The luxury brand's latest portable speaker, the Beosound A5, has a Bluetooth 5.2 radio, but also supports AirPlay 2, Chromecast and Bang & Olufsen's own Beolink Multiroom technology.
Bang & Olufsen has introduced a new top-of-the-line Beosound A5 battery-powered portable speaker that features a high-performance audio system in a housing with a retro Scandinavian design aesthetic.
The speaker is a three-way system with one 5.25-inch woofer, two 2-inch midrange drivers, and a 3/4-inch tweeter to provide 360-degree surround sound. The drivers are powered by four discrete digital amplifiers with a total output of 280 watts. B&O says the speaker uses the beamforming technology it first developed for its Beolab 90 and 50 floorstanding speakers to create an immersive audio experience.
The Beosound A5 is an indoor/outdoor speaker that boasts an IP65 weather rating, meaning it's impervious to dust and water jets from any direction. So it's not submersible, but it should be able to withstand being sprayed with a garden hose. (See the previous link for everything you need to know about IP codes.)
This report is part of TechHive's in-depth coverage of the best Bluetooth speakers.
B&O says the speaker's integrated battery should provide more than 12 hours of playback, and that battery can be used to charge your smartphone via a wireless charger integrated into its top panel.
The Beosound A5 has a built-in Bluetooth 5.2 radio, but also has an integrated Wi-Fi adapter that supports Apple AirPlay 2, Chromecast, Spotify Connect and B&O's own Mozart platform.
With Mozart, two Beosound A5 speakers can be configured as a stereo pair using the Bang & Olufsen app, or the speaker can be added to a Mozart-based multi-room audio system with other Mozart-compatible speakers. B&O says a future upgrade will use the speaker's ultra-wideband support to enable "proximity pairing", which will automatically connect two Beosound A5s as a stereo pair when placed close together.
The speaker's high-end components are said to be housed in an equally luxurious aluminum cabinet - with either a 'natural' or black anthracite finish - with a woven paper fiber front and a dark oak wood speaker enclosure on the other. . Both models have oak handles: light oak on the natural model and dark oak on the anthracite model.
Bang & Olufsen promises that the Beosound A5 will be a long-lasting speaker. To deliver on this promise, the company says it features a modular design that is easy to maintain and repair. What's more, buyers will be able to replace the speaker's front cover with a cover made of new materials and colors so it can "evolve with the customer's style and identity".
Once the speaker reaches its end-of-life stage, the company says the high-quality construction materials used to make it – combined with its easy disassembly – make it easy to recycle.
The Bang & Olufsen Beosound A5 is now available to buy online and in stores. The Nordic Weave model, pictured above, is priced at $1,149 (£899, €999). The Dark Oak model, pictured at the top of the page, costs £999, €1,099).
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