Spécifications de la BeoPlay A9

• Matériaux : aluminium, tissu, bois et plastique
• Dimensions : 70 x 91 x 41 cm (sur pieds), 70 x 70 x 21,3 cm (accroché au mur)
• Poids : 14,5 kg (avec pieds), 13,7 kg (sans pied)
• Finition : coffret blanc ; cache amovible en tissu blanc de série et disponible en argenté, vert, rouge, noir ou marron ; pieds en hêtre massif de série et disponibles en chêne ou teck.
• Haut-parleurs : woofer de 20 cm, 2x médiums de 7,5 cm, 2x tweeters de 19 mm
• Amplification en classe D : 4 x 80 + 160 watts
• Système de contrôle du registre grave par DSP
• Trois modes d'écoutes en fonction de la position de l'enceinte dans la pièce : dans un coin ; contre un mur ; posée.
• Prix : 2 000 €
• Disponibilité : mi-novembre

Picky, picky people on here.  I think it looks awesome, but then again I have a Geneva sound L which I love as well.

I think I'm going to sell the Geneva and pick up one of these when they're available.  I've seen white and red so far, would love to see the other colors

For EUR 2,000, you'd better get a Playmaker and connect it to a pair of second-hand BeoLabs, you'll have the same function, plus far better sound and, at least, a stereo perspective...😎

Seriously, I fell in love with B&O for the flat and square futuristic design, so this retro one will never be in my home, with its wooden feet; I was no great fan of BS8/BeoPlay A8 for the same reason. 

And with 70 cm width, stereo perspective will be quite limited. Personally, I'd have preferred an updated BeoLab 3500 with ICE Power, Airplay, passive radiators and the center controls replaced by a control panel that could also have served as a dock..but you can't please everybody!

I quite like the havana version of the V1, though..🙂

Are David and Jens  rolling in their graves? 

expoman wrote:

Are David and Jens  rolling in their graves? 

I showed a picture of the a9 to my girlfriend but didn't said the company , and wrote 3 prices on the paper from 99 $ -- 1000$  ,and asked her.

She said 99$ wallmart 😂

Jacob Jensen is NOT dead nor in a grave ! but he s surely rolling anyway

Oh dear.

Gatex wrote:

I showed a picture of the a9 to my girlfriend but didn't said the company , and wrote 3 prices on the paper from 99 $ -- 1000$ ,and asked her.

She said 99$ wallmart

Jacob Jensen is NOT dead nor in a grave ! but he s surely rolling anyway

beoinbuff wrote:

Picky, picky people on here.  I think it looks awesome...

Oh, you're right, apologies for having an opinion that differs from yours. In future, remind me to PM you before posting, so you can tell me whether it's too negative for you or not, as you don't agree?

Seriously, some people may like the A9, others do not. For me, it's less about the design, it's the sheer size of the thing that I can't get to grips with. It will dominate - it's bigger than some users TVs. I think a lot of users are underestimating the size. If you look at the size compared to a person standing next to the A9, it's about as high as their waist. That's huge. Really huge. It's also a little more expensive than I had expected, for a BeoPlay device. I guessed £1200 max. £1700 for a single speaker will come across as very costly for the average non-B&O consumer, which is supposed to be the BeoPlay targe audience. It's just about having some concerns, nothing more.

I don't actually mind the look of the thing - it's just it's sheer size. For something that would never be my "main" system, it's just far too large for an occasional music player in another room. It's good that they've gone for performance but they would have sold an awful lot more if they'd managed to fit it into a more "small room friendly" package.

While I'm not a fan of the V1 I thought it would be hard to make it look worse - however, always up for a design challenge, they managed to pull it off by making it brown with castors! (Or as it's called Havana, maybe those should be Castros)