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Our pick
Bang & Olufsen Beosound A1 3rd Gen
Portable Bluetooth speaker (Rustic Red)
Ideal for: Music and calls in a room of up to 30 m².
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A round speaker in anodised aluminium with a waterproof leather strap, designed by Cecilie Manz, with 360° sound, up to 24 hours of battery life, IP67 protection and three microphones for calls.
- Sound60 W in total (2 × 30 W class D), 54 to 20,000 Hz, aptX Adaptive and AAC, stereo pairing with another A1
- Batteryup to 24 hours, full charge in about 3 hours over USB-C
- Format13.3 × 4.6 × 13.3 cm, 576 g, aluminium and leather, IP67
Avoid ifYou want to fill a large living room or a garden: B&O rates it for a 5 to 30 m² room. It also has no AUX input, only USB-C.
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Why this model
The aluminium pebble by Cecilie Manz, the most elegant and most compact.
If you want the most beautiful Bluetooth speaker to leave out on display, pick the Bang & Olufsen Beosound A1 3rd Gen: an aluminium pebble designed by Cecilie Manz, 576 g, a leather strap, up to 24 hours of battery life, IP67 protection and three microphones for calls. It is the smallest of the three, and the one that looks least like a gadget.
If you want more volume and bass for a terrace, the Marshall Middleton II keeps the black-and-brass amp look with more than 30 hours of battery life. The Bose SoundLink Max is the biggest and the most party-minded, with its rope handle, but it has no microphone at all: no hands-free calls.
Read the full guideBang & Olufsen Beosound A1 3rd Gen
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What matters when choosing
- The design, in the room where it will live
- A design speaker stays on display all year. A discreet aluminium pebble, a black-and-brass rock amp or a sporty block with a handle: pick the style that suits your home, not just the photo.
- Size versus space
- B&O rates the A1 for a 5 to 30 m² room. For a large living room or a garden, a bigger speaker such as the Middleton II or the SoundLink Max has more in reserve.
- What it does besides music
- Hands-free calls, charging your phone, an AUX input for a turntable: these details differ from one speaker to the next and often settle the choice.
