Compare Bang & Olufsen Beosound Explore vs Bang & Olufsen Beosound A1 (2nd Gen) vs Bang & Olufsen Beosound Level

Variants
Dark Grey
Light Oak

Connectivity

Ports
USB-C
USB-C
1x Aux / Optical-combo + 1x RJ45 (100Mbps) + 1x USB-C
Wireless Connectivity
Bluetooth 5.2
Bluetooth 5.1
Bluetooth 5.0 + WiFi 5

Construction

Battery | Capacity
2400 mAh
3000 mAh
Cable
1.25 m USB-C to USB-A
1.25 m USB-C to USB-A
Colors
Black Anthracite, Grey Mist, Green
Black Anthracite, Grey Mist, Pink, Green, Gold
Light Oak, Dark Grey
Drivers
2x 1.8" full-range drivers
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
Portable wireless speaker
All-in-one wireless speaker
Loudspeaker Type
3-way bass reflex
Material
Type II Anodized Aluminum + Fabric + Plastic
Pearl Blasted Aluminum + Plastic + Waterproof Leather
Microphone
3 microphone array
3 microphone array

Dimensions

Size | Depth
56 mm
Size | Diameter
81 mm
133 mm
Size | Height
124 mm
46 mm
230 mm
Size | Width
348 mm
Weight
631 g without carabiner
558 g
3.3 kg

Function

Amplifier
Class D, 2x 30W
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
SBC
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
IP67

Performance

Battery Life
27 hours
18 hours
16 hours
Charging Time
2 hours
2.75 hours
3 hours to 100%
Frequency Response
56 Hz ~ 22.7 kHz
55 Hz ~ 20 kHz
39 Hz ~ 23 kHz
Max Sound Level
91 dB SPL
92 dB SPL
96 dB SPL
Power Consumption
6.2 W
5 W
25 W
Power Output
60 W
60 W (30W tweeter + 30W mid-woofer)
105 W (15W tweeter + 30W midrange + 60W woofer)

Production

Availability
2021-04
Debut
2021
2020
2021-02

Price

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