- Mu-so Hekla has 15 speakers in a 7.1.2 system with a power of 660 W.
- Dolby Atmos (but no DTS), HDMI eARC, Ethernet and Wi-Fi
- Available in 2026 for US$3,600 / £3,000 (about AU$6,030).
The merger of French audio specialist Focal and British hi-fi specialist Naim continues to deliver amazing results, with the new Mu-so Hekla taking its name from an Icelandic volcano and promising equally stunning levels of power for your home cinema.
With 660W of power delivered through 15 speakers, this single-box 7.1.2-channel Dolby Atmos system is incredibly powerful; Focal says it is ideal for rooms up to 40 square meters.
However, this power requires a lot of practical consideration – this thing is much heavier than the rest. best soundbars. Unlike something like Sonos Arc Ultra you can sit in front of the TV on a TV unit, it's more like the size of old soundbases (remember those?) – only you can't put a TV on it. It measures 4.65 x 39.37 x 11.61 inches (11.8 x 100 x 29.5 cm). Is your living room space ready for this?
Mu-so Hekla will go on sale this week, but will initially only be available in the South Korean and Chinese markets. It will launch globally in the first quarter of 2026 with a suggested retail price of $3,600 / £3,000 / €3,300 (around AU$6,030).
Mu-so Hekla: big sound, big box
The Mu-so Hekla's front panel houses seven speakers, two on each side and four on top, and sound is provided by Focal/Naim's “Sphere” system, which combines beamforming and crosstalk suppression technologies.
The soundbar features the latest streaming board from Naim's Pulse platform with access to key streaming services and uses the same Focal and Naim app as the company's other streamers, with widgets, smartwatches and voice assistant compatible for both. Apple And Google. It also supports multiroom and party mode.
Dolby Atmos is supported, but there's no mention of DTS in the specs list, which may frustrate home theater fans—if you're spending that much on a soundbar that promises high-resolution audio, you've probably got 4K The Blu-ray you want to hear, in the best quality possible. However, Hekla has built-in smart audio tuning.
Inputs are HDMI eARC (but unfortunately no HDMI pass-through) and optical TOSLINK, and there's also Wi-Fi and an Ethernet jack for wired networking. There's also Bluetooth in basic SBC and AAC format, but… that hardly matches the spirit of this beast, does it?
RCA outputs allow you to combine the Mu-so Hekla with a subwoofer for even more powerful sound.
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