Name: Naim Mu-So 2 Wireless Speaker System With Grille Package
SKU: YXYUY 63459
Availability: InStock

Full Description

“A superb-sounding, fully-featured wireless speaker that justifies its considerable expense.”

Stuff – 5 Stars

‘It has more rivals to face than the Mu-so ever did – but those B&W, Devialet and B&O alternatives (to name but three) only exist because of the new ground broken by Mu-so. And Mu-so 2 seems more than capable of maintaining its predecessor’s position at the front of the pack.’

T3 – Best Multi Room Speaker Of The Year

‘There’s increasing competition in the ‘premium wireless speaker’ market, but Naim Mu-so 2 just crushed it. An awesome, thumping wall of sound and reliable, versatile software platform make for the perfect 21st-century music experience.’

Best Product 2019-2020 – All-In One System

“Naim created a whole new market sector with the launch of its Mu-so: a high quality all-in-one streaming system. With the Mu-so 2nd Generation, it has taken that winning formula and reinvented it, packing in both extra features and more sound quality, utilising completely new drivers co-designed with Focal, making this even more of a one-box solution for room-filling music.”

Naim Audio, the British hi-fi specialist with 45 years of audio expertise, has launched the 2nd Generation of its multi award-winning Mu-so wireless music system. Mu-so 2nd Generation evolves the iconic styling of its predecessor, but under its luxury aluminium casing are game-changing performance, feature and functionality upgrades. From high-resolution streaming to multi-room music to TV sound; you’ve never heard it so good from an all-in-one wireless system.

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.

Continuing its high-performance credentials, Mu-so 2nd Generation’s 450 Watts of music power are joined by all-new speaker drivers – optimised in conjunction with Focal, the acoustic specialist celebrating its 40th anniversary, and Naim’s Vervent Audio associate; more than 10 times more processing power for even greater musical accuracy, and a re-engineered cabinet design to further enhance bass delivery.

Stream your music in high-resolution quality (up to 32bit/384kHz) via UPnP, or browse millions of songs through AirPlay 2 (including Apple Music), Spotify Connect, TIDAL, Chromecast built-in and Internet radio. Upgraded Wi-Fi connectivity promises a slicker streaming experience, while Ethernet remains an option if you prefer things hard-wired. You can also connect devices wirelessly via Bluetooth. Mu-so 2nd Generation’s USB input, meanwhile, supports music playback from USB drives.

What’s New?

New intelligent controls – All-new intuitive interface has 15 touch sensitive buttons and a bold, illuminated volume dial. A proximity sensor wakes the display.
Multi-room made easy – 3 ways to go multi-room, via Naim, Apple or Google Apps.
More music power – New multicore Digital Signal Processor (DSP) drives higher performance, providing 2000 MIPS (Million Instructions Per Second) compared to original Mu-so’s single-core, 150MIPS DSP.
Upgraded speaker drivers – A joint development project between Naim and Focal R&D departments has delivered improved and highly optimised drive units for Mu-so 2nd Generation. Focal has been creating benchmark acoustic equipment since 1979.
Award-winning music streaming technology – Featured in the Uniti range of all-in-one players, Naim’s high-end network players and now Mu-so 2nd Generation, Naim’s unique streaming platform is extremely powerful and adapts to new technologies.
Improved Bass Performance – Mu-so 2nd Generation has been re-engineered to have a 13 increase in cabinet volume, which enables bigger, better bass performance.
HDMI ARC – An all-new HDMI ARC input lets you easily connect your TV to experience a huge boost in sound quality; and allows audio control via the TV’s remote handset.
New Grille finish and colours – 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 – Google’s streaming service allows you to seamlessly link to 100s of supported apps, including Deezer, Qobuz, Plex, TuneIn, SoundCloud and Pandora.
AirPlay 2 – Stream music from your iOS device or from iTunes and Apple Music and take advantage of Apple’s new multi-room feature.
Spotify Connect Native support of Spotify Connect, a better way to listen at home. Listen to Spotify on your Mu-so 2nd Generation, using the Spotify app as a remote.
TIDAL – The lossless streaming service is integrated into the system for an immersive, high-quality sound experience.
Bluetooth – Pair with a Bluetooth device to instantly play your music.
Internet Radio – Access thousands of internet radio stations and save your favourite presets for easy access.
UPnP Streaming – Stream music from your PC, Mac or network-attached storage in high-resolution quality. Mu-so 2nd Generation supports high-resolution WAV, FLAC and DSD files at resolutions up to 32bit/384kHz.
Roon Ready – Roon transforms the experience of browsing music. Beautifully laid-out metadata is located automatically, then interconnected by links to build a searchable digital magazine about your music collection.
Room Compensation – Choose from three different settings – Near Wall; Near Corner; No Compensation [In Free Space] – to tailor your listening experience to wherever the Mu-so 2nd Generation sits in the room.
Additional connectivity – As well as its new HDMI ARC connection, Mu-so 2nd Generation has a USB input, Optical Digital input and 3.5mm analogue input.
All-new remote control – Mu-so 2nd Generation’s premium features and functionality are reflected in its new remote control handset.
Alarm Clock – Mu-so 2nd Generation features an alarm clock which can be enabled via the settings menu in the Naim app.

Bass Reflex System

Two large custom bass drivers are supported by a sophisticated porting system with an outlet at the end of the cabinet. It was carefully designed to move large volumes of air with low turbulence for richly textured, low distortion bass.

Upgraded Speaker Drivers

Naim have collaborated with their partner Focal to develop improved and highly optimised drive units for Mu-so 2nd Generation resulting in more controlled and refined bass, lower distortion and greater excursion capability.

Engineering

Beneath its anodised aluminium skin mu-so is alive with innovation. At its heart an active arrangement of six digital amplifiers deliver a total of 450 watts of power to six custom-designed speakers.

Customisation

Mu-so is supplied with a Classic Naim Black speaker grille as standard. You can add a new dimension of colour to complement your living space and style with Terracotta, Olive and Peacock grilles.

Silk Dome Tweeters

Silk dome tweeters were chosen through listening tests to replace the traditional metal cones found in many wireless speakers for their benefit to sound quality.

Acrylic Base

The whole mu-so cabinet sits on an illuminated base of high-grade acrylic which provides the foundation for the electronics and speakers to shine.

Materials & Design

An extruded aluminium heat sink maximises thermal performance. The wooden speaker cabinet, designed for acoustic performance, is wrapped in a layer of high-grade aluminium to provide extra dampening for a distortion free sound. The volume control is constructed of a ring of solid aluminium which runs the circumference of the touch-panel control interface with its patent-pending system of illumination.

Control App

Unite all of your music in one place with the intuitive Naim control app for iOS devices and Android and put millions of songs at your fingertips. You can just scratch the surface or go deeper to explore information on artists, discographies, biographies, reviews, image galleries, similar music and more. The app even includes a simple set up wizard so you’ll be online and listening to more music than ever before in no time.

DSP

The mu-so audio brain is a 32-bit digital signal processor with software fine-tuned by our engineers in the listening room. It controls the flow of music information to each speaker and benefits from the developments Naim made in designing the best in-car audio systems for Bentley motors. Two EQ settings tailor sound for close to nd away from room boundaries for superb sound quality anywhere in your home.

Audio Inputs

Digital (S/PDIF)	Optical S/PDIF (TosLink) up to 96kHz
USB	Side USB Type A
Analogue	3.5mm jack
Other Inputs	UPnP, AirPlay, Spotify Connect, Bluetooth (with aptX), Internet Radio via wired Ethernet or Wi-Fi and multiroom client from an existing Naim streamer system

Connectivity

Remote Control	Infra Red (RC5)
Network	Ethernet (10/100Mbps), Wi-Fi (802.11b/g) 2.4GHz

Formats

Audio Formats

WAV, FLAC and AIFF up to 24bit/192kHz

ALAC (Apple Lossless) up to 24bit/96kHz

MP3 up to 48kHz, 320kbit (16 bit)

AAC up to 48kHz, 320kbit (16bit)

OGG and WMA up to 48kHz (16bit)

Bluetooth SBC, AAC and aptX

Note: All formats to 48kHz maximum over wireless network

Internet Radio Provider

vTuner premium

Internet Radio formats

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

User Control

Product	Touch control user interface with rotary volume control
Handheld	Remote handset included and optional control app for iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch and Android devices

Power

Amplifier Output

450W – 6 x 75W (into 6 Ohm)

Power Consumption

Typical use: 17W

Standby mode: < 4W

Deep sleep:

Mains Supply

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

Physical

Dimensions (HxWxD)	122 mm x 628 mm x 264 mm
Weight	11.2 kg
Supplied with	Remote control, mains cable (+ plug adaptor market dependant), reset pin-hole tool and quick-start guide
[Finishes]	Brushed aluminium casework, silver anodised heatsink, black fabric grille.
Grille Options	Deep Blue, Vibrant Red, Burnt Orange.

Certification and Licenses

Certification	Apple (Made for iPhone), Airplay, vTuner Premium, Spotify Connect, Wi-Fi alliance
Licenses	Apple MFI and Airplay, Bluetooth, aptX, Spotify Connect, Wi-Fi alliance