Beyond Naim Muso2 and Sonos Play1?

JoeSoap

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Further to a thread I started yesterday in the general HiFi section - I like the sound of the Naim Muso2 but the sound to my ears never leaves the box and has no soundtage to speak of, very two dimensional. My Sonos Play1 pair do present a very nice three dimensional stereo sound stage but the sound isn't as satisfying to me as from the Naim Muso2. So, I want the Muso2 sound with the stereo soundstage of the Play1 pair.

The obvious (to me) upgrade is to a Uniti Atom streamer. All in one system, just add speakers. But my budget of between £2500 and say £2800 may not stretch to good enough speakers?

So, my question to this section of the forum is - What might be an alternative streamer to the Atom (£2300) at a slightly lower price point but still give the kind of quality sound plus a stereo soundstage? Either a one box or multiple box system is fine. I only stream music, no other music sources are considered. Thanks.
 
One option (with enough change for decent stands):

I feel you could be right. The only thing that might give a decent soundstage is positioning of the speakers and you cannot adjust this with a box that has them built in.
 

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I feel you could be right. The only thing that might give a decent soundstage is positioning of the speakers and you cannot adjust this with a box that has them built in.
Spot on. If I could detach the speakers from the Muso2, I am 99% sure I would be a lot happier with it. But alas, I can't and Naim craftily don't provide a way of sending the sound anywhere else outside the Muso2 box. Understandable I might add. They want people like me to buy a more expensive streamer off them.
 

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One option (with enough change for decent stands):

Thanks. Let me test my understanding here. I would chromecast my Apple Music stream directly to those KEF speakers. I really wasn't aware of that. Kind of like I do with my Sonos Play1s?

Edited to say - I need to have a listen, but those KEF active speakers might be just what I'm looking for. Thanks for suggesting them.
 
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