I was talking to this friend of mine who runs an audio store, he's been in München at the Audio Show and was telling me how on Friday night (on my suggestion) he attended a concert by the Philharmoniker with a soprano, music by the Strausses and Mozart. To explain to me why the soprano was good but not exceptional, he decided to replay to me a recording by Diana Damrau of the same Aria (from Die Zauberflöte).
He fiddled with his smartphone, and suddenly some wonderful sound came from here:
I thought Well, I did not remember that the DeVore sounded so good (I have never liked them). Brighter, more lucid, more interesting, with a wide and convincing soundstage. Not bad the DeVores, I thought. Then I realised it was the MU-SO playing.
(Bottom line: either I have become deaf, or the MU-SO is very good.)
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Posted on: 11 May 2016 by Jan-Erik Nordoen
It's the mu-so. We love ours to bits, because it fills the kitchen with music and soul. Our current listening is mostly to Audiophile Baroque, an internet radio station from Greece, which constantly surprises and delights with new discoveries. My Amazon cart runneth over.
Posted on: 11 May 2016 by hungryhalibut
Yes, I'm listening to mine now, while cooking dinner. Although 'only' a Qb, it's great. Despite its small size, it sounds very Naimy.
Posted on: 12 May 2016 by Hal
I had bought a Muso as a gift for my cousin. When I last time visited I listened a couple of tracks from TIDAL. What grabbed my attention how nice was the sound during the playback of “Wayfaring Stranger” by Eva Cassidy.
I had tried that thingy before I eventually presented to my cousin and it was way too bassy with no real mids. Looks like Naim-forma has been in work since then..
Maybe we mere mortals do not ever need more than that "thingy". No spasms of system-room matching, no cable jungle, no PSU upgrades, no tyranny hum, etc.
Posted on: 12 May 2016 by Massimo Bertola
But no CD replay too... Which for me would be essential. Because while I was listening to it, I realized that it was a more than satisfactory home sound system, and that I – as many incautiously write here sometimes – could have lived with it. But then I also realized that I am never satisfied even with big systems, and I am certainly not the MU-SO's target.
A great product nevertheless, and I will attire a lot of disagreement if I add that I suspect it is much better than its typical user's needs and expectations.
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