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http://twitter.com/GregoryNYC/status/253649051734659072

"Bang & Olufsen unveils the BeoPlay A9, a wireless audio system. I hope I get to review it. What are the chances there's one in the gift bag?"

The quote is a tweet from Gregory Schmidt, a New York Times Tech Editor who attended the event.  The pics are from 2 other attendees' tweets.

😂 not sure what to make of that!!

Seriously, WTF is that? Has someone mocked up the worst design they could, just to wind us up? :)

EDIT: that is nothing (I repeat, nothing) like I was expecting. I was expecting a cool, ultra-modern, smaller BL9 (without alt) single speaker that would receive AirPlay/DLNA signals and direct audio at a 360 radius, so, wherever you are located in the room, you get the same audio experience.

Oh my Gosh! Not quite sure where you would put it. Opinions guys?

Oh... I think we're gonna have to get used to the fact that BeoPlay toys won't use the same design language as the main B&O range.

Thank said, it will work in a modern urban flat. I guess you can change the fabric to match your interior.

PhilLondon wrote:

Thank said, it will work in a modern urban flat. I guess you can change the fabric to match your interior.

It won't work in my modern urban flat. I don't like it at all. And it's absolutely huge. You can see that in comparison to other stuff in the background. Surely it's not going to come cheap, either?

Seems to be a direct competitor for those who think of buying a Geneva Lab sound system. I don't like that, but a lot of people are buying that kind of stuff.

The neo-retro-50"s look of the wooden foot is totally in the current furniture trend. For non-fashionnable + high tech modern look, there is the Bang & Olufsen brand. Beoplay is highly fashionable.

Funny optics ... have to see it in real life to judge ... but how does it sound ... physically it should have some potential !?

The wooden stands look quite odd though ... certainly nothing i would buy because of its design.

Cheers

Tom

YES !!!!!!!!!!!!!

I like this retro look very much .

Huge ???  Let's hope so.

A 20 " bass driver inside?

Party time !!!