New Naim Muso anyone?
Posted by: Tog on 24 April 2014
Following Naim's slightly anticlimactic unveiling (you can overdo the marketing tease) the Muso wireless speaker looks interesting enough...
Would love to know if like B&Os A9 you can run them as stereo pairs.
Tog
We get your point.
Panto villain! Or suffering from lastworditis.
Fred. Dude. In the past 7 hours, you have made 17 posts about a Naim product that you do not intend to own, or listen to. In the past 6 months, you have made . . . yes, 17 posts. Perhaps you should email the MD directly? We get your point.
Lol, I don't know what's worse, the 'cheap' £800 product or the expensive £120k product but they've both gone down like a lead balloon with certain forum members. Naim should stick to the stuff they were doing 20 years ago and everyone would be happy, at least until they cease trading.
No problem, Naim has an excellent after sales service. servicing naim for,years and years.
I must say this.
Any new model will have an appeal to those who want it.
In the last year we have seen three completely new departures from Naim - I think this is a fair assessment, but may be argued with. By new departures I mean models that are not replacements for existing devices, such as the SN2 replacing the Supernait.
Statement, Muso and earliest the async USB DAC V1 ...
I imagine that there will be people as delighted by the Statement and the Muso in terms of wanting to buy them as I was to buy the V1. None are exactly budget models in their sector of the market, but I am sure that each will be exactly right for many people. Statement lives in a stratospheric region price wise, and the V1 is considerably more expensive than other competition in the async USB DAC market. Where the Muso fits in comparison to other devices of its type, I am less well informed.
However all three models bring a broadening of the appeal of the Naim Company's output. And no doubt that the Muso will serve as the best sort of advertising for Naim as well, as it is not necessarily going to be bought by the traditional hifi enthusiast. In my opinion Naim still has a long way to go before it is recognised as a maker of great and "affordable" replay equipment. I said "affordable," not cheap.
Even if the Muso may not be on my shopping list - my house is small enough for the ESLs to fill the whole place with lucid music and speech in all the rooms - I am sure that it will have its place for existing Naim customers, and for a whole new market as well. I cannot find it in myself to sympathise with the negativity that some have shown towards the Muso or Statement. Quite odd really, and not just a little sad.
ATB from George
Fred. Dude. In the past 7 hours, you have made 17 posts about a Naim product that you do not intend to own, or listen to. In the past 6 months, you have made . . . yes, 17 posts. Perhaps you should email the MD directly? We get your point.
Lol, I don't know what's worse, the 'cheap' £800 product or the expensive £120k product but they've both gone down like a lead balloon with certain forum members. Naim should stick to the stuff they were doing 20 years ago and everyone would be happy, at least until they cease trading.
No problem, Naim has an excellent after sales service. servicing naim for,years and years.
Yes, as long as they have new sales to pay the bills, what happens when there are no new customers for the same old products? In business you move forward or you move aside. New products are nothing to be afraid of, especially if you are happy with what you've got.
Fred. Dude. In the past 7 hours, you have made 17 posts about a Naim product that you do not intend to own, or listen to. In the past 6 months, you have made . . . yes, 17 posts. Perhaps you should email the MD directly? We get your point.
Lol, I don't know what's worse, the 'cheap' £800 product or the expensive £120k product but they've both gone down like a lead balloon with certain forum members. Naim should stick to the stuff they were doing 20 years ago and everyone would be happy, at least until they cease trading.
No problem, Naim has an excellent after sales service. servicing naim for,years and years.
Yes, as long as they have new sales to pay the bills, what happens when there are no new customers for the same old products? In business you move forward or you move aside. New products are nothing to be afraid of, especially if you are happy with what you've got.
so you think brands like Rega, sonneteer, sugden, croft just to name a view who do not sell streaming gadgets are going out off. business in a few,days . OK....thanks for youre insights and warnings.
Fred. Dude. In the past 7 hours, you have made 17 posts about a Naim product that you do not intend to own, or listen to. In the past 6 months, you have made . . . yes, 17 posts. Perhaps you should email the MD directly? We get your point.
Lol, I don't know what's worse, the 'cheap' £800 product or the expensive £120k product but they've both gone down like a lead balloon with certain forum members. Naim should stick to the stuff they were doing 20 years ago and everyone would be happy, at least until they cease trading.
No problem, Naim has an excellent after sales service. servicing naim for,years and years.
Yes, as long as they have new sales to pay the bills, what happens when there are no new customers for the same old products? In business you move forward or you move aside. New products are nothing to be afraid of, especially if you are happy with what you've got.
so you think brands like Rega, sonneteer, sugden, croft just to name a view who do not sell streaming gadgets are going out off. business in a few,days . OK....thanks for youre insights and warnings.
I never mentioned streaming, thats just your ocd kicking in, your welcome though
Thx...decided to give it a try in september or whenever the muso is coming to holland
Say, $1100?
no, and I do not intend to.
no, and I do not intend to.
Fred - that's fine but give me one sensible reason why Naim shouldn't expand beyond their current customer base?
Ah...an expensieve Böse Clone. I have my doubts. It's Nice as a tv soundbar, but no Namie in his right mind would even consider this being a serious high end device.
And again you speak for yourself. As a "Naimie" (ridiculous term) I for one am very interested in something like this for our 2nd room.
Well Anxious to see the next Disney based Karaoke set designed by Naim.
This may not be the Disney-based version, but you get the point?
Not quite in Naim style Joe. Naim need a well known face, a famous actor for instance, to appear in their advertisements to endorse Muso to the wider audience. Who'd get your vote?
Spongebob Squarepants.
I was quite admiring the graceful high arches of the young ladies feet 
.
But if you want to sell that type of gear in the US, here's your pitch man.
Or, you can generate some real press by getting this guy as your spokesman.
Is there any chance Muso will play Qobuz Natively without using third party ?
i bought a Muso on Saturday.
i bought a Muso on Saturday.
This thread has gone all Dali like...like. The 1904 one, not the 1989 one.
Jason.
Is there any chance Muso will play Qobuz Natively without using third party ?
Now this is an interesting question. I hope so - and at the recent Naim event - clearly staff were sworn to secrecy but I noted a twinkle in the eye when I asked that same question to a Naim member of staff - so fingers crossed. If Sonos can do it then I'm sure Naim can
Simon
Is there any chance Muso will play Qobuz Natively without using third party ?
Now this is an interesting question. I hope so - and at the recent Naim event - clearly staff were sworn to secrecy but I noted a twinkle in the eye when I asked that same question to a Naim member of staff - so fingers crossed. If Sonos can do it then I'm sure Naim can
Simon
Indeed an interesting question!
I would use Qobuz Natively to
Is it a fair assumption that as the Muso is to have TV connectivity that it's ok for use below your TV like a soundbar And that the speaker units are shielded?
Since it is missing a HDMI connection it"s,not,really ment to be a soundbar.Don" t think the,speakers,are,shielded.
Following Naim's slightly anticlimactic unveiling (you can overdo the marketing tease) the Muso wireless speaker looks interesting enough...
Would love to know if like B&Os A9 you can run them as stereo pairs.
Tog
As far as I can tell, the Muso is a one-box stereo system, quote 'spacious sounding', and Naim has developed this as a proper hifi, so no you cannot run them as stereo pairs, and with its powerful amplification why would you want to?
And that the speaker units are shielded?
Not sure if they are but - are you still using a CRT (cathode ray tube) TV?
Unshielded should only be a problem with those.
Please don't try this at home.
Since it is missing a HDMI connection it"s,not,really ment to be a soundbar.Don" t think the,speakers,are,shielded.
But it has toslink digital inputs, so all you need to do is run an optical cable from your tv to the Muso. Most decent TVs nowadays have optical digital out I think. This way of connecting would have the advantage that you'll get the sound from whatever input you select on the tv - any of the HDMI inputs or the increasingly available streamed sources.