The Evo 75 is one half of Cambridge’s new two-strong Evo system offering, which includes a more extensively featured, 150W-per-channel model called – you guessed it – Evo 150 (which is also excellent). The Naim Mu-so 2 (above) is a little more musically cohesive and tonally warm, but if you value openness and clarity and your listening habits are compatible with the connectivity the Sonus Faber has to offer, the Omnia is one of the finest of its kind you could hand over music duties to. Size is also in the Omnia’s favour when it comes to bass reproduction, which impresses in quantity as well as quality.
And the Omnia impressively refrains from hardness or distortion at high (and even maximum) volume levels. That depth and breadth means instruments can work comfortably with space around them – even in denser mixes. Close your eyes and you don't need to stretch your imagination to believe the sound is coming out of a pair of standmounters. The Omnia is one of the biggest and most open-sounding examples of its type we’ve heard. But it doesn't just look great it sounds great too.
A superb blend of lifestyle product and premium hi-fi.Ĭoming from a gene pool as strong as Sonus Faber’s, it’s little wonder the Omnia enters today’s all-in-one streaming wireless speaker market as one of the most beautiful (or should we say “bellissimo”) out there. You can also play music stored on a USB stick.Īll in all, the talented Uniti Atom is everything we've come to expect from Naim. Google Chromecast, Tidal, Spotify Connect and Internet radio are built-in, with further wireless connection available via AirPlay and Bluetooth aptX HD. Once you've soaked up the delicious design cues, you'll be wowed by the Atom's performance – levels of clarity and insight and truly exceptional – and connectivity. From the coffee-coaster volume dial on the roof – the pleasure of spinning it is almost enough in itself to justify buying this system – to its full-colour LCD front panel display exhibiting album art as it plays, Naim has nailed a gorgeous aesthetic.Īll you need do is add a pair of suitable hi-fi speakers (Naim promises 40W per channel at 8 ohms, so a pair of £1000/$1000 standmounters, say, would be ideal). To describe the Uniti Atom as a streamer would be akin to describing Wagyu beef as sustenance.
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Read the full KEF LS50 Wireless II review Quite simply, if you're in the market for a high-fidelity all-in-one system packed with streaming smarts, this sophisticated sequel should be top of your list. The presentation is spacious and the addition of the new MAT technology can be heard in the refined treble and clean mids.
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KEF's striking design is matched by stunning sonics, enhanced by refreshed Uni-Q drivers and KEF's all-new MAT absorption technology.
Not that you'll need to reach for any of the aforementioned apps these speakers are capable of streaming via AirPlay 2, Google Chromecast and Bluetooth, and are also Roon Ready.
Improvements including upgraded components and a new KEF Connect app where you can access the likes of Tidal, Qobuz, Amazon Music and Deezer. Like their illustrious predecessors, the LS50 Wireless IIs serve as a superb all-in-one system by dint of their advanced connectivity. The follow-up to the outstanding KEF LS50 Wireless speakers improve on greatness – no easy feat, even for an audio brand as sure-footed as KEF.
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