Bang & Olufsen Beosound Level - Wireless Portable Wifi and Bluetooth Speaker (Up to 16 Hours Playtime), Cradle to Cradle Certified Sustainable Speaker - Natural Alu/Dark Grey

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Its design means it’ll look odd in most audio set-ups (unless your home is so packed with Scandi decor that people confuse it for an Ikea showroom), you have to use a smartphone app to set up the speaker, and it’s packed full of unnecessary features that sometimes keep reminding you you’re not using them (looking at you, microphone!

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The company’s products use replaceable parts and are design classics that will be used for years to come.It holds true to the aesthetic spirit that’s long driven this legendary Danish electronics brand, ever striving for a magical fusion of design and technology.

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Though he specialized in phones and tablets, he also took on other tech like electric scooters, smartwatches, fitness, mobile gaming and more. In either trim, the talented and transportable Beosound Level makes my heart flutter every time I gaze upon and encourage it to sing. What really counts in a music box like this is its articulate presence, spacious throw, and ultra-discrete appearance. For the sake of our neighbors, we didn’t try to test the speaker at max, though an accident that involved us leaning on the ‘volume up’ button without realizing it showed that this thing can really hit deafening heights (if you’re leaning on it). While WiFi and Bluetooth are currently the most modern protocols for wireless music transmission, there will come a time when new technology replaces it.To be frank, the speaker looks a lot like an apiary and we wouldn’t have been surprised to see bees trying to make honey in it (if the British ecosystem had any of the black-gold buzzers left). Designed by Torsten Valeur of Valeur Designers, the Beosound Level combines compact design with powerful sound and intelligent capabilities. There’s no official IP rating here but it’s worth flagging another selling point of the Beosound Level.

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Power can be provided by the internal battery or by attaching a round, magnetic plug that clamps onto the rear of the Beosound Level like a limpet mine. Tallent’s bass line was certainly audible there, as well, though not nearly as pronounced—or irritating. Any setting above the 50-percent volume mark wakes its full dynamic range and nuanced “Hear the rosin on the bow? The base model Beosound Level is made using a beautiful aluminum casing and a fabric speaker grille.Not only are things like Spotify Connect, AirPlay and Chromecast built in, but it has an old-school 3. Adjusting the volume by running a finger over the control strip feels so right and adds to the pleasure of using this beautiful object. The powerful five-driver set up delivers an immersive, full-range sound that adapts based on the speaker's orientation. Treat this princess right, watch out for peas under the mattress, and she’ll reward you with impeccable audio performances for many years to come. The strip has a proximity sensor that illuminates as soon as a hand approaches and the various controls light up and become visible.

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There are plenty of low-cost boxes, cylinders and spheres if you want decent audio and a handful of features at a low cost. The designers of this speaker have made sure there is room inside the Beosound Level to expand and cope with completely new technology in the years ahead. While it’s good that there are options for users, a slightly bigger stand would ensure that the Beosound Level could actually be used standing up.

The wood-texture look of the Level (at least for the Gold Tone version we tested) will certainly help it fit in with 'hygge' Ikea-inspired home decors, but if you have any other kind of home, the Beosound Level will stick out like a sore malm. The gorgeous appearance makes the Beosound Level able to complement almost any décor and it’s portable enough to be taken anywhere in the home or even outside in the garden.