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Hey, what's up guys, StephenCult of Mac here and in this video I'm talking about the, let
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me try and pronounce this right, NAME Muso QB Compact Wireless Speaker and it's a really
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stunning piece of kit. It's actually the smaller sibling of the original NAME Muso speaker, which arrived last year
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although it packs a whole lot into its small form factor. I absolutely love the design, which fits perfectly into Apple's design ethos
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At first glance it just looks like a black box, but there's these subtle curves around
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the grill to help with sound dispersal, brushed metal on top and the acrylic base which almost
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makes the QB look like it's floating, along with the company's light up logo
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If you want, you can even customise it by buying interchangeable grills for $99 each
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The strong sense of design extends to the intuitive controls, with the huge volume dial
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where you find a touchscreen display, with all of your buttons to play, pause, skip songs
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and choose the speakers input, which is all super simple to navigate
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On the back of the speaker there's a power input, a USB in which you can also charge
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your iPhone or iPad, an ethernet port and a 3.5mm audio jack
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But in 2016, who really uses an audio jack? Thankfully, the NAME Muso QB can stream over Bluetooth or WiFi
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But how does it sound? Well, simply amazing. There's some very clever under the hood engineering, which means the sound quality remains great
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wherever you're positioned. So there's not the sense of there being a perfect sweet spot, where you need to stand
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or sit to listen to your music. While I'm not the world's biggest audiophile, I can really hear the quality of the speakers
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The sound is incredibly clear, even though I'm just playing music via Spotify or Apple Music
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NAME has also produced a free companion app, available for both iOS and Android
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From there, you can set up the NAME's radio stations and access its multi-room functionality
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similar to that of the Sonos systems. But even though the footprint of the NAME Muso QB is relatively small, the price tag isn't
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This is a premium speaker, and it'll cost you around $999, which makes it by far the
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most expensive speaker I've ever owned, despite its size. If I had $1000 spare for a speaker, I'd be conflicting on buying it purely because I'd
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worry about needing something bigger. However, after using the speaker for a number of weeks, I know it can easily fill a room
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and be loud enough to annoy the neighbours, without any sound distortion
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So money well spent, provided that you have it. If you'd like to pick up one of these awesome speakers, you'll find a link in the description
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