Compare Bang & Olufsen Beoplay A9 vs Bang & Olufsen Beosound Balance vs Bowers & Wilkins Formation Duo
Variants
Gold
Natural
Black
Connectivity
Ports
1x Aux / Optical-combo + 1x RJ45 (100Mbps)
1x Aux / Optical-combo + 2x RJ45 (100Mbps) + 1x USB-C
RJ45 + USB (service only)
Wireless Connectivity
Bluetooth 4.2 + WiFi 5
Bluetooth 5.0 + WiFi 5
Bluetooth 4.1 + WiFi
Construction
Colors
Base: Black, White (plastic) / Cover: Black, White, Red, Light Grey, Dark Grey, Dark Rose, Dusty Blue, Warm Taupe (fabric) / Legs: Maple, Oak, Smoked Oak, Walnut (wood) / Ring: Bronze, Brass, Black, Natural (aluminum)
Base: Natural Oak, Black Oak, Carrara Marble / Speaker Cover: Sand, Anthracite, White / Speaker Grille: Gold, Black
Black, White
Drivers | Midrange
2x 3" mid-range + 2x 1.5" full-range
2x 2" + 2x 3" full-range
Drivers | Tweeter
2x 0.75" tweeters
1x 0.75" tweeter
1x 25mm (1 in) Carbon dome
Drivers | Woofer
1x 8" woofer
2x 5.25" woofers
1x 165mm (6.5 in) Continuum cone
Form Factor
All-in-one wireless speaker, powered speaker
All-in-one wireless speaker, powered speaker
Wireless bookshelf speaker
Loudspeaker Type
3-way bass reflex
3-way bass reflex
2-way
Material
Wood, Fabric, Aluminum, and Plastic
Microphone
Yes
Dimensions
Size | Depth
411 mm
305mm (12 in)
Size | Diameter
200 mm
Size | Height
908 mm
380 mm
395mm (15.6 in)
Size | Width
701 mm
197mm (7.8 in)
Weight
14.7 kg
7.2 kg
10.6kg (23.4 lbs)
Function
Amplifier
Class D, 2x 150W for tweeters + 2x 200W for midrange + 2x 200W for full-range + 1x 400W for woofer
Class D, 1x 50W for tweeters + 4x 100W for full-range + 2x 200W for woofer
Class D
Audio
Active Room Compensation, Adaptive Bass Linearization, Thermal Protection
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 Beoplay A9s for stereo
Possible to pair two Beosound Balances for stereo
Service
AirPlay 2, Chromecast built-in, Beolink Multiroom, DLNA -DMR
AirPlay 2, Chromecast built-in, Spotify Connect, Bang & Olufsen Radio
Voice Assistance
Google Assistant
Google Assistant
Performance
Frequency Response
33 Hz ~ 23 kHz
26 Hz ~ 23 kHz
25Hz - 33kHz ±3dB
Max Sound Level
100 dB SPL
104 dB SPL
Power Consumption
23 W
100 W
Power Output
1500 W (300W tweeter + 400W midrange + 400W full-range + 400W woofer)
850 W (50W tweeter + 400W full-range + 400W woofer)
2x 125W
Production
Debut
2019
2020
2019-04
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