Bang & Olufsen Beoplay A1 Chestnut Portable Bluetooth Speaker: Enhanced with Microphone Review

Has some pros Great sound. I listened to almost everything up to 300 euros: marshall, Bose revolve +, Harman kardon, I generally keep quiet about jbl. This is the only speaker in which I immediately liked the sound, love at first sight. I did not expect such a pleasant clear sound from such a small speaker. I was looking for a portable speaker for the beach, but now I use it at home, although I have Sony srs x99 at home. Pleasant mids and highs, good bass. The new version holds the battery…

I bought 4 of these devices for my family. The sound is amazing, there are no speakers in this category that can match the sound of this speaker. It's great for travel and the battery is really good. WHAT YOU SAY. I have two of these with burned out drivers that wheeze when playing bass at over 40-50% volume. So now they are useless to me. This is really ridiculous and doesn't live up to B&O's quality standards for their premium devices. Can't tell you not to buy this, the sound is best in…

I'm a Bang & Olufsen fan. I have their flagship speaker system Beolab 5. I am also the proud owner of Beolab 10, 8000, 4000 and 6000. If Beoplay was my first experience with B&O I wouldn't even bother with this brand. This review is for the A1, but the issues apply to all products in the Beoplay range. (He currently owns a Beloit 12, 17 and A2. Communication sucks. Constant pairing between two A1s is a nightmare. Battery is a joke. 2 hours is what you can expect MAX. I spend more time on…

PROS - the sound quality is pretty solid MINUS - the price when you consider other cons - the stereo mode was difficult to set up, it's unreliable and not worth the effort - the bluetooth Connection was unstable - battery at any reasonable volume is terrible - weight is pretty crazy, especially considering battery life (and weight should be) GENERAL IMPRESSIONS We rated this based on first impressions of the sound quality which is really good. However, the app is terrible, the connection is…

I'm a fan of Bang and Olufsen. I have their flagship speaker system Beolab 5. I am also the proud owner of Beolab 10, 8000, 4000 and 6000. If Beoplay was my first contact with B&O I wouldn't even waste my time with this brand. This review is for the A1, but the issues carry over to all products in the Beoplay range. (He currently owns a Beloit 12, 17 and A2. Communication sucks. Constant pairing between two A1s is a nightmare. Battery is a joke. 2 hours is what you can expect MAX. I spend more…

PROS - Sound quality is pretty solid MINUS - Price given other cons - Stereo mode was painful to set up, unreliable and not worth the effort - Bluetooth connection was erratic - Battery pack at any reasonable listening volume is terrible - the weight is pretty crazy, especially considering the battery life (where the weight should go) GENERAL IMPRESSIONS This is based on first impressions of the audio quality, which is admittedly pretty good. However, the app is terrible, the connection is…