B&O PLAY A1 Portable Wireless Bluetooth Speaker (Natural Silver)

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Portable Bluetooth Speakers

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B&O PLAY by Bang & Olufsen

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B&O PLAY A1 Portable Wireless Bluetooth Speaker (Natural Silver)

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Pros & Cons

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Pros

The sound it emits fills my hotel room after a long day at work. For a bluetooth speaker of this size the sound is amazing!

Cons

Upon reaching full charge, the led switches from flashing orange to solid green (fo far, so good) but it only stays green temporarily before turning off. It's poor design to turn it off and thus leave users unsure if the speaker completed charging or ... Read More

B&o tech support refuses to explain the undeniable fact that multiple professional publications and websites specifically stated the review units they tested had apt-x. I consider it a bad design decision & sutble-arrogance much like apple to ... Read More

This is solely related to the quality (or lack thereof) of the speaker's electronics. They advertise a long battery life, but even at low levels i never had anywhere near what they advertise. Unacceptable battery life and casing quality and customer s... Read More

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Highlights

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Quality

Very good quality considering the size of this speaker

Overall the chic look and superior sound quality makes it worth the price for me

I really didnt notice the flaws of the mini 2 until i spent more time with the a1

The bass in the mini 2 sounds like how bass sounds like in a car with the windows closed where theres a resonance from the vibr... Read More

Packaging/appearance

If you own one of these pop open the lid and feel for any air escaping the screwholes

Edit the bass is stronger and tighter on the beoplay than mini 2 my tape seal was still leaking air once i fixed it and adjuste... Read More

Competitiveness

So i bought a second and synced them using the bang and olufson beoplay app

Anyone who claims the fidelity of this speaker is ok or just somewhat good needs a pair of qtips

Overview

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bass, quality, good, first and great.

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Our engine has discovered that over 90% high quality reviews are present.

This product had a total of 2,571 reviews as of our last analysis date on Nov 1 2023.