Gorgeous wireless speaker's sound is as big as its price

This gorgeous cubed wireless speaker’s sound is as big as its price tag [Review]

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Naim speaker
This Naim speaker is worth every penny.
Photo: Ste Smith/Cult of Mac

The Naim Mu-so Qb compact wireless speaker may be tough to say out loud, but that’s the only unwieldy thing about one of the most jaw-droppingly gorgeous speakers I’ve ever had the pleasure of listening to.

Check out our video review below.

Great things come in small packages

This speaker is the smaller sibling of the original Naim Mu-so speaker, which arrived last year — and it certainly packs a whole lot into its small form factor.

The Apple-esque design will fit in perfectly among your other Cupertino devices. However, this isn’t just a case of simply looking nice: the Q sounds fantastic, too. That’s thanks to neat design flourishes like subtle curves around the grill to help with sound dispersal, as well as some clever under-the-hood engineering.

Naim
The top center wheel of the Naim is super easy to use while maintaining its stunning looks.
Photo: Ste Smith/Cult of Mac

The touch controls are also very nifty, and you’ll find it incredibly easy to connect to your iPhone, iPad, or any other music player that relies on a 3.5mm audio jack, Bluetooth or WiFi.

Buy it! Provided you can stretch to the somewhat pricey $999 asking price, that is …

Price: $999

Buy from: Amazon

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