Compare Bang & Olufsen Beosound Balance vs Bowers & Wilkins Formation Duo

Variants
Gold
Natural
Black

Connectivity

Ports
1x Aux / Optical-combo + 2x RJ45 (100Mbps) + 1x USB-C
RJ45 + USB (service only)
Wireless Connectivity
Bluetooth 5.0 + WiFi 5
Bluetooth 4.1 + WiFi

Construction

Colors
Base: Natural Oak, Black Oak, Carrara Marble / Speaker Cover: Sand, Anthracite, White / Speaker Grille: Gold, Black
Black, White
Drivers | Midrange
2x 2" + 2x 3" full-range
Drivers | Tweeter
1x 0.75" tweeter
1x 25mm (1 in) Carbon dome
Drivers | Woofer
2x 5.25" woofers
1x 165mm (6.5 in) Continuum cone
Form Factor
All-in-one wireless speaker, powered speaker
Wireless bookshelf speaker
Loudspeaker Type
3-way bass reflex
2-way
Microphone
Yes

Dimensions

Size | Depth
305mm (12 in)
Size | Diameter
200 mm
Size | Height
380 mm
395mm (15.6 in)
Size | Width
197mm (7.8 in)
Weight
7.2 kg
10.6kg (23.4 lbs)

Function

Amplifier
Class D, 1x 50W for tweeters + 4x 100W for full-range + 2x 200W for woofer
Class D
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
26 Hz ~ 23 kHz
25Hz - 33kHz ±3dB
Max Sound Level
104 dB SPL
Power Consumption
100 W
Power Output
850 W (50W tweeter + 400W full-range + 400W woofer)
2x 125W

Production

Debut
2020
2019-04

Price

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