What product do I need?

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MOBB

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3,638 posts

129 months

Thursday 16th November 2023
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I have the following;

- A couple of Sonos one speakers in bedroom/kitchen - sound pretty good for what they are
- Sonos Arc and Sub in the lounge - very happy with these for TV sound, they do ok for music I would say, powerful but not ultra high quality

I think I want something "better" for just listening to music properly - in the olden days I had an Arcam Alpha amp and CD player, with Monitor Audio Silver floorstanders and I just remember them being fantastic.

But I'm not interested in cables and separates etc - what I want is a great single box solution, that kicks hard, sounds high quality, and can stream Apple music. The Sonos stuff doesnt fulfil all of that.

I am considering;

- Naim Muso QB
- B&W Zeppelin
- Sonos Era 300 (despite my comment above)

I am happy with Sonos generally but I dont use multiroom really so getting something new from Sonos isnt essential.

Will the above options give me a decent improvement do you think?



Edited by MOBB on Thursday 16th November 15:27

RossP

2,525 posts

285 months

Thursday 16th November 2023
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AudioPro stuff is pretty good

normalbloke

7,495 posts

221 months

Thursday 16th November 2023
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Sonos Play 5?

toasty

7,525 posts

222 months

Thursday 16th November 2023
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As always, it depends on what you want to spend.

I’d recommend listening to the Kef LSX II for a grand or the LS50 Wireless for two grand.

I do have a mk I Naim Muso and it’s good but wouldn’t compare well to your old separates system. I replaced/supplemented the Muso with a Naim Atom/LS50 combo and it’s near perfect for me.

cgx

51 posts

34 months

Thursday 16th November 2023
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Just bought the KEF LSX wireless II at the weekend, seems to tick all your boxes. Got to reserve judgement at the minute tho as they will not connect to the wifi for some reason (user error highly expected here) but did remind me that with these speakers/amplification, if the net goes down I'm knackered if I want to listen to something!

legzr1

3,848 posts

141 months

Friday 17th November 2023
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Naim are doing a special offer on the Muso II this month.
The Muso is quite a bit better than the QB or B&W - nice build quality too.

ianrb

1,540 posts

142 months

Monday 20th November 2023
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Bought a Muso Qb II a couple of months ago, was on offer for £550.

Worth every penny.


Gio G

2,952 posts

211 months

Monday 20th November 2023
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legzr1 said:
Naim are doing a special offer on the Muso II this month.
The Muso is quite a bit better than the QB or B&W - nice build quality too.
They generally never discount the Mu-So, so grab one at a cheaper price. I have one set up in my kitchen, great piece of kit!

G