Sonos · Audio & Hi-Fi
Arc Ultra + Sub 4 + Era 100 Set
Real surround sound without a single cable through the wall.
$1,000+
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Bang & Olufsen · Audio & Hi-Fi
Beosound A9 (5th Gen)
A speaker that is furniture. Fills a room and anchors one.
The A9 is a disc on three legs that happens to be a serious speaker, and it is the only piece of audio equipment most people will let stand in the middle of a living room. Buy it for the boyfriend whose apartment needs one object that makes the rest look intentional.
Our rating
4.5 out of 5
A speaker that is furniture: it fills a room and anchors one, which is a different proposition from a box on a shelf. Genuinely excellent sound and it can be wall-mounted. Enormously expensive, and it commits a wall.
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- Brand:
- Bang & Olufsen
- Category:
- Audio & Hi-Fi
- Price range:
- Over $1,000
- Occasions:
- Anniversary, Housewarming, Christmas
- Room:
- Living Room
- Full title:
- Bang & Olufsen Beosound A9 (5th Gen) Bluetooth Speaker, Black Anthracite
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What this pick answers
The questions the Bang & Olufsen Beosound A9 (5th Gen) is a genuine answer to.
- designer bluetooth speaker
- Bang and Olufsen gift
- luxury tech gift for him
- apartment upgrade for boyfriend
Complete the look
What we would buy alongside it.
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