Bang & Olufsen presented a new powerful wireless speaker for the home that completely reimagines how we live with sound. Created in collaboration with globally acclaimed designer Michael Anastassiades, Beosound Edge is yet another thoughtful design from the Danish luxury audio brand that transforms the everyday mundane to musical mastery and adds aesthetic value to the home.
The circular shape of Beosound Edge allows for two placement options. On the floor as a stunning centrepiece, amplifying and blending in with the colours of the furniture standing next to it, or placed on the wall as a true gravity-defying statement that divides spaces in the home. Proximity sensors detect when you get close to the speaker, discreetly illuminating the aluminium touch interface. Adjusting the sound is as magical as the sound coming from it: you gently roll Beosound Edge forwards and backwards to increase and decrease the volume. Softly to change the volume moderately, while a stronger touch will change it more dramatically. Let go, and it gently rolls back to its original position.
Debuting the world’s first Active Bass Port
Drawing on acoustical technologies from Bang & Olufsen’s advanced BeoLab portfolio, Beosound Edge is surprisingly powerful despite its compact footprint. To deliver impressive bass capabilities, the Bang & Olufsen acoustic engineers have put in a huge 10” woofer bass driver on one side, which has an innovatively slim design and long excursion, while both sides of the speaker enjoy a dedicated 4” midrange and a ¾” tweeter.
To deliver a powerful sound experience at high volume, Beosound Edge debuts a ground-breaking acoustical technology named the Active Bass Port[. The Active Bass Port unites two classical concepts of loudspeaker design, the so-called “closed-box” design and the “ported design”. The acoustic analogy resembles that of a car’s spoiler that automatically raises as the car speeds up. When playing at lower volumes, it is using the closed cabinet principle for the most accurate sound reproduction, and as you turn up the volume the Active Bass Port opens to output more energized bass.
Design by distilling
Since the 1950’s, Bang & Olufsen has been pioneering the use of aluminium making it almost synonymous with the brand. Remarkable craftmanship and attention to detail are required to achieve the perfect circular frame and to polish the exterior to a flawless finish. To add an element of magic, Bang & Olufsen has built the physical touch interface into the aluminium frame by lasering microscopic holes invisible to the eye just allowing light to shine through.
To contrast the polished aluminium body, Beosound Edge comes with a matt black fabric cover, easily exchangeable as Bang & Olufsen will introduce new on-trend fabric colours over time. The black fabric surface almost draws you in – an illusion created by minimizing the transition between the two surfaces and using matte fabric to contrast the reflective shine from the aluminium ring.
Directional Sound Control: You decide the radiation
Beosound Edge comes with 360-degree room filling sound from both sides of the speaker, and the new Directional Sound Control allows the user to define the direction that the sound radiates creating two acoustic fronts. This ensures that a room can be divided into an active listening area and a more passive listening area. Controlling the directional sound is controlled through the Bang & Olufsen app.
Freedom of connectivity
Beosound Edge comes with the major industry standard technologies to provide the best streaming experience and to let you enjoy the streaming service of your choice. It comes with AirPlay 2, Chromecast and Bluetooth.
Pricing and availability
Beosound Edge is available on www.bang-olufsen.com/edge and in Bang & Olufsen stores end September 2018 at a recommended retail price of AED 14,530
Introducing the Bang & Olufsen Limited Edition Bronze Collection
Taking inspiration from the architectural and interior trends of using warm colours and contrasting materials, Bang & Olufsen is announcing a limited-edition collection of the company’s most popular multiroom speakers. The Bronze Collection is tastefully adding alluring dark, naturally warm hues, character and even more vivid sound to the modern home.
The Bronze Collection brings together the iconic and powerful Beoplay A9floor speaker, the Beoplay M5, Beosound 1and Beosound 2with 360-degree sound as well as the all-new Beosound Edgespeaker, designed by Michael Anastassiades for Bang & Olufsen. The overall unique monochromatic look of the collection compliments the sculptural presence of the speakers and gilds the senses of the viewer merging aesthetics, playfulness and proficient acoustics.
All the speakers in the Bronze Collection are wireless multiroom speakers, allowing you to connect the speakers to a home sound system and have Bang & Olufsen Signature Sound flow seamlessly throughout your home.
Pricing and availability
The Bronze Collection will be available to purchase online, in Bang & Olufsen stores and selected retailersfrom 30 October 2018 depending on region. Beosound Edge will join the collection from December 2018.To find out more, please visit bang-olufsen.com.
Bang-Olufsen-Bronze-Collection-Beoplay-A9-AED9390 
Bang-Olufsen-Bronze-Collection-Beosound-2-AED8465 Bang & Olufsen Bronze Collection EDGE AED14,530 
Bang & Olufsen Bronze Collection – Beosound 1 AED6,430 
Bang & Olufsen Bronze Collection Beoplay M5 AED2,600
- Beoplay M5 is available for a recommended retail price ofAED 2,600
- Beosound 1 is available for a recommended retail price of AED 6,430
- Beosound 2 is available for a recommended retail price of AED 8,465
- Beoplay A9 is available for a recommended retail price ofAED 9,390
- Beosound Edge is available for a recommended retail price ofAED 14,530
