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 Beolab 28

Bang & Olufsen Launches Beolab 28 Active Speakers

The Beolab twenty eight is “Bang & Olufsen' most advanced active speaker unit to date”. this is often however St. Christopher Poulsen, Senior vp and Head of Product Management, Bang & Olufsen, delineate the new product.

The elongated cylindrical speakers receive a group of 5 specially designed speakers. this is often a 6.5 "down-firing speaker unit, a combine of 3" full-range drivers and an in. dome tweeter. every is powered  by its own category D electronic equipment with a most output of 225 W for the woofer and one hundred W for the opposite four speakers.

A pair of such speakers is prepared to present out a loudness of a hundred and ten sound unit (95 dB - at low frequencies). Sound character adjustment uses proprietary Beam breadth management technology with ever-changing the "beam width" and directivity.

For this, Beolab twenty eight are equipped with swivel curtains - cloth or wood (several choices to settle on from). Separately, the sound of low frequencies for a selected area are corrected by another technology - Active area Compensation.

Beolab 28 may be operated in an exceedingly floor or wall position (mounting is provided).  they're complemented by Spotify Connect and branded Bang & Olufsen Radio.

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The speakers support audio transmission victimisation WiSA and proprietary Powerlink technologies, each work with a symptom resolution of twenty four bit / forty eight kHz. additionally to multiroom using identical Apple AirPlay a pair of and Chromecast, a proprietary version of Beolink Multiroom is secure with the closest firmware.

The Beolab twenty eight touchscreen control board is found at the highest of the speaker and is activated by a proximity sensor. In particular, the listening mode may be chosen here. Access to the complete vary of functions are provided by remote controls: Beoremote Halo, Beoremote One BT - or a branded mobile application.

A combine of Beolab twenty eight speakers in Europe prices 14,750 euros in cloth and 16,500 euros in wood.

 Beolab 28 Specifications

Sound

Recommended Room Size

15-50 m²

150-500 ft²

Speaker Configuration

1 x 1" tweeter

3 x 3" full range

1 x 6.5" woofer

Amplifier

1 x 100 watt, Class D, tweeter

3 x 100 watt, Class D, full range

1 x 225 watt, Class D, woofer

Frequency Range

27 - 23,000 Hz

Maximum Sound Pressure Level @1m

110 dB SPL

Bass Capability

95 dB SPL

Advanced Sound Features

Active Room Compensation

Adaptive Bass Linearization

Beam Width Control

Thermal Protection

Stereo Pairing

Beolab 28 is a stereo speaker set up.

Power supply

Power cable

Power

Power consumption

Typical (70 dBA at 1M): 30 watts

Network standby: 4,5 watts

Standby: 0,5 watts

Connectivity

Bluetooth Version

5.0

Wi-Fi

Dual band WLAN 2.4 & 5 GHz

IEEE 802.11 b/g/a/n/ac

Streaming Services

AirPlay 2

Chromecast built-in

Spotify Connect

Integrated music services

Bang & Olufsen Radio

Wireless Powerlink

Wireless Power Link (24 bit / 48 kHz)

WiSA (24 bit / 48 kHz)

Inputs and outputs

1 x Analogue / Optical line-lin with sensing

2 x Ethernet (10/100 Mbit)

1 x USB-C

1 x USB-A (for service)

1 x Powerlink (RJ45) 2 channels

Remote control

Bang & Olufsen App

Beoremote One BT

Beoremote Halo

Design

Designer

Noto GmbH

Materials

Aluminium

Fabric

Wood

Polymer

Dimensions

25.3 W x 137 H x 25.3 D cm floor version

21.2 W x 140 H x 25.3 D cm wall mount version

Weight

18.6 Kg