Compare B&W Formation Wedge vs Bang & Olufsen Beosound Balance
Variants
Gold
Natural
Black
Connectivity
Ports
RJ45 + USB (service only)
1x Aux / Optical-combo + 2x RJ45 (100Mbps) + 1x USB-C
Wireless Connectivity
Bluetooth 4.1 + WiFi
Bluetooth 5.0 + WiFi 5
Construction
Colors
Black, Silver
Base: Natural Oak, Black Oak, Carrara Marble / Speaker Cover: Sand, Anthracite, White / Speaker Grille: Gold, Black
Drivers | Midrange
2 x 90mm (3.5 in) FST
2x 2" + 2x 3" full-range
Drivers | Tweeter
2x 25mm (1 in) dome
1x 0.75" tweeter
Drivers | Woofer
1x 160mm (6 in) cone
2x 5.25" woofers
Form Factor
Wireless all-in-one speaker
All-in-one wireless speaker, powered speaker
Loudspeaker Type
3-way bass reflex
3-way bass reflex
Microphone
Yes
Dimensions
Size | Depth
243mm (9.6 in)
Size | Diameter
200 mm
Size | Height
232mm (9.1 in)
380 mm
Size | Width
440mm (17.3 in)
Weight
6.5kg (14.3 lbs)
7.2 kg
Function
Amplifier
Class D
Class D, 1x 50W for tweeters + 4x 100W for full-range + 2x 200W for woofer
Audio
Active Room Compensation, Adaptive Bass Linearization, Beam Direction Control (three sides), Beam Width Control, Thermal Protection
Bluetooth Profiles
AptX HD, AAC, SBC
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
35Hz - 28kHz ±3dB
26 Hz ~ 23 kHz
Max Sound Level
104 dB SPL
Power Consumption
100 W
Power Output
2x 40W (tweeter) + 2x 40W (midrange) + 1x 80W (woofer)
850 W (50W tweeter + 400W full-range + 400W woofer)
Production
Debut
2019-04
2020
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