Danish luxury audio brand Bang & Olufsen has announced that its high-style Beosound A9 has moved into its fifth generation, and the shapely 360-degree-sound Beosound 2 grows into its third iteration. The company is also aiming for usage longevity thanks to a future-proofing module installed in each wireless home speaker.
“Today, we are celebrating that we are future-proofing two of our most popular home speaker,” said B&O’s VP of Product Marketing, Michael Henriksson. “Timeless design isn’t just about making products that are built to last, it’s also about creating designs that people will be captivated by, and proud to own, for decades.”
Both high-end wireless speakers are being launched in new color options as well as connectivity upgrades, but more importantly they’ll sport new future-proofing tech in the shape of a replaceable system module that B&O has treated to enough processing grunt to allow for the Mozart operating platform to receive software updates “for many years to come.” And if any of the current connectivity and streaming components do become obsolete, the out-of-date module can be swapped for an updated one.
Looking like a posh satellite dish for the living room, the Beosound A9 was first introduced in 2012 and by 2019 had reached its fourth generation.
Like its predecessors, the latest model is quite the hi-fi powerhouse, rocking seven drivers in the shape of a woofer powered by a 400-W Class D amplifier, two mid-range speakers and two full-range units each driven by its own Class D amp, plus two tweeters getting their own 150-W amps.
Bang & Olufsen future-proofs latest high-end wireless home speakers [New Atlas]