Naim Mu-so 2nd Generation Premium Wireless Speaker

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Naim Mu-so 2nd Generation - The Premium Wireless Speaker Your Music Deserves

Mu-so 2nd Generation is the successor to the multiple award-winning Mu-so wireless music system, re-engineered for class-leading performance, functionality and usability by Naim’s experts at their HQ in Salisbury, England.

Combining 45 years of hi-fi mastery with the very latest music-streaming technology and premium design quality, this is the ultimate single-box system you and your music deserve. From up to 32bit high-resolution streaming to multiroom music to HDMI TV sound, you’ve never heard it so good from an all-in-one wireless system.

The Naim Streaming Platform

At the heart of Mu-so 2nd Generation is Naim’s music-streaming platform, developed by 25 engineers over 3 years to offer the very best performance whether playing your own digital music collection, a world of Internet radio, or music streaming services such as TIDAL and Spotify. This acclaimed innovation is uniquely found in Naim music-streaming products, such as its Uniti range and dedicated network players, including the £20,000 flagship ND 555.

DSP - The heart of the System

The all-new multicore Digital Signal Processor (DSP) drives higher performance, providing 2000 MIPS (Million Instructions Per Second) compared to the original Mu-so’s single-core, 150MIPS DSP. You can also hear even more from your music.

Naim have also created a brand new limiter algorithm that keeps each of Mu-so 2nd Generation’s speaker drivers’ movement under control when at high volume levels. The new limiter, by design; is only active at extreme volume levels, and helps to retain the music’s clarity and increase long term reliability.

New Intuitive Control Dial

The latest control dial is beautifully crafted and supremely intuitive with 15 touch sensitive buttons and a bold, illuminated volume dial with a proximity sensor that wakes the display when your hand approaches.

95% Re-engineered

Mu-so 2nd Generation features a premium aluminium casing, in a new burnished grey finish. It may look similar on the outside, but inside Mu-so 2nd Generation, the majority of components have been upgraded to improve performance.

The cabinet design has been re-engineered to create 13% more internal volume, enabling bigger, better bass. Both the cabinet bracing and baffle moulding have been redesigned for improved rigidity, which suppresses and controls vibrations.

The distinctive heat-sink fins are now more compact, while still being ultra-effective, and continuing to feature Naim patented technology that discreetly incorporates the Wi-Fi antenna.

Multiroom Music Made Easy With Smart Integration

Mu-so 2nd Generation works brilliantly on its own or as part of a multiroom music set-up. There are three easy ways to make it multiroom:

  1. Combine it with other networked Naim products (including 1st Generation Mu-so and Mu-so Qb) via the updated Naim app
  2. Pair it with other AirPlay 2-compatible wireless speakers via the Apple Home app
  3. Pair it with other Chromecast devices via groups controlled by the Google Home app.

Customisation

Mu-so 2nd Generation’s speaker grille has had a style update. The standard black grille can be easily swapped for one of 3 new colour options – Olive, Terracotta and Peacock - to best suit your taste and décor.

Chromecast built-in

Play hundreds of supported apps including Deezer, Qobuz, Plex, TuneIn, SoundCloud and Pandora from your smartphone or tablet. all streamed directly to your Mu-so 2nd Generation via Chromecast built-in. Add Mu-so 2nd Generation to the Google Home app to control it alongside your other Chromecast and smart home devices.

AirPlay 2

Stream music from your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch or Mac. Seamless playback with Apple Music and control your audio and smart home devices using Siri.

Optimised Speaker Drivers

Mu-so 2nd Generation’s 450 Watts of music power are joined by improved and highly optimised speaker drivers – a joint development project between Naim and Focal R&D departments. Focal has been creating benchmark acoustic equipment since 1979, and its expertise has taken speaker-driver precision and performance to new levels. 

TIDAL

Experience true CD-quality audio streamed directly to your Mu-so 2nd Generation. A free 90-day trial of the HiFi tier is included with every Mu-so 2nd Generation.

Spotify® Connect

Easily stream millions of songs from your smart phone or tablet straight to your Mu-so 2nd Generation.

Bluetooth®

Simply connect your Bluetooth devices to instantly play your music.

Roon-Ready

Roon transforms the experience of browsing music. Beautifully laid-out metadata is located automatically, then interconnected by links to build a surfable, searchable digital magazine about your music collection.

Internet Radio

Access thousands of internet radio stations and save your favourite presets for easy access.

UPnP™ (Universal Plug and Play)

Stream music from a PC, Mac or network-attached storage in high-resolution ‘better than CD’ quality.

HDMI ARC

Mu-so 2nd Generation features an HDMI-ARC input so you can easily connect your TV to experience audiophile sound quality from your favourite films, box sets and games.

Multiroom Ready

Mu-so 2nd Generation works brilliantly on its own or as part of a multiroom music set-up. There are three easy ways to make it multiroom:

1. Combine it with other networked Naim products (including 1st Generation Mu-so and Mu-so Qb) via the updated Naim app
2. Pair it with other AirPlay 2-compatible wireless speakers via the Apple Home app
3. Pair it with other Chromecast devices via groups controlled by the Google Home app.

Digital/Analogue Inputs

Boost audio from digital sources with optical connections such as TVs, set-top boxes or games consoles. There's also a built-in stereo jack (3.5mm) socket that can connect your Mu-so 2nd Generation to other devices.

USB

Connect a USB stick or external USB hard drive to Mu-so 2nd Generation and experience all your music in audiophile quality.

Remote Control

Mu-so 2nd Generation comes with a stylish, easy to use remote control allowing quick control of common functions including volume, play/pause and track skip.

App Control (iOS™ & Android™)

The updated Naim app allows you to easily browse by artist, genre, album and more, complete with artwork and extended music information. You can also control volume, light settings, room modes and create playlists. As a further option, Mu-so 2nd Generation is Roon Ready, too.

Loudness Control

Intelligently boosts bass and treble to give you a complete musical experience whatever volume you choose.

Room Compensation

Tailor your listening experience to best suit your space. Choose from three different settings - Near Wall; Near Corner; No Compensation [In Free Space] to adapt Mu-so 2nd Generation to your room.

Alarm Clock

Mu-so 2nd Generation features an alarm clock which can be enabled via the settings menu in the Naim app.

Audio Inputs

 

HDMI

ARC in with CEC

Streaming

Apple AirPlay 2, Chromecast Built-in, UPnPTM, Spotify® Connect, TIDAL, Roon Ready, Bluetooth, Internet Radio

Analogue Input

3.5mm Jack

USB

USB2 (Type A connector)

Digital (S/PDIF)

Optical S/PDIF up to 96khz

 

Connectivity

 

Multiroom

Sync up to five Naim Streaming products and control via the Naim App.

Network

Ethernet (10/100Mbps), Wi-Fi (802.11a/b/g/n/ac), BLE v4.2

 

Formats

 

Internet Radio Formats

Windows Media-formatted content, MP3, ACC, Ogg Vorbis streams and MMS

Internet Radio Provider

vTuner Premium 5*

Audio Formats

WAV, FLAC and AIFF – up to 24bit/384kHz
ALAC (Apple Lossless) – up to 24bit/384kHz
MP3 – up to 48kHz, 320kbit (16 bit)
AAC – up to 48kHz, 320kbit (16bit)
OGG and WMA – up to 48kHz (16bit)

DSD- 64 and 128Fs

Bluetooth - SBC, AAC

Note: Gapless playback supported on all formats

 

Other information

 

Warranty

Two Years

 

Physical

 

Finishes

Burnished and anodised aluminium casework, CNC milled, bead blasted and anodised aluminium heatsinks, Dual tone grey and black fabric grille.
Grille colour options in Olive, Peacock and Terracotta.

Weight

11.2kg

Dimensions (HxWxD)

122mm x 628 mm x 264 mm

 

Power

 

Amplifier Output

450W – (6 x 75W)

Mains Supply

100V, 115V or 230V, 50/60Hz

Power Consumption

Typical use: 17W
Standby mode: < 2W
Deep sleep (No-network standby mode): < 0.5W

 

Speaker

 

Speaker System

Stereo 3-way; DSP-optimised vented box acoustic system

 

In The Box

 

Supplied with

Dual tone grey and black grille, remote control, mains cables (market dependent), reset pin-hole tool and information booklets.

 

User Control

 

Handheld

Remote handset included and optional control app for iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch and Android devices

Product

Touch control user interface with rotary volume control 

Remote Control

Infra-red (RC5)

 

The Naim combines excellent features with a brilliant interface (that can be substituted for an even better one if you wish). It’s well made, nice to look at and fairly unfussy about placement. With the basics in place, it proceeds to offer a level of performance that is simply outstanding. Not content with delivering on the promise of a great all-in-one music system, Naim has gone and delivered something that will put the frighteners up many companies making soundbars too. The Mu-So 2nd Generation doesn’t reinvent the wheel created by its predecessor but instead makes it better in every regard. The result is an unquestionable Best Buy.
A superb-sounding, fully-featured wireless speaker that justifies its considerable expense
If you have the money to buy this, I recommend you do so. It sounds fantastic, looks cool, has connectivity that's rock solid. Maybe £1,299 will turn out to be a cost bridge too far and the Mu-so second generation will be less of a smash hit than the first one, but that's for Naim to worry about. As a human being with eyes and ears, I'd say the Mu-so 2 is a stunningly good wireless speaker that justifies its asking price in spades.
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