B&O Beoplay A1 2nd gen vs Minirig mk3 bluetooth speaker 

Timecodes: 0:28 specs compared 9:21 50% volume - A1 vs Minirig 12:38 80% volume - A1 vs Minirig 18:01 93% volume - A1 vs Minirig 22:09 93% volume - A1 vs Minirig with subwoofer 26:17 100% volume - A1 vs Minirig vs Minirig + sub

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Thanks for the detailed comparison! Definitely helped me make an informed decision 👍

Thank you for all the videos you do! They are very helpful

That Beoplay tweeter definitley adds a lot in terms of the sound quality.

Thank you! Much apreciated your review.

Thanks for the great and detailed review.

What can I say, Alan you are right. For me, the A1 makes the Mk 3 sound like it's in a cupboard... Untill you turn them up! Then the Mk 3 pulls it back more level. However, adding the sub seems to bring the sound quality back down for the Mk 3, although of course you get loud vol and bass! Form factor is a big factor here. I'll stick to my pair of Denons.

I received my minrig 3s today. Very happy with them. Although there's an audible loss in treble, I've noticed that it doesn't have the same 'artificial treble boost' sound that other speakers like the m+ have. The minirigs are the first speaker I have which actually sounds the stereo I like, which is probably because of the extra reflections due to the 360 sound but not too sure on that. Bass does come out, but I honestly can't for the life of me understand how the bass comes out of it. It feels louder the further away I am. Not complaining though, just thought it was really interesting. Every time I watch an A1 g2 video, I keep wondering if I should have gotten that instead, as anything portable being able to reproduce 50hz and lower is really special in my mind. That said, for the same price as two A1s you do get essentially a 'free sub'. Still wondering if I should get the A1, even though I don't need it. Does that stereo pairing lock thing mean you don't need to press the button twice?

Hi Alan. How are you? I have the motion boom right now which I love. But if I try to watch a video or movie there is a lot of latency. Is there any latency with the mini rig 3 watching movies or videos?? And in your opinion is just one mini rig 3 a good all-purpose speaker for everything, music podcasts, putting it in the middle of a room and that way everybody hears it the same as opposed to a directional speaker like the motion boom. Please tell me your thoughts. I don't mind spending the extra money. The motion boom was $85 the mini rig 3 will cost me $180

Yeah, the a1 may have more bass, but its not very defined at higher volumes. You can hear it even here on the recording that it starts to compress and distort on bass hits. Where as the minirig keeps it clean all the way to 100%, there is no added color or texture that results from being overdriven. The a1 sounds best at something like 60-80% and after that it starts doing weird things with the lower frequencies because it is running out of either excursion or amp power, a common problem with harman speakers. I know some people don't care and I'm fine with that, but for my personal use, it isn't an option.

I like "A1 2nd" more in this video...Only issue that bass performance is weak in max volume, but it's not a big deal cause prevents bass distortion.

Nice review, can’t say I’m a fan of the b&o little to much £ for the sound you get. I wonder if minirig have a mk 4 in pipeline with a tweeter, I can’t see anker bringing anything out now they have their hands in many other markets they are pushing the robovacs, home cctv, headphones etc

1000% volume :D it should blow like a gun :D in this test I would like more beoplay a1 v2 than minirig (I like more deeper bass over bass kick)

By the way, does the A1 boost the lower frquencies at low volume levels?

Hi, just curious, how many times does the tws cut out? It happens multiple times for me, and it's upsetting me to the point where I am contemplating returning it.

Hello, in México the b&o A1 was in discount and was in the same price to Minirig, does the A1 worth in that price?

Does the subwoofer affect the battery life of the Minirig, and how does collective battery life change when using the units as a system? I'm looking for something to listen to while I deliver since the console in my car gave out. Sometimes I wanna blast music (rock, metal, folk, dubstep, riddim, deep house, indie), and sometimes I just want a pleasant listening experience or even a podcast. If not either of these, do you have another speaker you'd recommend?

Good work!

Agreed. It's just a matter of taste! 👌

Nice, very informative video... but I wish the audio was a little louder. Others videos of yours are louder.

Hello! Today if you could only buy one speaker Bluetooth only one which would you choose?thanks bro

I do not want to be offending anyone but anyone buying speakers of that size (ie really small) to listen music at high or very high volume and expecting greatness are a bit dumb really because that's not what they are meant for , it's like someone buying a Fiat 500 and expecting Ferrari performance , these very small speakers are made to listen to medium background-ish volume and in this situation the beoplay A1 is by far for its size the most mature and Hi-Fi Sound speaker , of course there are cheaper speakers that are quite good and go louder like the superbe soundcore motion Plus which is a really good speaker but have no real deep bass extension . I have all those speakers and quite a few others and I did some experimentation where I invited people around for dinner or for a drink in the evening and whatever small speaker I was using and hiding somewhere for background music , my guests always could hear/guess that the music was coming from a portable speaker , except for the B&O beoplay A1 , many of them we're asking me where I was hiding my "sound system" and could not believe when I showed them the speaker . Now the big negative point about the speaker is the price as for the same price one could get the big bass Harman Kardon onyx 6 or the excellent Marshall Stockwell 2 to name a few and there are many more but they are much bigger . So to sum it up for anyone looking for a very small speaker that can be taken everywhere with a true full hi-fi-ish sound , and not bothered about blasting out loud music then nothing come close to this beoplay A1. I am not a reviewer but as I am disabled , i spend all my time researching and testing products as I am sound and vision obsessed and these are my totally subjective opinions so evidently not to be trusted if just with a pinch of salt lol

FOR ME A1 WINS. BUT MINIRIG STILL A GOOD SPEAKER. I WANT TO BUY MINIRIG. I HAVE A1.

A1 is my choice, great work

A1 clear winner for me but since the A1 is more than double the price?! of the minirig...i wont go for one of them either

Sony xb33 please review and compare

a comparison with vifa reykjavik would be nice

'Recorded volume 1000%' in the full volume test))) It sould be really loud )))))

This man speaks like I think

Я не понимаю. Я хочу заказать Minirig mk4, так как впечатлен Minirig mk3 и который громче, чем писклявый Flip 6, и вообще, все говорят, что Minirig очень громкий. А в этом тесте он всего на 2 дб громче A1 2-го поколения. При этом, первое поколение громче, чем второе! Minirig такой тихий? Ерунда какая-то, простите...

ESta de la puta madre el B&O el sonido es mas bacan.