Compare Bang & Olufsen Beosound Balance vs Bang & Olufsen Beoplay A9 vs Sonos One

Variants
Gold
Natural
Black

Connectivity

Ports
1x Aux / Optical-combo + 2x RJ45 (100Mbps) + 1x USB-C
1x Aux / Optical-combo + 1x RJ45 (100Mbps)
1x 100Mbps LAN
Wireless Connectivity
Bluetooth 5.0 + WiFi 5
Bluetooth 4.2 + WiFi 5
WiFi 4

Construction

Colors
Base: Natural Oak, Black Oak, Carrara Marble / Speaker Cover: Sand, Anthracite, White / Speaker Grille: Gold, Black
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)
White with white matte grille or Black with black matte grille.
Drivers | Midrange
2x 2" + 2x 3" full-range
2x 3" mid-range + 2x 1.5" full-range
Drivers | Tweeter
1x 0.75" tweeter
2x 0.75" tweeters
1x tweeter
Drivers | Woofer
2x 5.25" woofers
1x 8" woofer
1x woofer
Form Factor
All-in-one wireless speaker, powered speaker
All-in-one wireless speaker, powered speaker
Wireless smart speaker
Loudspeaker Type
3-way bass reflex
3-way bass reflex
Material
Wood, Fabric, Aluminum, and Plastic
Microphone
Yes
Far-field microphone array

Dimensions

Size | Depth
411 mm
119.7 mm / 4.69 inch
Size | Diameter
200 mm
Size | Height
380 mm
908 mm
161.45 mm / 6.36 inch
Size | Width
701 mm
119.7 mm / 4.69 inch
Weight
7.2 kg
14.7 kg
1.85 kg / 4.08 lbs

Function

Amplifier
Class D, 1x 50W for tweeters + 4x 100W for full-range + 2x 200W for woofer
Class D, 2x 150W for tweeters + 2x 200W for midrange + 2x 200W for full-range + 1x 400W for woofer
2x Class-D digital amplifiers
Audio
Active Room Compensation, Adaptive Bass Linearization, Beam Direction Control (three sides), Beam Width Control, Thermal Protection
Active Room Compensation, Adaptive Bass Linearization, Thermal Protection
Misc
Possible to pair two Beosound Balances for stereo
Possible to pair two Beoplay A9s for stereo
Service
AirPlay 2, Chromecast built-in, Spotify Connect, Bang & Olufsen Radio
AirPlay 2, Chromecast built-in, Beolink Multiroom, DLNA -DMR
Voice Assistance
Google Assistant
Google Assistant
Amazon Alexa, Google Assitant

Performance

Frequency Response
26 Hz ~ 23 kHz
33 Hz ~ 23 kHz
Max Sound Level
104 dB SPL
100 dB SPL
Power Consumption
100 W
23 W
Power Output
850 W (50W tweeter + 400W full-range + 400W woofer)
1500 W (300W tweeter + 400W midrange + 400W full-range + 400W woofer)

Production

Debut
2020
2019
2019-03

Price

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