Hi,
This is my first jump into Hi-fi and my old system was a 15 year old Technics mini system.
Although over the years I have learnt to understand if a sound sounds good or not. It's not just the case of if its got lots of bass then it must be good, maybe in my younger years but now it has to tick the mid range clarity and openess and there is nothing like a nice clean crisp treble to complement the lower mid bass range.
I bought the Arcam kit with Muso's simply down to space options. Some people have siad dont bother with the Muso's.
I have the speakers on a mdf cabinet around 1.5 metres apart (simply down to location and space options). I'm using the supplied Atlas 2 speaker cables which were supplied which are basic cables so and upgrade on the cables could improve things.
At first the Muso's were a bit muddled and the mid was good but not as good as I wanted and the treble was quite harsh. I then had a play with the positioning of the speakers and also added some atacama isolation pads to the bottom of the speakers then on top of the isolation mat that is provided with the speakers.
This made a difference and mid range is more clearer and the treble has sorted its self out. Even the bass is more controlled and deeper as I'm able to turn the bass setting up as before the bass was just thudding (I think I just made that word up!) even on the lower bass settings.
Now listening is enjoyable form both cd and Ir dock. My music tastes vary from old school hip hop, soul, folk, r&b, dance. It maybe hasn't got the deep bass punch on the dance tracks but it is good, but hey these are only small speakers and they sound open and detailed.
I would recommend them but it all comes down to your own personal sound taste, what you listen to, positioning etc.
If you have the oppourtunity I would give them a demo and put them up against the Wharfdale diamonds, BR2's, B&W 685's etc that people seem to recommend. I haven't listened to any of these but if you can I think you may be surprised.