is nowmade
fromthesamematerialasriotshieldsto
ensurethatit is asrigidaspossibleto
minimisemicro-vibrationsforthecleanest
possiblesound– andwhata sound.The
unitkicksout 450 Wattsofaudiopower
throughhighlyoptimiseddrivers(ajoint
developmentprojectbetweenNaimand
FocalR&Ddepartments)andtheall-new
multicoreDigitalSignalProcessor(DSP)
driveshigherperformance,providing
2,000MillionInstructionsPerSecond
(MIPS)comparedtotheoriginal’s 150
MIPS.Theimmensesoundqualityis
undoubtedlyalsoaidedbytheadditional
unitdepthinwhichtheenhancedbass
outputcanreallyresonate.It’sa serious
pieceofkitthatflicksthefingeratits

mainmultiroomcompetitors.It is also

incrediblyversatiletoo...

ARCdeTriomphe

TheshapeandsizeoftheoriginalMu-so

meantthatmanyownersalsousedit asa

soundbartoenhancetheirhometheatre

experience,somethingwhichNaimhas

embracedwiththeMu-so2.It nowsports

anHDMIporttotherear,completewith

audiopass-through(ARC),soowners

nolongerhavetorelyonanoptical

connection(butthisis stillanoption).

If youliketogettactilewithyouraudio

hardwarethentheMu-so2 alsoretains

thesamedistinctiveroundcontrolwheel

astheoriginal.Thisenlargeddialis nicely

weightedandhasbeenenhancedwith 15

touch-sensitivebuttonsthatallowyouto

pairwithBluetoothdevices,cyclethrough

theexternalinputs(HDMI,Digital,

Analogue),accessyourfavouritesand

more.Bestofall,thedialfeaturesa built-

inproximitysensor– justglideyourhand

overit andit pulsestolife.

Whateveryourpreferredmethodof

obtainingaudio,theMu-so2 hasallofthe

connectivityyouneed,includingApple

AirPlay2,GoogleCast,TidalandSpotify

Connect.AnupdatedNaimappalso

allowsyoutoexpertlymanageyourmusic

andcontrolyoursettingswithouthaving

torelyonthephysicalremotethatcomes

bundledwiththehardware.Youcaneven

customisetheMu-so2’sappearance,with

threenewspeakergrillecoversavailable.

Honestly,whatmusic-appreciating

householdshouldn’thaveoneofthese?

WeappreciatethattheMu-so2 is a lottoshelloutfor,but

sellyourdog,yourfirst-bornchild,anything– justgetone

andexperiencetheutterpinnacleofmultiroomaudio!

Verdict

Editor’s

Choice

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