Bang & Olufsen’s new Beosound Premiere is a “bold and sculptural” soundbar designed to wow those looking to add premium-priced spatial audio to their box sets and blockbusters without the clutter of wires and extra boxes.
The 7.1.4 soundbar offers Dolby Atmos and Bang & Olufsen’s Wide Stage Technology, which B&O says uses custom signal processing to create the illusion of additional external speakers covering a claimed frequency range of 32 Hz-23kHz.
Able to be wall-mounted (16x93.2x13.3mm [HxWxD]) or used with the table stand (17.2x93.2x12.1mm [HxWxD]), the soundbar blends artistic design with home cinema function. Crafted from pure aluminium in collaboration with experts at Factory 5 in Struer, Denmark, the chassis is pearl-blasted for a matte satin finish.
Kristian Teär, CEO of Bang & Olufsen, told StereoNET:
Beosound Premiere transcends the conventional soundbar – it is a sculptural masterpiece and bold expression of acoustic artistry.
The brand sets itself apart by leaving ten speaker drivers exposed, rather than hiding them under a grille, with the up-firing tweeter as the centrepiece, designed to "capture the eye like a jewel through turned aluminium." The 1,925 tiny perforations machined into the up-firing driver commemorate the company's founding year.
That said, optional fabric or wooden covers will be available for an extra cost. The latter are made from a single piece of wood, part precision-milled, part hand-formed, of course.
Inside the soundbar are 90 LEDs that create an “ethereal glow” responsive to user preferences.
You can also add additional Bang & Olufsen speakers through the Beolink Surround feature. Meanwhile, the soundbar supports Wi-Fi, Apple AirPlay, Bluetooth 5.4, Spotify Connect, TIDAL Connect, and Deezer Connect. Wired connections include HDMI eARC, analogue audio via a USB-C and 3.5 mm passive jack adaptor, and an Ethernet switch with three 1Gbit ports, with one port assigned to the TV.
The Beosound Premier launches at £3,900 | €4,900 | US$5,800 for the Natural Aluminium finish, so it will have to impress sonically as well as visually, given its price point, which is around twice that of KEF’s XIO we recently reviewed.
The Beosound Premiere will also be available in Gold Tone or Black Anthracite as of next year.
For more information visit Bang & Olufsen
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