Bang & Olufsen Beosound Balance AL2

An interior silhouette balancing gracefully on a base of natural wood. The simplicity of this design, rooted in Scandinavian minimalism, contrasts strongly with its raw, high-performing sound. And with a shape distinctly broken into two components, Beosound Balance is luxurious design in an interior object form. We collaborated on the design with Benjamin Hubert of Layer Design, a creative studio from London highly specialized not only in design but also in creating unique user interfaces.

Optimal placement:

Designed to be positioned up against the wall on a shelf or side table, Beosound Balance delivers carefully controlled beams of sound for a clear acoustic experience from the front and rich sound enhancement at the back. The result is an impressively big acoustic experience compared to its size.

CRAFTSMANSHIP:
A unique combination of luxurious materials crafted to create an iconic look and a premium sound performance - a precision-crafted aluminium grill with a Fibonacci pattern for acoustic transparency and a solid oak wood base for a sculptural feel.

Welcomes you with a human touch:
Tactile user-interaction experience and light-through-aluminium for subtle look and a touch of magic with proximity sensors built-in to welcome you when you approach Beosound Balance for interaction - so the controls only appear when needed. When you walk away from Besound Balance, the controls dim once more leaving only the well-crafted aluminium surface visible.

Beosound Balance with the Google Assistant. You can easily enjoy music at home just with your voice; you can play your favorite music, control volume and find information about the song that you are listening to, hands-free.
You can also plan your day, set alarms and control smart devices around your home - just by using your voice.

Different Sound Experiences:
Different sound experiences for different needs. With its unique acoustic configuration of seven drivers, Beosound Balance is made to deliver a strong bass performance and a broad sound image for truly room filling sound when you want it. The ability to provide beam forming technology also enables Beosound Balance to deliver sound directivity for focused listening from all positions - all in one package.

Active Room Compensation:
Beosound Balance is equipped with Active Room Compensation capabilities which optimize sound experience based on the positioning of the speaker in the room, in practice by actively adapting the speaker tuning to compensate for acoustic surroundings.

Sound Performance:
The acoustic set up of Beosound Balance includes two 5.25'' bass drivers for powerful bass performance, two 2'' full range drivers and one 3/4 tweeter placed in the front for a clear, defined sound reproduction and finally two 3'' full range drivers placed in the back that act as sound enhancers.

Spec:

Recommended Room Size:
10-80 m2
100-800 ft2

Speaker Configuration:
2 x 5,25 woofer drivers
2 x 3 fullrange drivers
2 x 2 full range drivers
1 x ¾ tweeter

Amplifier:
2 x 200 watt classD for bass 2ohm
2 x 100 watt class D for fullrange 4ohm
2 x 100 watt class D for fullrange 4ohm
1 x 50 watt class D for tweeters 6ohm

Frequency Range:
26 - 23,000 Hz

Maximum Loudness @1m (SPL):
104 dB SPL

Bass Capability:
88 dB SPL

Stereo Pairing:
Pair two Beosound Balance to enjoy a stereo listening experience. Set up the stereo pairing through the Google Home App.

Advanced Sound Features:
Active Room Compensation
Adaptive Bass Linearization
Beam Direction Control (three sides)
Beam Width Control
Thermal Protection

Customizable Sound EQ:
Presets available and fully customisable through Bang & Olufsen App

Designer:
LAYER - Benjamin Hubert

Materials:
Oak Wood
Knitted Fabric
Aluminium
Fabric Cable

Weight:
7.2 kg

Dimensions:
20 W x 38 H x 20 D cm

Power consumption:
Typical 100 watts
Standby: 4,5 watt

Power Supply:
Fabric power cable

Bluetooth Version:
5.0

Wi-Fi:
Wi-fi/WLAN 802.11 b/g/n/ac (2.4 GHz & 5 GHz), 2x2 MIMO

Streaming services:
AirPlay 2
Chromecast built-in
Spotify Connect

Integrated music services:
Bang & Olufsen Radio

Inputs and outputs:
1 x Main Connection
1 x Line-in/Optical combi-jack
2 x Ethernet
1 x USB-C

Voice Assistant Integration:
Google Voice Assistant built in

Remote control:
Bang & Olufsen App