Compare Bang & Olufsen Beosound A1 (2nd Gen) vs JBL Link Music vs Bang & Olufsen Beosound Level

Variants
Music
Portable
Dark Grey
Light Oak

Connectivity

Ports
USB-C
1x Aux / Optical-combo + 1x RJ45 (100Mbps) + 1x USB-C
Wireless Connectivity
Bluetooth 5.1
Bluetooth 4.2, WiFi
Bluetooth 5.0 + WiFi 5

Construction

Battery | Capacity
3000 mAh
4800 mAh Lithium-ion 3.6V (Portable)
Cable
1.25 m USB-C to USB-A
Colors
Black Anthracite, Grey Mist, Pink, Green, Gold
Ocean blue, black, grey, sienna brown, yellow green and straw
Light Oak, Dark Grey
Drivers | Midrange
1x 2" full-range
Drivers | Tweeter
1x 0.6" tweeter
2x 0.8" tweeters
Drivers | Woofer
1x 3.5" mid-woofer
2x 4" woofer
Form Factor
Portable wireless speaker
All-in-one wireless speaker
Loudspeaker Type
3-way bass reflex
Material
Pearl Blasted Aluminum + Plastic + Waterproof Leather
Microphone
3 microphone array

Dimensions

Size | Depth
56 mm
Size | Diameter
133 mm
112 mm
Size | Height
46 mm
134 mm
230 mm
Size | Width
348 mm
Weight
558 g
3.3 kg

Function

Amplifier
Class D, 2x 30W
Class D, 1x 15W for tweeters + 1x 30W for midrange + 2x 30W for woofer
Audio
Active Room Compensation, Adaptive Bass Linearization, Position-depended sound staging, Thermal Protection
Bluetooth Codecs
AAC, aptX Adaptive
Misc
Possible to pair two Beosound A1 GEN2 for stereo
Possible to pair two Beosound Level for stereo
Service
AirPlay 2, Chromecast built-in, Spotify Connect, Bang & Olufsen Radio
Voice Assistance
Wake Word Alexa Voice Assistant
Google Voice Assistant
Weather Resistance
IP67
IPX7 (Portable)

Performance

Battery Life
18 hours
8h (Portable)
16 hours
Charging Time
2.75 hours
3 hours to 100%
Frequency Response
55 Hz ~ 20 kHz
60Hz - 20kHz (Music); 65Hz - 20kHz (Portable)
39 Hz ~ 23 kHz
Max Sound Level
92 dB SPL
96 dB SPL
Power Consumption
5 W
25 W
Power Output
60 W (30W tweeter + 30W mid-woofer)
20W
105 W (15W tweeter + 30W midrange + 60W woofer)
Signal-to-Noise Ratio
>80dB

Production

Availability
2019-12
2021-04
Debut
2020
2019-09 IFA
2021-02

Price

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