Beosound A5
Bang & Olufsen's large battery speaker with Wi-Fi streaming, a wooden handle, Qi charging on top and IP65 rating, suited to moving between rooms and the garden.
- Type
- Portable speaker
- Atmos
- No
- Connects by
- Wi-Fi and Bluetooth
- Battery
- 12 h
- Weight
- 3.8 kg
What reviewers say
Both reviewers rate it the best-sounding battery-powered speaker they have heard, big, bold and confident. The shared criticism is a price around twice that of strong rivals such as the Sonos Move 2; Trusted Reviews found the looks divisive and the sound less 360-degree than claimed, and Pocket-lint misses high-quality Bluetooth codecs and voice control.
From trustedreviews.com and pocket-lint.com
Specifications
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- Type
- Portable speaker
- Dolby Atmos
- No
- Drivers
- 5.25-inch woofer, two 2-inch full-range drivers and a 3/4-inch tweeter; 360° sound with beamforming
- Amplifiers
- Four 70 W class D (non-clipped peak), 280 W in total
- Frequency response
- 32 Hz – 23 kHz; up to 101 dB SPL at 1 m; bass capability 80 dB SPL at 1 m
- Audio formats
- MP3, WMA, AAC, ALAC, FLAC, WAV, AIFF, OGG, HLS; up to 24-bit/192 kHz
- Room tuning
- Active Room Compensation and RoomSense; Beosonic equaliser
Connections
- Wi-Fi
- Yes
- Bluetooth
- Yes
- AirPlay
- Yes
- Voice assistants
- None
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 6 (802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax), 2.4 and 5 GHz
- Bluetooth
- Bluetooth 5.3 (5.2 at launch); ultra-wideband
- Ports
- USB-C (power in, 27–45 W USB-C PD recommended)
- Streaming
- AirPlay, Google Cast, Spotify Connect, Tidal Connect, Deezer Connect; Bang & Olufsen Radio
- Multi-room
- Stereo pairing (LC3plus); Beolink Multiroom, AirPlay and Chromecast multi-room; Beolink Surround with Beosound Theatre
- App
- Bang & Olufsen app
Design
- Battery life (maker's claim)
- Up to 12 hours
- Water and dust resistance
- IP65
- Weight
- 3.8 kg
- Battery life detail
- More than 12 hours at 70 dB; replaceable 7,200 mAh lithium-ion battery; 3 hours to charge, 2 hours to 80%
- Controls
- Top-panel buttons with favourite buttons; Beoremote One BT and Beoremote Halo
- Microphones
- For Active Room Compensation
- Mounting
- Oak handle
- Size
- 285 × 187 × 130 mm (W × H × D); 260 mm wide without the handle; Spaced Aluminium version 3.9 kg
- Colours
- Oak, Dark Oak, Nordic Weave, Century Weave, Spaced Aluminium, Navy Blue (Bang & Olufsen UK)
- In the box
- Beosound A5, USB-C power adapter (depending on version), USB charging cable (2 m), quick start guide
Pros and cons
Pros
- Wi-Fi 6 with AirPlay, Google Cast, Spotify Connect and Tidal Connect, plus Bluetooth 5.3
- Four drivers with four 70 W amplifiers, up to 101 dB, and room compensation
- Qi wireless phone charger on top, and a replaceable battery, covers and handle
Cons
- 3.8 kg
- More than 12 hours of battery, less than many smaller portables
- IP65, but wood and paper weave can be damaged by water
Closest rivals
Model | Type | Atmos | Connects by | Battery | Weight | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portable speaker | No | Wi-Fi and Bluetooth | 24 h | 3 kg | Sept 2023 | |
| Portable speaker | No | Bluetooth | 25 h | 3.3 kg | Apr 2025 | |
| Portable speaker | No | Bluetooth | 20 h | 2.2 kg | May 2024 |
Sources
- bang-olufsen.com/en/gb/speakers/beosound-a5
- assets.ctfassets.net/8cd2csgvqd3m/x4BxZHczFxnG3jLWrzTlb/f76fec44604eccfa8519d13…
- bang-olufsen.presscloud.com/digitalshowroom
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