Beosound A1 3rd generation

[Stan]

New A1 is out.  Guess what?  It’s more expensive.

Looks pretty much identical to the 2nd gen, but it has a different “thingy” on the leather strap (didn’t see any article mention this so I’m doing God work here).

Longer battery life, slightly lower bass, different thingy, 5 year warranty and more easily repairable (supposedly)… all for just $100 more than the 2nd generation.  I guess that’s better deal than the recent price increases that didn’t change the product at all.

I will not complain (any more). At least they’re still releasing some products I can afford – even if it doesn’t seem like a reason to replace my gen2.

[Millemis]

You definitely need one, that you can pair with your gen2…….to get gorgeous stereo sound 😂

MM

Location: Flensborg————Danmark

[Stan]

I actually had 2 gen 2s. A stereo pair of A1s sound far better than they should. I highly recommend!!!

However, I ultimately found the pairing process too fiddly for every day use  so I gave my daughter one, and I use the other for conference calls on my computer and for travel. No room for 2 speakers in my travel bag. I still have a gen 1 that I have connected to TV in a small guest house… Maybe when my daughter’s A1’s battery eventually dies and she comes around asking for my other one, I will go with the gen 3.

[T.W.G]

To be positive: The new green color seems to look great! Hope they’ll release the Explore in the same color, too.

[TinusAMS]

Only technical change seems to be a 3300mah battery instead of 3000mah. But can’t assess what changed on the inside to get a Cradle to Cradle certification for this one. Everything else looks the same according to the productsheets..

My B&O Icons:

[20cen]

out of curiosity, do you know how the beosound a1 sounds compare to the beosound emerge?

[L1no]

It also has a bigger woofer than previous model.

[TinusAMS]

L1no wrote:

It also has a bigger woofer than previous model.

It’s actually a little bit smaller. 3 1/4” instead of the 3,5” woofer of the 2nd gen. Overlooked it when I last looked at the specsheet.

3rd gen: https://assets.ctfassets.net/8cd2csgvqd3m/5QqyLqfEWOHVa4GIQgfn98/825d30d9f8b3c02a2d093ff36da2a33b/Beosound_A1_3rd_gen_Product_Sheet_EN_11_Apr2025_Web.pdf

2nd gen: https://assets.ctfassets.net/8cd2csgvqd3m/5VReI9qzjTPHdv4fQ54ZfA/4c57d24eb0762c9682c040d65014821b/Beosound_A1_2nd_gen_Product_Sheet_EN_Dec2023.pdf

My B&O Icons:

[Stan]

Thanks for posting those product sheets.  I was having difficulty finding gen2 information now that it seems to have been scrubbed from B&O’s website.

Additional differences I haven’t seen mentioned in any articles:

• No more Alexa. I believe Amazon has mostly given up on this as well. Never used this on my Gen2.
• A *fabric* USB cable. Luxury all the way.
• 18 g heavier. Must be the bigger battery.

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