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Project Overview
The new BeoPlayer A1 is the smallest Bluetooth speaker B & O PLAY. It is designed by award-winning designer Cecilie Manz for life on the go. BeoPlayer A1 fits perfectly in your hand and has a sound that is unique in terms of size. B & O PLAY today revealed the smallest and most adventurous member of its portable Bluetooth speaker family: BeoPlayer A1.
The speaker is designed for life on the go and combines exquisite design of the award-winning Danish designer Cecilie Manz, with Bang & Olufsen Signature Sound, integrated microphone and up to 24 hours of battery capacity.
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Project Brief
BeoPlayer A1 has a striking domed aluminum enclosure that provides an easy and elegant expression. Yet protect the advanced technology inside the speaker. The dome is fused with a double molded polymer base, so that the surface appears to be smooth and in one piece.
As part of the ultra-portable design is no buttons or bone sticking out of the speaker. The surface of BeoPlayer A1 is built to withstand everyday bumps and bruises. BeoPlayer A1 comes with a leather strap that makes it easy to take it with him everywhere, whether you attach it on your backpack or hang it up at home.
Project Innovation/Need
BeoPlayer A1 is built on more than 90 years lyderfaring and set new standards for portable Bluetooth speakers with regard to dissemination of sound, volume and bass response.
• Using a dedicated DSP algorithm with advanced high slope filtering does BeoPlayer A1 it is possible to create a wide and spacious 360-degree soundstage. That way you get all the same great audio experience no matter where they are in relation to the speaker.
• In spite of the size of 133 x 48 mm and weighing just 600 grams, we are talking here about an active two-way speaker cone woofer and midrange element in aluminum, one silk dome tweeter on ¾ "and an advanced DSP filter with a crisp, sharp and clear sound.
• Thanks to a new cone bass / midrange element in aluminum with a powerful neodymium magnet system and powerful power amplifiers provide BeoPlayer A1 bass down to 40 Hz and the power to keep the music going for hours.
BeoPlayer A1 has one Rechargeable 2200 mAh Li-Ion battery with up to 24 hours playing time during normal use. The long playing time due to the innovative power management of the amplifier. With Adaptive Power Management, it is possible to supply the amplifiers with exactly the amount of power they need, when they need it. This means that the power supply is adjusted dynamically as needed, giving the battery a longer life.
Product Design - Personal Use
This award celebrates creative and innovative design for either a component or overall product. Consideration given to aspects that relate to human usage, aesthetics, selection of components and materials, and the resolution of assembly, manufacturing and the overall function.
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