Just how good is the muso?

It's only a sound bar. But it is the best one I've heard to date. Musically convincing for what it is, articulate sounding and easy to set up and use. And it's big.

I've no idea how good the Muso is. Unfortunately, I've never heard one.

My Wife and I, moved and into a smaller, warmer (and, quieter bedroom) , along with Qute2, and ATC SCM 7's.

This diminutive system, is one of the most musical, I have ever heard.

IMO, ceiling speakers are barely suitable for restaurant use. The wobbly plaster board, will rob you of PRaT, and introduce much coloration to the music.

Go for real speakers, with your Qute, mounted wall brackets, or on furniture, if you must. Maybe ATC, or any tiny fave recommended on Naim Forums. Consider mounting the little cuties, at just above ear height, ours sound best, at low altitude, when in bed. The ATC SCM 7's work well, against the wall, even in our smaller room.

Please let us know, how you get on

I'd move the Unitiqute with you and spend the money on a nice pair of speakers, then you'll have a much nicer setup for less than the price of a Muso. I would guess that the problem will come if your daughter wants her room back and you have to go back to the ceiling speakers, but then at least you'll have something to replace them with!

I've got a muso in my office and I love it. Obviously it doesnt give my main system a run for it's money but it is the best 1 box solution I've ever owned (having had B&W, B&O and Bose boxes, amongst others).

I would have thought it would be an improvement on the current set up with the ceiling speakers but probably not as good as your UniQute with a decent set of small speakers. Guess it depends on space v's sound quality. I went for the convenience factor for the office but have not been disappointed on sound.

Most Naim dealers appear to have one in their showroom - perhaps your dealer may have one you could try in situ?

I also think the Muso is very good indeed - in fact I'd go so far as to say if you've a small room it's all the hi-fi you'll ever need. We use one in our conservatory & although we don't use the room very much the sound from the Muso never ceases to amaze me.

+1 - I should add that since owning a 272 I have purchased a number of hi res Albums and they sound cracking through the muso. A couple of 24/192 files sound amazing for a 1 box solution.

Yes, it is very good. I bought one for my partner who has it in her kitchen/dining room, which is quite large and it works well across different sources. One factor in your decision might be whether you can get proper stereo in your room, in which case you might go for the separate speaker option, because the Muso is essentially a single point source. However it is extremely capable as a recent Guardian reviewer discovered:

Across all volumes the Mu-so delivered rich, resonant bass; lush and expansive strings and; cleanly defined percussion. It wasn’t phased by any genre or age of music – Burial’s dubstep and the Ibrahim Ferrer’s Cuban jazz all sounded pretty much as intended, plus James Blake’s foot pedals sounded even more resonant than with the BeoPlay – and when the deep, wobbly bass section started it sounded like a helicopter was hovering outside the window.

Verdict: The best sound on test and very stable software. If they release small and medium sized versions they’d have a Sonos-beater.

 Clive

I have a Qute 2 and B&W ceiling speakers in my dining room, and a Muso in my study.  My guess is you would prefer the Muso to your current set-up, but the Qute with a good pair of bookshelf speakers would better the Muso.

Muso is good for what it is but doesn't compare with a Qute and decent speakers. By 'decent', I mean a pair of Q Concept 20s would easily show the Muso the door. That's not a critique of the excellent Muso, which would cost half the Qute/Q kit.

I own one and agree with positive comments above. 

Would only add that it is even better with an Audioquest Jitterbug (£39) plugged in the USB input, but that probably goes for the Qute too.

olly

In Birmingham they have it on a nice display alongside things like Bowers and Wilkins Zeppelin Wireless - though all the TVs around it were so loud could barely hear it...

The Muso is the best one box system on the market. Only a bigger room can challenge it.

I have both the Zeppelin Air and the Muso. The Muso is better by far but was glitchy with internet radio until the recent firmware upgrade. Excellent Wireless replay using Remote ap.

I have a Muso in my kitchen 5x4M. USB stick with FLAC files sounds superb.

And after a demo of the Audioquest Jitterbug i was going to get one for my PC / DAC-V1

Thanks to Olly's post above it may be two.

I'm very pleased with my Muso.  The detail and dynamics are great for a system of it's size and price.  The soundstage is obviously small but it is OK if you are close or are doing other things.  Mine doesn't work with 192K 24 Bits over a wired network though (but so far I only have one 192/24 track).  Problem was that I liked it so much that I went out and bought a Superuniti which is divine although I still love the Muso.