Bang & Olufsen Beosound Balance Looks Expensive… And It Is

Bang & Olufsen in general is an audiophile’s dream but that bass can shake any budget.

The Bang & Olufsen Beosound Balance speaker is no exception, at $2,250.

The Beosound Balance was created with the help of a London design agency called Layer, which explains why the press release featured a particularly flourishing description of this speaker. 

We’ll let them take the lead on this beauty!

“The form of Beosound Balance is driven by the speaker’s audio performance, with a simple, cylindrical base unit on which a more expressive form sits. 

Together, these two elemental forms create a sculptural object – like a plinth supporting an artwork or vase – that disrupts the monoblock format of most speakers in the market.

The timber base unit contains a large, omnidirectional bass speaker driver, which is positioned in a vertical orientation and topped with a metal mesh dish with perforations in a Fibonacci sequence. “

“The bass is reflected off the rounded metal base of the top form, maximizing its acoustic potential and providing a room-filling, low-end rich sound.

The softly sculpted upper unit contains the precise mid- and top-end drivers, which complete the warm, well- balanced audio performance.”

If this is music to your ears, you should know that the Beosound Balance speaker also has a touch-sensitive interface at the top.

The UI is made of micro-laser etched symbols that are illuminated by LEDs when you interact with them. 

When not in use, they disappear so that the speaker looks like a decorative object, not a gadget.

The B&O Beosound Balance will show up in Bang & Olufsen stores and online sometime this month.