Compare Bang & Olufsen Beosound Edge vs Bang & Olufsen Beoplay A9 vs Bowers & Wilkins Formation Duo
Connectivity
Ports
1x Aux + 1x RJ45 (100Mbps)
1x Aux / Optical-combo + 1x RJ45 (100Mbps)
RJ45 + USB (service only)
Wireless Connectivity
Bluetooth 4.2 + WiFi 5
Bluetooth 4.2 + WiFi 5
Bluetooth 4.1 + WiFi
Construction
Colors
Natural (aluminum), Bronze, or Brass
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)
Black, White
Drivers | Midrange
2x 4" mid-range
2x 3" mid-range + 2x 1.5" full-range
Drivers | Tweeter
2x 0.75" tweeters
2x 0.75" tweeters
1x 25mm (1 in) Carbon dome
Drivers | Woofer
1x 10" dual coil woofer
1x 8" woofer
1x 165mm (6.5 in) Continuum cone
Form Factor
All-in-one wireless speaker
All-in-one wireless speaker, powered speaker
Wireless bookshelf speaker
Loudspeaker Type
3-way bass reflex
3-way bass reflex
2-way
Material
Aluminum + Fabric
Wood, Fabric, Aluminum, and Plastic
Dimensions
Size | Depth
130 mm
411 mm
305mm (12 in)
Size | Diameter
502 mm
Size | Height
908 mm
395mm (15.6 in)
Size | Width
701 mm
197mm (7.8 in)
Weight
13 kg
14.7 kg
10.6kg (23.4 lbs)
Function
Amplifier
Class D, 2x 100W for tweeter and midrange + 2x 200W for full-range + 1x 400W for woofer
Class D, 2x 150W for tweeters + 2x 200W for midrange + 2x 200W for full-range + 1x 400W for woofer
Class D
Audio
Adaptive Bass Linearization, Beam Direction control (two sides)
Active Room Compensation, Adaptive Bass Linearization, Thermal Protection
Bluetooth Profiles
AptX HD, AAC, SBC
Misc
Possible to pair two Beoplay A9s for stereo
Service
AirPlay 2, Chromecast built-in, Beolink Multiroom, DLNA -DMR
AirPlay 2, Chromecast built-in, Beolink Multiroom, DLNA -DMR
Voice Assistance
Google Assistant
Google Assistant
Performance
Frequency Response
12 Hz ~ 23.2 kHz
33 Hz ~ 23 kHz
25Hz - 33kHz ±3dB
Max Sound Level
104 dB SPL
100 dB SPL
Power Consumption
23 W
Power Output
800 W (400W tweeter / midrange + 400W woofer)
1500 W (300W tweeter + 400W midrange + 400W full-range + 400W woofer)
2x 125W
Production
Debut
2018
2019
2019-04
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