The Black Friday gross sales have began in earnest, and alongside the good headphone offers and TV offers, there are some nuggets of nice hi-fi and audio merchandise being discounted, too.
Working example: the excellent Naim Mu-so 2nd technology wi-fi speaker system is now out there for simply £899 at Richer Sounds, Peter Tyson and Sevenoaks – that is an over 20 per cent low cost on what’s a terrific, five-star premium audio system.
We initially examined the five-star Naim Mu-so 2 in 2019 at £1299, however it’s been out there at £1149 for the higher a part of this 12 months – which implies an enormous £250 saving (or £400 off its unique RRP) in the event you reap the benefits of this deal. That is the bottom value we have seen throughout the board on the Mu-so 2; there was a refurbished mannequin that was going for cheaper (£799) at Peter Tyson only a few weeks again, however shares for which might be lengthy gone, so we think about this new Mu-so 2 deal for £899 shall be pretty common.
Remaining simply as cutting-edge with streaming smarts (and its attractive seems) as we speak because it was throughout its launch, the Mu-so 2 affords wi-fi streaming by way of quite a lot of strategies (AirPlay 2, Tidal Join and Bluetooth), bodily connectivity (together with HDMI ARC and three.5mm), six custom-made drivers and an enormous 450W of complete energy.
In fact, we have examined many extra all-in-one techniques and versatile wi-fi audio system since then – the five-star Ruark R410, Sonos Period 300 and Sonus Faber Omnia as an example – however the second-generation Naim Mu-so managed to construct on what made the unique such a formidable product. Together with maintaining the unit related with common updates, it nonetheless sounds unbelievable and stays a agency suggestion.
In our Mu-so 2 assessment, we gave it 5 stars throughout the board for sound, options, and construct. Specifically, we famous its complete function listing, nice all-in-one design, and its wealthy, rhythmic, insightful sound.
The Naim Mu-so 2 permits you to stream hi-res audio by way of UPnP (Common Plug and Play) and entry your entire favorite music by AirPlay 2, Tidal Join, Spotify Join, Bluetooth and built-in Chromecast. It is now Roon Prepared, too.
Alongside this, there are USB, optical, and three.5 mm inputs providing flexibility in terms of connecting sources akin to a CD participant. An HDMI ARC socket was additionally added to this mannequin, permitting customers to attach their TV set to go by high-quality Blu-ray codecs. This implies you should utilize the Mu-so 2 each as an important hi-fi streaming system and as a soundbar different to spice up film soundtracks.
The Naim app is up to date and slick to make use of, you may create multi-room techniques with different suitable Naim networked merchandise, and we nonetheless adore utilizing that beautiful, illuminated touch-sensitive dial for altering quantity, sources and playback.
Sonically, it stays a punchy, highly effective, attention-grabbing beast. The bass efficiency is hefty and managed, it might go very loud and fill a big room with dynamic sound and there is rhythmic agility. 5 years on, and the Mu-so 2 continues to be a giant, enjoyable performer that we’ve got no drawback recommending. And with this vital £250, this excellent deal on an equally excellent premium system is not one it is best to ignore.
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