Esteemed Danish audio model Bang & Olufsen unveiled its new transportable Beosound A5 speaker Thursday. The dear and highly effective machine’s design outcomes from a collaboration with the Danish-Italian duo GamFratesi.
“Beosound A5 is our new high-end transportable speaker which mixes Bang & Olufsen’s long-standing method to timeless design with our imaginative and prescient on sound for the long run,” mentioned VP of Product Advertising and marketing Michael Henriksson.
“We’re excited to collaborate with GamFratesi for the primary time, to create two speaker designs which can be rooted in a Scandinavian aesthetic with a definite design signature on their very own,” he added.
Bang & Olufsen A5 transportable speaker
The brand new Bang & Olufsen Beosound A5 speaker is product of aluminum with a woven paper-fiber grille and a lightweight oak deal with, “creating a sense of laid-back Scandinavian summers spent on the seashore,” the corporate mentioned.
Alternatively, a black anthracite aluminum model with a darkish oak wooden speaker cowl and deal with “evokes the aesthetic of winter woodlands.”
The speaker’s compact measurement, picket deal with and IP65 water- and dust-resistance ranking make it transportable and appropriate for outside use. However it additionally packs loads of energy. A four-way driver setup with 4 digital amplifiers offers a mixed 280 watts of energy, B&O mentioned.
The speaker options greater than 12 hours of playtime and integrates a wi-fi telephone charger into the highest panel of the speaker. That makes the machine versatile. You management it through an onboard user-interface or from the Bang & Olufsen App.
Highly effective, exact, and transportable audio
Beosound A5’s whole output of 280W can fill massive rooms with dynamic 360-degree sound, B&O mentioned. The speaker features a 5.25-inch woofer plus two 2-inch midrange tweeters and one 3/4-inch tweeter.
The speaker’s know-how pertains to the corporate’s Beolab 90 and Beolab 50 hi-fi audio system. Beamforming know-how utilized in them involves Beosound A5 to exactly management sound for an immersive expertise, the corporate mentioned.
Reimagining a B&O design icon
Photograph: Bang & Olufsen
“Our inspiration got here from many locations, together with the enduring Beolit sequence in addition to pure supplies synonymous with the colours and textures present in Scandinavian nature,” mentioned design duo GamFratesi.
“From the standard Panama straw hats worn on seashores, to the hand-woven leather-based accents of Danish chairs from the Sixties, blends of pure supplies utilized in experimental methods guided our design journey,” they added.
B&O mentioned the A5’s curves and pure supplies reference the Beolit 607 launched in 1961. The picket teak end of the Beolit 800 and Beolit 1000, initially designed by Jacob Jensen within the late Sixties and early ’70s, additionally influenced the design course of.
Repairable for lengthy life
The corporate added it “modularly designed” the A5 in order that it may be serviced and repaired to increase its lifetime.
B&O plans to proceed producing exchangeable entrance covers in new supplies and colours. That may allow the speaker to “evolve with a buyer’s type and id.”
Mozart software program platform
The corporate mentioned its Mozart software program platform additionally helps prolong the speaker’s life. It offers up-to-date options throughout audio, connectivity and software program design. It additionally permits pairing with some other Mozart-enabled speaker.
“Beosound A5 has the capability to evolve with new applied sciences and unlock new listening experiences for years to come back,” the corporate mentioned. It’s appropriate with Beolink Multiroom, Airplay 2, Chromecast, Spotify Join and Bluetooth 5.2.
Pricing and availability
Beosound A5 in Nordic Weave prices $1,049. In Darkish Oak it’s $1,149.
The place to purchase: Bang & Olufsen
