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Naim Mu-so Qb 2
£799
You can be sure that to have made it to the top table of our Awards, a product has had a lot of work put into making it. We can thank the hi-fi engineers for that, those backroom boys toiling away in the lab, constantly improving their products to serve a rapidly evolving market.
In the case of Naim’s engineering team, not only did they bring us the excellent Mu-so and its 2nd-gen follow-up, they also created its cube-shaped descendant, the Mu-so Qb, which, in due course, spawned the phenomenal Qb 2 that we see here.
First you are lured in by the unit’s asymmetrical curves, then you’re wooed by that gorgeous rotary volume dial with touch-screen controls in its centre. But it’s what happens underneath that makes this speaker so exceptional. A three-way stereo speaker combination with midrange and bass drive units is powered by 300W of amplification. The single bass driver fires directly forwards, while a pair of tweeters and midrange drivers are angled outwards for wider dispersion.
Inside is Naim’s premium streaming platform, also found in the second-gen Uniti products and flagship ND 555, with streaming options courtesy of Airplay 2, Chromecast, Roon, Bluetooth, Spotify Connect, internet radio and Tidal.
