Beoplay A2 Active Review: Sleek Bluetooth Speakers With OmniSound

By Robyn Foyster Robyn Foyster has been verified by Muck Rack's editorial team
on 8 June 2017

If you love sleek Scandinavian designs and portable Bluetooth speakers with an incredible sound experience then make sure the Beoplay A2 Active by Bang & Olufsen is on your radar.

B&O PLAY’s best-selling Bluetooth speakers is dust and splash resistant, comes with a USB-C charging cable for faster charging and seamless portability, with two stylish NATO-inspired straps made of woven polyamide with solid tensile strength included.

“The two straps for Beoplay A2 Active are inspired in large by the extremely durable watch straps that British soldiers wore during World War Two,” says Henrik Taudorf Lorensen, Corporate VP of B&O PLAY. “More than complementing the new dust and splash resistant design, the new straps add a contemporary and stylish expression to the speaker and highlight the versatility of the Beoplay A2 design.”

Up to 24 hours of portable playtime

Designed by award-winning Danish industrial designer Cecilie Manz, the speakers have omni-directional sound with a modest weight of only 1.1 kg and a battery life with up to 24 hours of portable playtime.

Beoplay A2 Active by Bang & Olufsen offers an amazing sound experience in a classic Danish design.

Adjust the sound profile with Beoplay App

Beoplay A2 Active is compatible with Beoplay App for Android, iPhone and Apple Watch. The app lets you pair two identical speakers for a true stereo setup and comes with a number of other intuitive features:

  • Bang & Olufsen sound engineers have created a variety of sound profiles specifically for Beoplay A2 Active: Lounge, Party, Podcast, and Favourite.
  • Users can adjust the tonality and sound staging themselves with the playful and intuitive B&O PLAY ToneTouch. The interface lets users feel their way through different sound settings and find the one that best suits the situation. Once adjusted, Beoplay A2 Active stores the setting in the product itself until you adjust it again.
  • Connected to Beoplay A2 Active, Beoplay App makes it easy to monitor the battery status of the speaker.
  • Users can control the music (play, pause, forward, back), and they can personalise the speaker in the app by giving it a specific colour and name.
  • Connecting Beoplay A2 Active to Beoplay App, users also receive software updates over the air.
Bring your Beoplay speakers with you everywhere and enjoy 24 hours of autonomy.

Beoplay A2 Active retail price is AUD $595. Included with Beoplay A2 Active are two NATO inspired canvas straps. You can exchange the canvas straps with a high quality leather strap that retails for AUD $55. Available at Bang & Olufsen stores nationally or on www.beostore.com.au.

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