B&O has pared down its high-end BeoLab loudspeakers to a stylish compact design
You know what a new speaker from Bang & Olufsen means: serious sonic performance packed into a seriously stylish design. The new Beolab 8 is arguably the most beautiful speaker Bang & Olufsen has ever made – we already rank the brand among the best Bluetooth speakers we’ve tested. But don’t be fooled by its small size and good looks. This is a powerful and very smart luxury speaker.
The Beolab 8 is designed to work as a solo speaker, as part of a spectacular home theater setup or as a stereo pair. Inside that aluminum enclosure are a 5.25-inch woofer, a 3-inch midrange driver and a 16mm tweeter, all tuned by Bang & Olufsen’s “tonmeisters”. The addition of beamwidth control, space compensation, ultra-wideband and adaptive tuning all deliver significant sonic improvements.
Serious sound to match the style
The beam width control is designed to put you in the right spot between your speakers or to widen the sound for an even more epic audio experience. Meanwhile, the Room Compensation feature analyzes the audio characteristics of your room and tunes your speaker(s) accordingly, delivering the best sound possible without having to rearrange the furniture or place the speakers where you don’t want them. Adaptive sound tuning also listens to the speaker to find out what kind of cover you’ve chosen, and readjusts the sound accordingly.
There’s Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5.3, and both wired and wireless PowerLink to connect to Bang & Olufsen TVs – including models that are over 30 years old.
It’s clever stuff, but what you’ll probably like the most is that design. The body is a single piece of aluminum designed by Bang & Olufsen’s famous Factory 5, and is accompanied by Danish-made wooden slats or a fabric front.
It has been designed to fit perfectly alongside other Bang & Olufsen products such as the Beosound Theatre, Beolab 28 and Beolab 50. You can choose between the color options Silver/Natural Aluminium, Gold or Black Anthracite and combine them with speaker covers in oak, light oak, dark oak or fabric.
This is a luxury speaker with a price tag to match. The Bang & Olufsen Beolab 8 will be available for £2,199 GBP / $2,749 USD.