‘The audio equivalent of a highbrow hardback book on a coffee table’ — the Focal Mu-so Hekla wowed me with gorgeous industrial design and powerful immersive Dolby Atmos sound… just don’t call it ‘a soundbar’
Big box, big sound, big price tag. The Focal Mu-so Hekla may not be the complete article, but it’s the most complete spatial audio one-box solution you can currently buy — at any price.
Reasons to buy
- +Big, detailed, full-range sound with an appreciable ‘spatial’ effect
- +Great control app
- +Impressive build and finish
Reasons to avoid
- -Overplays its low-frequency hand on occasion
- -Can't switch off spatial audio algorithms entirely
- -Better Bluetooth compatibility would be nice
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Focal Mu-so Hekla review
The Focal Mu-so Hekla is a wireless speaker in soundbar's clothing, featuring superbly detailed, sizable sound, a stunning build and a jumbo price. Weirdly, Focal insists it's not a soundbar, despite it sounding like a...
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