Naim has pushed its all-in-one speaker lineup into ultra-luxury territory with the Mu-so Utopia, priced at $5500 in the US and £4499 in the UK.
That sticker price puts it well above earlier efforts like the Focal Mu-so Hekla, which arrived at $3600 earlier this year. For the extra money, Naim and sibling brand Focal have packed hardware derived from Focal's high-end Utopia hi-fi range into a single tabletop cabinet.
The hardware numbers are substantial. The Mu-so Utopia delivers 720 watts of total amplification spread across 15 drive units, rated to fill spaces up to roughly 50 square metres. Instead of running entirely on digital Class D power, the system splits duties. Focal and Naim opted for analogue Class A/B amplification specifically to control the twin 25mm PRISM tweeters, a design pulled down from Focal's Scala and Diva Utopia floorstanders. The remaining drivers rely on Class D amplification, including a pair of 2.75cm M-shaped midrange woofers alongside four full-range speakers placed at the sides and the top of the enclosure.
Big Hardware and Heavy Lifting
This is not a discreet bookshelf companion. The Mu-so Utopia spans 40 centimetres in length and weighs approximately 14 kilograms, housed in an anodised aluminium body with a red trim running across its length. A large illuminated dial sits on top, working as a volume ring and a touch interface to switch inputs or toggle power.
On the software side, Naim baked in Dolby Atmos support, backed by custom sound profiles like Dolby Movie and a Sphere Music mode that leans on beamforming microphone processing to project three-dimensional audio. Digital audio playback tops out at 32-bit/384kHz PCM and DSD128 over local networks.
Streaming support is predictably broad. The unit includes Spotify Connect, Tidal Connect, and Qobuz Connect out of the box, with AirPlay 2, Google Cast, and Bluetooth 5.3 handling ad-hoc playback, though wireless Bluetooth duties stick to basic SBC and AAC codecs. Network streaming runs over UPnP or wired ethernet, with multi-room playback available alongside other Naim and Focal gear.
Physical inputs cover everyday living room demands. Naim fitted an HDMI eARC port to route television audio, an optical input, and an RCA output meant for an external subwoofer if the built-in woofers fall short. Naim has not detailed retail availability dates for markets outside the US and the UK yet.
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