Wireless speaker Devialet vs Naim Mu-So

[Gio G]

Looking for an all in 1 wireless speaker package and have down-selected these two. Anyone have any experience of either of them? More so from a users perspective and how easy they are to use..

The Devialet would be the Phantom Reactor 600

The Naim is their second generation Mu-so system.

Thanks
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Edited by Gio G on Tuesday 23 June 14:28

[Gio G]

belleair302 said:

Naim Mu-So gen 2 is an epic speaker. It last form any source you can imagine, the app is improved and the sound really fills a large room if needed. Good after sales support that Devialet may not offer and coastwise it is NOT silly money. Buy one and enjoy!

Thanks, hoping to listen to the Naim over the weekend. Speaking to a few dealers, that stock both, it seems Devialet is a speaker for those that want to show off and want really high volume, however suggest that the additional cost care package is needed, as it they go wrong, they are not fixable.. which seems odd..

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[Gio G]

rednotdead said:

I own some naim kit from further up the product range but when I heard the muso I was amazed, it's an awesome sounding bit of kit for a one box solution. I found it can go loud and stay controlled and musical at the same time, the design touches like the volume disk on the top are just a joy to use. If I needed a one box solution I wouldn't hesitate.

Good to know, thanks. I am trying to figure out whether the Devialet speakers are just overpriced for what they are, so I can focus on the Naim. Many seem to find the Naim has better balance of sound overall, but Devialet do look great..

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[Gio G]

Thanks all for the feedback. I am going to audition it hopefully next week. Will go for a local small Naim dealer, better to support local.

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[Gio G]

Just to close this one off, I actually purchased the Mu-so at the weekend. It is a superb piece of kit, very understated, however beatifically engineered..

The dealer suggested I run it for circa 50 hours, but it just seems to get better with use, whether you are connecting it via Tidal, Airplay or even Bluetooth, it just works seamlessly. Local dealer was offering £100 off before the end of the month, that was a bonus to seal the deal.

Thanks all for the feedback..

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[Gio G]

lastexile69 said:

Great choice. The Gen 2 has HDMI connection also I believe - have you tried it as a TV sound output device?
Just curious as I know the Gen 1 had Optical In only and had weird problems with the volume setting needing to be so high via Optical from the TV that when you switched back to music it "blew the bloody doors off!"

Not tried it with the TV, to be honest, I have taken down all my surround sound stuff, just using TV's own speakers and using the Mu-so purely for music pleasure. It just keeps getting better as it runs in and the detail is wonderful..

When playing my music pretty loud, which I do quite often, when alone in the house, you get no distortion. It is incredible piece of kit..

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