Compare DALI Sound Hub vs Bang & Olufsen Beosound Balance vs Bowers & Wilkins Formation Duo

Variants
Gold
Natural
Black

Connectivity

Ports
[Input] 2x RCA (line, sub-out), USB (charge) | [Output] 2x TOSLINK, Coax, RCA, 3.5mm, 2x plug-in modules
1x Aux / Optical-combo + 2x RJ45 (100Mbps) + 1x USB-C
RJ45 + USB (service only)
Wireless Connectivity
[Input] Bluetooth 4.2 + [Output] 5725-5875 MHz, Full 24 Bit / 96 kHz
Bluetooth 5.0 + WiFi 5
Bluetooth 4.1 + WiFi

Construction

Colors
Base: Natural Oak, Black Oak, Carrara Marble / Speaker Cover: Sand, Anthracite, White / Speaker Grille: Gold, Black
Black, White
Drivers | Midrange
2x 2" + 2x 3" full-range
Drivers | Tweeter
1x 0.75" tweeter
1x 25mm (1 in) Carbon dome
Drivers | Woofer
2x 5.25" woofers
1x 165mm (6.5 in) Continuum cone
Form Factor
All-in-one wireless speaker, powered speaker
Wireless bookshelf speaker
Loudspeaker Type
3-way bass reflex
2-way
Microphone
Yes

Dimensions

Size | Depth
213 mm
305mm (12 in)
Size | Diameter
200 mm
Size | Height
76 mm
380 mm
395mm (15.6 in)
Size | Width
300 mm
197mm (7.8 in)
Weight
1.6 kg
7.2 kg
10.6kg (23.4 lbs)

Function

Amplifier
Class D, 1x 50W for tweeters + 4x 100W for full-range + 2x 200W for woofer
Class D
Audio
Active Room Compensation, Adaptive Bass Linearization, Beam Direction Control (three sides), Beam Width Control, Thermal Protection
Bluetooth Profiles
AAC, Apt-X, Apt-X HD
AptX HD, AAC, SBC
Compatibility
CALLISTO C, RUBICON C and OBERON C systems
Misc
Possible to pair two Beosound Balances for stereo
Service
AirPlay 2, Chromecast built-in, Spotify Connect, Bang & Olufsen Radio
Voice Assistance
Google Assistant

Performance

Frequency Response
26 Hz ~ 23 kHz
25Hz - 33kHz ±3dB
Impedance
10k ohms (RCA, 3.5mm); 75 ohms (Coax)
Max Sound Level
104 dB SPL
Power Consumption
100 W
Power Output
250 W
850 W (50W tweeter + 400W full-range + 400W woofer)
2x 125W

Production

Debut
2017-08-10 (IFA)
2020
2019-04
EAN Code
5703120109404
Made In
China

Price

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