Brand NEW B&O Beosound A1 Gen 2 VS Beoplay A1 Gen 1 Sound Test in 4K 

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Listening to both back to back at B&O Helsinki, I did not find there to be a huge difference in sound. The second generation I could describe as a little bit more refined, but at the end of the day, both sound fantastic and I won't rush to upgrade from my first-generation A1.

From watching this comparison video, there doesn't seem to be a massive difference in sound profile between the old BeoPlay A1 and the new BeoSound A1. The most noticeable difference was that there seemed to be a bit more bass coming from the BeoPlay A1, whereas the BeoSound A1 sounded a bit more refined to my ears at least. Both sounded fantastic though!

Listen to my new A1s every day. Love them in stereo. Didn’t have the gen1 but it sounds a little dense in this to me, gen2 is more open and refined. Actually paired with Apple TV and watched a movie with both paired, and it was pretty nice!

So with a "Live" EQ in Background showing me the Bars like in some Music Videos implemented it seems to be exactly the same in Bass Power and Highs though Bass seems to be more controlled now somehow which I can tell that the Bars clearly now shows more defined the Drum Kicks before (or well when switched to 1st gen) it wasnt actually really clear to see whats Bass Synth and whats the Kick while the Highs Sounds mostly unchanged - I mean they were already super good and crisp.. BUT the Mids seem to be boosted slightly around 1-4Khz so rather the mid-mids and upper-mids making voices and the overall Sound more connected and opened giving the listener the feeling its cleaner (which makes the 2-6Khz Region bzw). before the Highs were slightly to prominent aswell as upper Bass from around 100-400Hz now everything is more in line even if its just about a 2db change it makes everything even more natural Sounding than it was before.

I bought gen 2 and was disappointed. The final volume is low, well below my expectations. In addition, the bass is weak. In this project, there was a greater concern with saving the battery than with sound pressure.

Just ordered some 1st Gens intentionally. Not only are they cheaper, but come with the aux port. I intend to use this primarily indoors, and an aux option just provides superior quality, especially in conjunction with an audio interface. No brainer really.

Has anybody tried using the new one as a video conference speaker? One of the big differences between the old and the new is that the new one is supposed to have 3 microphones on top of it instead of that single one underneath on the old one. I actually bought the old one to be used as my work conference speaker but the mic is so poor I need to use the computer built in mic and the A1 just as the speaker. Seem like B&O has picked up on that and are now promoting the 3 mic with supposedly excellent call quality. Is this true?

I have both 1st and 2nd gen . Both sound great though i find 1st gen has better sound quality. 2nd gen is a little bit on a warmer side

I just want say your the music you choose is so good that I almost forget HEARD the difference! I thought I was here to listen the music! A1 is more deep , 2nd not too deep (very little difference) but high key sound clearly

Just purchased a Beoplay A1 it arrived i was excited been using a 1st gen bose soundlink mobile for a while now. The A1 sounds awesome but then disaster struck everytime volume is above 50% the speaker turns off and will only turn on once usb is connected battery is displaying as 100% charged it isn't getting hot it's like the amp shorts out anyway contacted B&O and I'm getting a Beosound A1 as a replacement im uncertain if I should be happy or not as I did love that bass in the Beoplay A1

Excellent video Miki 👍🏻

Beoplay a1 driver is mini version of Beoplay edge driver, Beoplay a1 2nd gen driver is mini version of Beoplay level driver...

I like the new one. The old one has some advantages, however. The older A1 has a stronger amp 15W vs 5W. It has a richer bass and more impacting bass. The older A1 is louder. When used individually and in stereo pairing, the older one produces a much richer and superior sound. The differences are quite obvious but not enough to keep the old ones over the new ones. I don't spend most of my time listening to the speakers at the maximum volume and so do not notice the missing loudness much. I just listen to the new ones at 70% rather the old ones at 60%. The new ones have excellent sound and when they are not being compared - their sound is supreme. The stereo pairing really adds a significant richness to the sound. The new ones have Bluetooth 5.1 which is excellent, They have ipx67 so are submergeable and They have APTx. The benefits of the new versus the old are that they are new but sound very similar. The peripheral benefits are useful and the Bluetooth 5.1 are significant enough to keep them. The old ones have a superior sound but it is not enough to keep. Bluetooth: The new ones do present a scratchy sound and skip in Bluetooth if a few things happen. In single pairing - if the device you use has something else also paired with it then sometimes the Bluetooth will skip and make a noise. The best thing is to start with nothing and connect to the A1. Then connect anything else if you need to. Better to not connect anything if you can help it. In stereo pairing - If either one is connected to something else while working with the main device - it can cause stuttering. Other than that- they are fine. Great vid. Great tracks - really tested the speakers. Love it! I like the sound of the new one. I even think that burn-in is starting to bring them to the fore. Could be my wanting them to be better now that I don't have the old ones any more. Just had them in the garden this evening. They were excellent!.

Both loudspeakers play well for points versus beoplay a1 wins, but here more bass has 2end. Good news, you can swap batteries in them. You can't pair a1 with 2 end. You can pair 2end with 2 end or a1 with a1.

Could you please help me to find out how to turn off the lighting during the session, it’s really bother me)) it doesn’t disappear even after 5 min. Soft is 5.2.7

Thanks for the video ! Which one do you think sounds better ?

and of course you can avoid having to much boom from the gen 1 A1 using the app's equalizer. I'll stick with my A1 gen 1.

Is there any difference in drivers? Are they exactly the same? Is the layout the same? What about battery life? Because on my A1 battery life is rubbish. Ive had my A1 for 2 years now and I like sound very much, but battery is terrible, when listen close to max vol you are lucky to get 2h of play time. Around 2 months ago I picked up P6 second hand on ebay for £79, I think that was a great deal. I love sound of my P6 more than A1 and also battery life is way better on P6. I was wonder if I can pair them both via app? I need to try this one day. Great video 👍

just bought a Gen 1 for 100€ to have something that sounds good and it's compact, i have some questions how is the battery life and does it charge via usb-c or micro usb? does it distorts at max volume? thanks

This is probably the best sound comparison I’ve seen on RU-vid. You must be using a fantastic microphone.

Can you please compare A1 with other speakers like bose soundflex and marshal emborton

please answer my question . its very important to me. beoplay 1st gen and 2nd gen can be paired together or not?

@mikipedia since you have both gen. Do you know if you can pair gen 1 and gen 2 for stereo mode?

How is the battery on gen2?

Hi, now we have 2021 and on the market we have only brand new BO A1 V2. I woudlike to ask everybody, better buy brand new V2 - 230 EUR or used V1 (1 year) - 120 EUR? I like controlled bass, natural sound but not sharpness high level. I think about another one for paired in the future.. General opinions are 50/50, someone say 1gen have better sound (low levels), another one say V2 its more natural and warm. I think also about paried 2 x bose revolve not plus. What do you think about comparison 2xbo a1 V2 and 2xbose revolve?

track list please

Can this be directly connected to a PC?

Hey there! How’s the low end between the two? 👍🏼

Does the a1 1st gen get louder than the 2nd gen ... I need to know because otherwise idk if imma buy it

I think there is a big difference.

is this speaker louder than the sony xb23 or the jbl flip 4 or 5

So does the gen1 have more bass than gen2 lol and also this or bose soundlink Mini 2 for bass

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Gen 2 cleaner and sharper than gen 1

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This speaker is for those who value aesthetics and the notion of a premium brand over actual performance. I had an opportunity (I use that term loosely) to listen to these a while ago and was VERY unimpressed. A few obvious problems make this speaker not worthy of their price. Frankly, these wouldn’t be very compelling at ½ their asking price. This speaker is a HARD PASS. I was using a Fugoo Tough XL, which is a much larger speaker. Obviously, that sounded much better but that’s not a fair comparison. But I had the Fugoo Tough (non-XL) and that was also much better. It was was louder, had tighter and deeper bass, and better highs (faster transient response). The battery life was also much better. I also compared it to the Sony SRS-XB33 and that speaker was also much better in most respects except the high-end clarity. Finally, when compared to the Anker Soundcore Motion+, there is no comparison. The Anker has better low-end response, high end response, volume, battery life, etc. And it’s ~1/3rd of the price. -Limited bass: Having listened to the previous pair, first thing I noticed was the bass was less substantial. This is also very noticeable at higher volumes where the treble overpowers the bass. The amount of bass and bass extension was reduced -Lower volume: To save on battery life, they reduced the volume. It doesn’t get very loud. For example, if you place a speaker outside the shower when taking a shower, this won’t work for those purposes. -NOT omnidirectional: This has ONE tweeter. Therefore, though it is round, the tweeter is at one end and therefore the sound changes depending on your position relative to the speaker. They should have had at least two tweeters. You can get away with one bass driver but you need two tweeters. Running high end in mono sounds weird.

Very bad news for you guys. 1st generation had wired aux in (better sound quality than Bluetooth). 2-gen generation does not have an aux-in. So it is correct to compare the sound of 1st generation through the wire, vs Bluetooth of 2nd generation. Moreover, the 1st generation I use as a soundbar to the Sony TV using a wire, and the 2nd generation I will not be able to use it that way.

00:10 A1 Gen2 00:35 A1 Gen1 00:50 A1 Gen2 01:10 A1 Gen1 01:24 A1 Gen2 01:40 A1 Gen1 01:59 A1 Gen2 02:20 A1 Gen1

Thinking is it able to pair Gen 1 with gen 2? Pairing mode🤣

A sound comparison using 4K video? WTF the world is doomed. 😢

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So you are sponsored then? Of course you would be pushing the new version as they want people to replace their old ones.