Bose Revolve+ vs B&O A1 - Quick comparison... 

Clash With Max I have both here. The A1 and Revolve+ and if you re not playing them near to maximum the Revolve+ does not sound better than the A1. It is tuned differently but for sure not better sounding. There is some tracks where the Revolve+ wins but on other tracks the A1 wins. So enjoy your A1. Its a great speaker! :) For the money I would even say its the better speaker. In Germany you sometimes get it below 150€ where the Revolve+ is 330€.

how long you can you use the A1, its battery life?

On max volume for me it lasts around 5 hours, however casual listening around half volume around 12-14 hours for me.

Maxwell Fletcher Hi bro，how is libratone zipp mini，is A1 better than it？

A1 is clean but the highs are shrill and metallic and can easily cause ear fatigue; I returned mine. I’ll take the revolve out of all of these.

You really have to try these to know; the Bose mid range is spectacular. I tried and found it’s clean, but the highs are shrill and metallic; easy to get ear fatigue. Revolve plus is kind of flabby; out of the three I’ll take the revolve, which is tighter and more coherent.

I know this is a bit older but.. basically you want that "extra" bass? I bought the A1 and also just needed that small bit.. downloaded the Beoplay App and adjusted the Bass one Notch up and now its better hearable in my (only) 20qm room though near the Device it already sound pretty bassy so it really depends as you mentioned on the distance etc. :) I DO like what this small thing delivers and got it for like 149€ few weeks ago was worth it for me. :)

I tried them in person; the A1 has enough base and it’s nice and clean but the highs are shrill and metallic and easily cause ear fatigue. Revolve plus is a little too loose for me; the revolve is the best of the three in my opinion.

this was that i spotted too, but after few years there some more to compare

I tried these; the A1 is clean, but the highs are shrill and metallic and easily cause air fatigue. The revolve plus is not as tight or cogent as the revolve which I’ll take over these other two.

supernova1976 exactly

I’ve tried these; A1 is clean, but shrill and metallic highs that easily cause ear fatigue; I’ll take the revolve over the revolve plus or the A1 it’s tighter and more coherent. Than the revolved plus

I’ve tried these; the A1 is nice and clean, but the highs are shrill and metallic and easily cause ear fatigue. The revolve plus isn’t as tight or clean as the revolve which I’ll take over these other two.

I agree with what you’re saying about the Bose; that’s why I go with the revolve x two instead of a revolve plus, I returned the A1 as it’s clear and well balanced, but shrill highs that easily cause ear fatigue.

I agree, but the revolve doesn’t cost as much as the revolve plus and sounds better, especially in stereo

jp s haha you must be kidding. The Bose is in another class that the a1 and worth at least 250$, if you like the tuning of it is a other thing. You forgot the outstandingly good bass with the revolve and the ok treble despite being real 360 degree.

Speaker Toni The bose revolve and the + was not worst at all. But I am not buying a portable subwoofer. If it is, no one should care how treble and mid performance on that bose. However We are talking a portable speaker. Like Oluv said it is hard to find song to review. For some songs, the small revolve was better than the large +. For some songs the small revolve should have some treble problem...etc. The question is, why should I have to change my song list to prove the speaker value? Why I should buy a portable speaker? Cause I want to listen MUSIC. No speaker was perfect, but in case of Revolve and A1, Revolve provide nice bass but BOSE style treble; A1 provide nice clarity treble but someone said uncontroll bass. So I prefer A1 more, as I only have to keep the vol below 60%( I have to mention again, my A1 did not get this issue) then I can listen my song list well. I don't have to change my song list to make the speaker work well or to prove it is valuable.

Speaker Toni i went today to a store and i compared the revolve to the soundtouch 10 AND I PREFER THE SOUND TOUCH 10 ITS CHEAPER AND IT SOUNDS BETTER THE REVOLVE LINE IS A PIECE OF CRAP

Bose has much nicer mids and highs; A1 is nice and clean but the highs are shrill and easily cause ear fatigue. However, the revolve plus is a little too booming, which is why I would prefer to have two revolves instead of either of those other two.

Jose Ramón García Vifa, maybe, go play, no match

Why don't you think is comparable?

yes Toni, i am curious why it's not a match with Vifa Helsinki? the price is exactly the same and but in my opinion, personally i think Vifa is better but that maybe me being bias as i own two Vifa Helsinkis. i would love a sound comparison from you regarding it, as it leave a void for many who are looking to purchase in the £300 price point

yes no match agains go play.i tested both go play and bose revolve plus

Of course, it’s wins on basd because it’s bigger, which is not the same thing as better. The revolve is tighter and more coherent than the plus, especially with two of them which I’ll take over the A1 or the plus.

Agreed; that’s why I prefer the revolve to the revolve plus, and both of them have much better more musical highs than the A1, which can be very wearing on the ears

Albaro Canaviri of course it is

Scott's reviews I was at shop where they have just Bose and Loewe products. i tried both, revolve and revolve+. Revolve+ sounds better, more bass and louder. It also has better battery life and has that carrying strap which i find very usefull outdoors

Mára Mach thanks. I picked up a plus to review. I like it but for the size vs the revolve I was expecting more. Still debating. Thanks.

Ron Santos same thing happened to me😆 because i was so impressed👌🏻

where did u audi a1?

I agree with what you say, but if you get the revolve instead of the revolve plus, it’s tighter and more coherent and much smoother highs than the A1. Get 2

Andrew C I also really enjoy it's sound. The EQ of the B&O app was not turned on at all for this comparison.

Speaker Toni I guess that’s fair Toni. If you had turned it on I’m pretty sure the bass would’ve been more distinguished.

At the end of the day, the best way is to actually try them; I had the A1 and returned it as it’s clean, but the highs are shrill, bright and easily cause ear fatigue. The Bose is much warmer, but I prefer the revolve as it’s tighter and more coherent than the plus especially if you have two of them.

you can adjust bass in the beoplay app (even just once and it keeps your setting) - it can get pretty boomy if you want it to. i would always buy the a1 again especially since you can "eq" it to your liking and it keeps it. :)

TheOfficialDubstec oh that’s nice! But i’m not sure about the battery life of the a1, oluv said it doesn’t last very long at high levels or even above 50%.

Hm it really depends on the volume level and for what you will use it. I use it at home to have a "movable" Speaker (and one for my iPad/iPhone to use it) and.. I listen between 33-66% all the time I got between 6-9 hours of usage somwhere around it. But I would recommend the Update which fixes the "pow pow" effect and probably also some Battery stuff I guess.. wouldnt go other 80% in doors its very loud and starts to distort in the last quarter like.. almost all speakers in this class do. ^^ So I mean both sound very similiar but here in Germany you pay 2x for the Revolve+ while you could get 2 A1 in Stereo mode or just keep the money and buy 1 A1 with similiar experience - in the end its pretty personal I can confirm though that the A1 outperforms the "non+" and keeps up very well as oluv and Toni say. :)

Mike hastings the Bose also keeps more bass on higher volumes. I guess it's subjective which one you like more here. Wow, 250€ is a super good price, good deal;)

Ja das war ein Weihnachtsangebot bei Amazon. Ich habe für den A1 das gleiche bezahlt als er raus kam als jetzt für den Beolit 15 an Weihnachten. Ich habe übrigens auch den go&play und auch da gefällt mir der beolit besser obwohl der harman kardon sicher der natürlicher klingende ist. Werde aber wohl den Revolve mal ausprobieren. Man muss ja immer mal wieder was neues testen. Dee JBL Xtreme hat mir zum Beispiel am Anfang super gefallen aber nach einer weile war mir irgendwie der Bass zu schwammig. So verändert sich der Geschmack

Mike hastings der b&o spielt nur schön er als der Go Play unter 50%, meiner Meinung nach. Bitte die Erwartungen an den Revolve nicht zu hoch setzen, da er in einer ganz anderen Klasse als die beiden ist

Speaker Toni ja da gebe ich Dir recht. Ich höre aber mit dem Beolit fast immer nur bis ca 50% zuhause und da habe ich für meinen persönlichen Geschmack tatsächlich noch keinen besseren in ähnlicher Grösse gehört. Ist aber alles natürlich eh immer Geschmackssache. Bei den Revolve Speakern gefällt mir die Bedienung. Die ist beim A1 und leider auch beim P2 Mist. Der Revolve oder Revolve+ würde den A1 ersetzen. Nicht den Beolit. Ist mir schon klar, dass das ne andere Liga/Gewichtsklasse ist ;)

So hab mir den Revolve+ gegönnt und auch schon viel mit dem A1 verglichen. bei leiseren Lautstärken ist der Revolve+ nicht wirklich viel besser nur etwas ander getuned würde ich sagen. Wirds lauter hat ee aber deutlich mehr Druck. Mir gefällt das Design insgesamt aber besser. Die Knöpfe mag ich und auch den "Henkel". Hatte zuerst überlegt den kleinen Revolve zu nehmen aber er ist kaum leichter und der fehlende Henkel sind störend. Wie gesagt... was den Sound betrifft kann ich verstehen wenn man den A1 bevorzugt. Ist wirklich Geschmackssache. Trotzdem hat Bose da wirklich nen tollen Speaker gebaut. Da gibts nichts zu meckern....

No, never

abuzoski mabuzoski the speakers where placed towards me, what you saw where picture which I inserted to show you which speaker is playing while I recorded audio separately. (And on axis with the speaker)