Naim Mu-so Qb 2nd Generation | Overview & Features

A look at one of the best all in one music systems you can buy right now.
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CHAPTERS
0:00 - Intro
0:28 - Overview & Build Quality
1:13 - Control
1:51 - Streaming Options
2:46 - Physical Connections
3:12 - Specifications
3:39 - Sound
4:31 - John's Thoughts
5:09 - Larger Naim Mu-so
5:28 - Sign Off

[@rossdev]

I owned a Muso gen 1 and sold it because the bass was really overpowering for a small room. Then I picked up a QB2 and now have the opposite problem, not enough bass for my tastes at low to mid volume levels which I find really strange considering it has a dedicated 100w woofer. It is a lovely sounding speaker other than that. I since picked up two Denon Home 350s for a better stereo image and they also fill in the missing bass at low volumes. I use all three speakers together over airplay and the sound is really very pleasing to my ears!

[@ulfericsson8404]

Love my two Mu-so Qb 2nd generation❤️🎶💯

[@dcpayne5264]

Thanks John. Peter Tyson are lucky to have you on their team. I got into B&O because of you lol! I think if Naim tweaked the design on this one slightly they could give B&O a run for their money!

[@Peter-Tyson]

Thank you so much! The build and sound on the Naim already gives B&O a run for the money to be honest. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, I can't say that one looks better than the other, depends on what you like. Thank you for watching - John.

[@ewsdneax61eaxe10]

Hi john how can you compare this to beolab8?

[@Peter-Tyson]

Personally, for sound alone I would take either Naim over a single Beolab 8.
The Beolab 8 is very pretty and well built, Naim is just as well built if not as pretty.
I would take a pair of Beolab 8 over the single Naim but that's not fair as the cost is closer to £6K!
John

[@philipp9913]

Can you compare it to other b&of products? Like beosound 2 or beosound balance?

[@Peter-Tyson]

B&O is perhaps prettier, I quite like the styling and sound of Beosound 2. I prefer the sound of both of the Naim units though and you'll save some money. If you can, have a listen somewhere and see what you think. - John

[@philipp9913]

Thanks. Do you have tried the formation series of b&w? I have a stero pair of the formation flex and for the price point they sound really good. The only problem I have is that they do not have wired connections and that I don’t know how future proof they are. B&O products seem to be built for keeping them a life time, especially products like the beosound level.

[@WparuSlowach]

Beosound 2 in terms of sound is better. I would put this Naim between Beoplay M5 (near wall settings) and Beosound 2.
Beosound 1 sound worse (less natural) than M5.
If I was you I would get M5 to save money and then move to Naim QB 2 or Beosound 2.

[@JT_Williams]

Does this have google assistant built in?

[@Peter-Tyson]

It has Google Chromecast built in for streaming music but not a voice assistant. Because it has Chromecast you can add a voice assistant by linking a Google Nest Mini or one of the Google Nest Hub smart displays and setting the Naim as the default music speaker. - John

[@mateuszmorgiel6452]

Qb2 vs BeO A5 ony SQ please(??).

[@Peter-Tyson]

I have used both at home. A5 can be bass heavy and sounds like a Bluetooth speaker in my opinion. In terms of clarity, depth and overall sound quality I chose Qb2 for our kitchen, it's far more like hifi - musical and enjoyable to listen to. - John

[@mateuszmorgiel6452]

@@Peter-Tyson Is Qb2 able to convey energy and speed in heavy music, such as metal? Does it correctly reflect the scale of electronic music, its depth and palpability... or is it too slow for something like that? I guess the Beo A5 does it effortlessly with that kind of bass and tuning. Can You elaborate?