Naim Audio

Mu-so Qb (2nd Gen) Wireless Speaker

£699

Compact, stylish and packs a real punch for its size, Naim’s Mu-so Qb Gen2 is a fantastic all-rounder. Stream music from any networked device, wired or wirelessly, Qb is powerful enough to fill a small room and easily linked to other Naim products for simple yet powerful multi-room audio.

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Naim Mu-so Qb (2nd Gen) Wireless Speaker

The Premium Compact Wireless Speaker Your Music Deserves

Mu-so Qb 2nd Generation is the latest member of the award-winning Mu-so wireless music system family. Re-engineered from the ground up to create our best compact wireless music system yet.

Combining Naim Audio’s 46 years of hi-fi expertise with the very latest technology, extensive software and hardware upgrades deliver a significantly enhanced performance whilst the design has evolved to perfectly match Mu-so 2nd Generation.

Naim Mu-so Qb Gen2

Naim Mu-so Qb

The Naim Streaming Platform

At the heart of Mu-so Qb 2nd Generation is Naim’s music-streaming platform, developed by 25 engineers over 3 years to offer the very best performance whether playing your own digital music collection, a world of Internet radio, or music streaming services such as TIDAL and Spotify. This acclaimed innovation is uniquely found in Naim music-streaming products, such as its Uniti range and dedicated network players, including the £20,000 flagship ND 555.

Enhanced Feature Set

Mu-so 2nd Generation is packed full of game-changing performance, feature and functionality upgrades. Enjoy your music, any way you want:

  • Qobuz – over 50 million tracks and the largest selection of Studio Masters available.
  • TIDAL – over 50 million tracks.
  • Chromecast built-in – native support for Google’s latest technology.
  • AirPlay2
  • Spotify® Connect
  • Bluetooth (aptX HD)
  • Internet Radio™ – access thousands of worldwide stations and save your favourites to pre-sets.
  • UPnP™ (Universal Plug ‘n’ Play) – stream stored music from a PC, Mac or NAS drive.
  • Digital/Analgoue Inputs – boost audio from digital sources with optical outputs (TVs, set top boxes, games consoles, etc.) or use the built0in stereo jack (3.5mm) to connect Mu-so to other devices.
  • USB – connect a USB memory stick or external hard drive to experience stored music in audiophile quality.
  • Remote Control – Mu-so Gen2 comes with a stylish, easy to use remote control allowing quick access to common functions including volume, play/pause and track skip.
  • Naim App Control – easily browse by artist, genre, album and more, complete with artwork and extended music information. You can also control volume, light settings, room modes and create playlists.
  • Loudness Control – intelligently boosts bass and treble to give you a complete musical experience whatever volume you choose.
  • Multiroom – combine with other networked Naim products, pair with compatible AirPlay2 products via Apple Home App, or pair with other Chromecast devices via Google Home App.
  • Room Compensation – tailor your listening experience to best suit your space. Choose from three different settings – Near Wall; Near Corner; No Compensation (in free space) to adapt Mu-so2nd Gen to your room.
  • Alarm Clock – enabled via settings menu in the Naim app.
  • Wireless Updates – over-the-air software updates at the touch of a button.
  • Roon Ready – transform the experience of browsing music with beautifully laid-out, automatically located metadata all interconnected to build a surfable, searchable digital magazine of your music collection.

Optimised Speaker Drivers

Mu-so 2nd Generation’s 450 Watts of music power are joined by improved and highly optimised speaker drivers – a joint development project between Naim and Focal R&D departments.

Focal has been creating benchmark acoustic equipment since 1979, and its expertise has taken speaker-driver precision and performance to new levels.

Discover The New Intuitive Dial

Mu-so Gen2’s new intuitive interface has 15 touch sensitive buttons and a bold, illuminated volume dial with a proximity sensor that wakes the display. Functions include:

  • Create a multiroom group with other Naim products
  • Tap to pair Bluetooth device
  • Cycle through external Inputs (HDMI, Digital, Analogue)
  • Tap to play from USB device
  • Tap to resume play queue (Spotify Resume if user is logged in)
  • Directly access favourites
  • Chromecast Indicator
  • AirPlay Indicator
  • Spotify Indicator
  • Alarm clock Indicator

95% Re-engineered

Premium aluminium casing, in a new burnished grey finish. It may look similar outside, but inside Mu-so 2nd Generation, the majority of components have been upgraded to improve performance.

The cabinet design has been re-engineered to create 13% more internal volume, enabling bigger, better bass. Both the cabinet bracing and baffle moulding have been redesigned for improved rigidity, which suppresses and controls vibrations.

The distinctive heat-sink fins are now more compact, while still being ultra-effective, and continuing to feature Naim patented technology that discreetly incorporates the wi-fi antenna.

Customisation

Mu-so Qb 2nd Generation’s speaker grille has had a style update. The standard black grille can be easily swapped for one of 3 new colour options – Olive, Terracotta and Peacock – to best suit your taste and décor.

Naim Mu-so Qb

Naim Mu-so Qb

Specifications

Technical Specifications

Audio Format :
WAV – up to 32bits/384kHz
FLAC and AIFF – up to 24bit/384kHz
ALAC (Apple Lossless) – up to 24bit/384kHz
MP3 – up to 48kHz, 320kbit (16 bit)
AAC – up to 48kHz, 320kbit (16 bit)
OGG and WMA – up to 48kHz (16 bit)
DSD – 64 and 128Fs
M4A – up to 48kHz, 320kbit (16 bit)
Note: Gapless playback supported on all formats.
Product type : all in one system
Supported sampling rates :
USB : 44.1kHz – 384kHz (16 to 24bit)

Physical Specifications

Analogue inputs : 1 x 3.5mm jack
Digital inputs : 1 x Optical S/PDIF up to 96khz
Other entries : HDMI eARC (with CEC)
Power Output : 300 W – (4 x 50 W, 1 x 100 W)
USB ports : USB2 (Type A connector)

Streaming / Sources

WiFi : Wi-Fi (802.11a/b/g/n/ac)
Internet Radio Formats : Windows Media-formatted content, MP3, ACC, Ogg Vorbis streams and MMS
Internet Radio Provider : vTuner Premium 5*
Multi-Room : Multiroom streaming (play several streamers in simultaneously) and its “Party Mode” (sync up to six Naim streamers), and control them via the “Focal & Naim” application
Network : Ethernet (10/100Mbps), Wi-Fi (802.11a/b/g/n/ac), BLE v4.2
Storage : USB sticks – max. 128 GB.
Streaming : Apple AirPlay 2, Bluetooth, Chromecast, Internet Radio, Qobuz, Roon Ready, Spotify®Connect, TIDAL, UPnPTM

Control

App control : Focal & Naim App
Control system : Infrared (RC5)
Supported mobile operating system : Android, iOS
Updates : Update your system by wireless connection via the Focal & Naim application
User control product : Touch control user interface with rotary volume control

Speakers

Speaker system : Stereo 3-way; dsp-optimised dual auxiliary bass radiator acoustic system

Power Supply

Power consumption in standby mode (deep sleep) : < 0.5W
Power consumption in standby mode : < 2W
Consumption in normal use : 15 W

Design

Depth : 21 cm / 8.26 in
Height : 21.8 cm / 8.6 in
Width : 21.2 cm / 8.26 in
Weight : 5.6 kg / 11 lb

Accessories

Accessories : Remote, Product reset pin
Cables provided : Power supply
Grids : Grilles colour options in Olive, Peacock and Terracotta