BANG & OLUFSEN 1200530 Beoplay A9 4th Generation Wireless Speaker System

At first glance the Beoplay A9 4th Generation Wireless Speaker System from Bang & Olufsen looks like a piece of art or stylish home décor, which is the point, but inside B&O have crafted a powerful wireless speaker system for your home. The A9's 4th generation update adds two rear full-range drivers to take advantage of reflective acoustics for a larger sound stage. In total, the A9 has seven drivers that output 950 total watts of sound.

B&O have also incorporated Active Room Compensation technology that helps the A9 optimize sound quality based on the unique characteristics of the room, such as its shape, size, and the furniture inside. You can utilize Apple AirPlay 2, Google Chromecast (built-in), Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), or Bluetooth 4.2 compatible devices to stream your favorite music, podcasts, or audio books to the A9.

The Beoplay A9 wireless speaker shows no sign of physical controls, but it can by physically controlled through its intuitive touch-sensitive interface. Swipe across the top to adjust volume, hold your hand on top to mute, tap right and left to skep tracks, or right in the center to access your last played source

Active Room Compensation
B&O wants you to have the best experience possible with the Beoplay A9. To that end they have incorporated Active Room Compensation technology, which utilizes an external microphone to analyze your room and the items in it. It takes the reflected audio signals and creates a set of user-defined filters that compensate for them. The result is engineered to tailor the sound output of your Beoplay A9 to that specific environment.

B&O Multi-Room Support
The 4th generation of Beoplay A9 features support for B&O's multi-room speaker technology. This means that when joined by other multi-room B&O products over your home's Wi-Fi network, you can choose to play different audio in different rooms, or play the same audio throughout your entire home. Imagine seamlessly listening to music or enjoying an audiobook without interruption as you traverse from room to room.

Controlling the entire experience can be conveniently done with your smartphone and the Bang & Olufsen iOS or Android app. Play music via Chromecast, Apple AirPlay 2, DLNA -DMR, QPlay 2.0, or Bluetooth-compatible drives, or play music directly from the app via streaming services such as Deezer and TuneIn.

Attention to Detail
B&O's designers have the extra mile to incorporate unique aesthetic touches to the 4th generation of Beoplay A9. The wireless speaker system features a wool-blend speaker cover from Danish textile brand, Kvadrat, a fabric-covered power cord, and the Bang & Olufsen logo engraved into the A9's aluminum ring.