Bang & Olufsen A1 VS Explore? - Compared to Bose Flex, JBL Flip 5, and Marshall Emberton
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- The most premium of premium brands.
♫amzn.to/3sYHsUZ - B&O A1
♫amzn.to/3U3XY1e - B&O Explore
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Best Micro Portable Speakers:
♯amzn.to/3DRFg81 - Tribit Micro 2 - Ludicrously good sound for the price.
♯amzn.to/3NiiaKv - Marshall Willen - most stylish, but I slightly prefer the Tribit.
♯amzn.to/3DHQw6w - Wonderboom 3 - Loud, Clear, Cheap, Colorful.
Best Small Portable Speakers:
♩amzn.to/3U2KHGR - Bose Flex - The King of Small Sound.
♩amzn.to/3TLzMkl - Marshall Emberton II - Stylish and clear sound.
♩amzn.to/3T2asFX - JBL Flip 6 - A bit more refined that the amazing Flip 5.
Best Medium/Large Portable Speakers:
♪amzn.to/3XVSrgA - Motion X600 - Great Spatial Sound, fun to listen to!
♪amzn.to/3NoMT8T - Vifa Oslo - Amazing clarity but very expensive.
♪amzn.to/3SV6fDW - Marshall Tufton - Best Smooth Bass in class.
♪amzn.to/3gTMoHz - Soundcore Motion Boom Plus - Slam Dunk for price/performance.
♪amzn.to/3sDp97o - Tribit Blast - At 12.3lbs this thing can crank some serious bass.
♪amzn.to/3U290nE - UE Hyperboom - The hyperboom is hard to beat for loudness.
Danny’s Best Home Speakers:
♫amzn.to/3DIKNO3 - Klipsch The One II - A beautiful beast of a mid century style speaker.
♫amzn.to/3FqaDaC - Klipsch The Three II - Its like the one but just a little bigger sound.
♫amzn.to/3rqN0K9- Marshall Acton III - Best Buy overall for great sound/value
♫amzn.to/3PSPg7e- Marshall Stanmore III - Only slightly louder than Acton III.
♫amzn.to/44NAAuc - Marshall Woburn III - Best in class for massive warm sound.
Danny’s Best Earbuds
♭amzn.to/44MrEW1 - Samsung Galaxy Buds 2 Pro - Best sounding Period.
♭amzn.to/3ruABoG - Sony Linkbuds S - Best Microphone for phone calls.
My favorite headphones
🎶amzn.to/3rmcckY - Apple AirPods Max - phenomenal sound & fit/feel
🎶amzn.to/43mxbBy - Sony 1000XM5 - comfortable, sleek, great 360 audio
0:00 intro
2:22 specs
3:44 sound test
5:27 conclusion
Today I picked up the Bang and Olufsen A1 gen 2 and the Explore! They are definitely a premium brand, specifically because of the aluminum chasis used on both and the above average battery time. But the special part of these is how they produce the upper mids for vocals - with an almost magical quality. However, I still find the staple bluetooth speakers like the Marshall Emberton, Bose Soundlink Flex, and JBL Flip 5 to be a better buy and produce the full spectrum of sound a bit better. Hope you enjoy the review. If you are reading this whole paragraph, what are you doing with your life? Go outside and go for a walk or something, or do something nice for your parents. Gold Star for you for reading though.
The songs here are as follows:
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song 1 Pop Star - Audionautix
song 2 Ponderous Days - Joel Cummins
song 3 Festival De Cuba - Doug Maxwell
song 4 Every Voice - Jimmy Fontanez
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Thanks for showing the sound differences between all of your portable speakers; it helped me a lot to decide. Greetings from Prague
Co jste nakonec pořídila?
Speakers be damned. I want that shirt.
Tipsyelves!
Hahaha came down here to say the same thing 😂😂
You'll get plenty of those designs and more in India, buy fabric n tailor-stitch them. Just so gud I wore them colors, for years.
I'm blocking this whole thread 🤭
Put the A1 on a solid wood table and the bass will blow your mind. I'm pretty impressed by that speaker
Put the A1 on a solid marble or stone and will blow your mind more! =)
Bang and Olufsen's sound profile tends to be more neutral and focuses on instrument separation and detail. B&O is more like fine dining, it's about the subtleties. Bose, JBL, Marshall, they're all enjoyable, but they're more like fast food.
I agree fully
I woudln't describe it better 😂
Bose fast food? Have you ever heard the SoundLink Flex on its back? Nothing but separation of the instruments and clarity. The omnidirectional position gives a more spatial sound especially with 2 of them in stereo.
Do you think Bose is high end?
@@EuphoriusLife higher than overpriced B&O yeah. If you want audiophile bud, you're doing it wrong. What do you want to talk about?
I've stumbled upon your channel since I was looking for emberton reviews. After watching that video, I immediately subscribed. You are doing pretty great! Keep it up! 🙂👍🤟
I have an Emberton 2 - well worth it, and a great sounding speaker.
I am still tempted by the Bose - purely as I have a Bose TV Sound bar and headphones.
Bass does not equal quality sound most manufacturers use bass to cover up the terrible quality of their speakers. The Bang and Olufsen sound is so perfectly balanced for the price it puts you right in the music like you’re there.
I think A1 is more studio and Flex is more live
Would you say A1 is better for classical music?
@@MiloTupy Absolutely in fact I've played classic music on them they captures so much that ordinary speakers don't.
Love this vid! Love the humor. Like others mention I'm curious if you used to B&O app to customize that slider to '4 o'clock' for bass optimization.
Not sure about the other speakers but when it comes to the A1, it must be resting on a firm sold platform in order for the base to perform best. Handling them in your hands will affect the outcome a lot.
I have the A1 first gen, and all I can say is that every time friends listen to to its sound they just can’t believe that awesome sound quality especially base is coming from such a small speaker.
BASS!
I hear that Gen2 didn't go deep as Gen1 in bass
This is a brilliant review, thank you!
I now have one Carmine Red Flex! It’s great! Thanks again for your videos!
Hi, thanks for your video! Did you get a chance to play around with the EQ settings on the B&O speakers to see if the sound/bass improves ? I've seen a few videos of people who seemed to have success with that, and most said it sounded better than the Bose Flex! My Bose Soundlink Revolve (mini) got a battery issue for the second time in less than 2 years so I'm searching for a good replacement for it if you have any recommendations!
Thanks!
Thank you for an honest review
I've had all of these and I go to the A1mk2 every time.
I have the a1 and explore and use the explore way more because of the durability and battery life. You gotta EQ the speakers which is dumb but it does help a lot.
My a1 (2nd gen) has incredible bass. I highly recommend it for sound quality.
Yep, I have actually compared the Bose flex and the b&o a1 gen 2 and ended up going with the b&o - the sound stage is so much more mature and big, the bass is big, don’t worry about it - you’re not suppose to hold a speaker in your hand when you test it. The bass actually sounds better than the Bose if you ask me. Easily the best most fun speaker in this video’s list. (Flex is also great, better than the jbl and the mono sounding Marshall’s)
Motosikletli kuryelik yapıyorum ve iş esnasında yolda gezinirken motosikletin önüne asıp müzik dinlemek istiyorum ve bunun için çok ses çıkaran Bluetooth hoparlöre ihtiyacım var. Daha önce Jbl flip 6 vardı onu sattım. Yeni bir hoparlör bakıyorum. Hem Flip 6'dan biraz daha güçlü olması gerekiyor hemde 360 derece ses vermesi gerekiyor hemde motosikletin önüne asabilmek için askısı da olması lazım. Araştırmalarım sonucu bu markayı gördüm sizce ben hangi marka ve modeli almalıyım? Flip 6'dan daha güçlü olması gerekiyor.
Holding the speaker while testing?
Thanks for the short and crisp Review!! - 🙏Namaste from India😇
Another great video, I wonder how many Gold Stars Ive collected so far? Greetings from Sweden 🇸🇪
I think you would love the gen 1 A1. Hope you got a chance to hear its mighty bass by now!
btw i just ordered the Vifa Helsinki! So excited!!
In the chapter with specs, it would be nice with more than just Bluetooth version and battery endurance.
I look forward to the day you review the bang olufsen level Bluetooth.
i like Danny. he is just chill and straight forward
Just listen to them in the store. A1 on the table is the most beautiful sound of all small speakers I’ve listen in my life.
Thank you for the video ! I have the Bose flex..😊
I've owned a Bose SoundLink for 6 years and it has been through the whirlwind
nights, which one do you recommend me to buy, which one has better bass sound?
Good day.
I understand that everyone has a different sense of sound, but still, which is better, whose sound is closer to the original, without exaggerated bass or highs, balanced - emberton2 or bang & olufsen beosound explore or bose flex? It was not possible to listen to marshall and bose at the same time, and in general to listen to bang & olufsen, my feeling is that the flex plays better than the flip6.
Or Sony better? Which?
I love, love, love the green!
I do too! That's why I chose them for the samples.
maybe it's just how the sound came across in the video, but the worst were by far the Bose. Muddy with too much bass. The A1 sounded best followed by JBL
I have the Gen 1 A1. I have it hung on the wall in my office by the tassel. I’ll admit, I’m swayed by the green and how it looks in my office. But I love the sound, bass is not my best all end all sound I’m focused on, I like the overall whole thing.
I am obsessed with that green colour
Me too.
I'm confused.. the Bose clearly performed the worst whereas I feel the B&O A1 took the crown when doing the playback comparison. Did the recording pick up sound quality that bad?
most likely. hard to tell through a recording.
Checked Bose flex soundlink vs Bang Olufsen beosound. Did not spot much differences, correct me. I listen to classical/soft notes mostly
The B&O via cable connected as Conference Speaker is worth zu mention. With this he beats all the others.
The A1 gen 2 is also a brilliant speaker phone for Teams calls etc. That's what I use it for 50% of the time. Not sure if any of the others do this.
thats why they have the apps to set the equalizer much more easy. and its expensive cause its some kind of luxurious speakers and the materials that has been used.
Actually I just got the A1 and I am quite happy. You can not compare it to pure speakers, as it is more a conference device like the Sennheiser SP-30 or the Jabra Speak 510 - with the side effect of a good music playback capatibility.
I use it in my office connected to my office PC by USB and to an windows tablet for telephony, signal and webradio by bluetooth. USB has priority, so webradio automaticly stops when a call comes in on my office PC. Quite usefull.
As B&O is sort of "designer brand" you sometimes get b-ware with just a little skretch for a reduced price. I paid 149€ for my A1 with a barely visible skratch.
However, the sound quality of the Sennheiser SP-30 is also very good (but max sound level is less), and you get it used for about 45-70€ (I use it in homeoffice).
The A1 definitly is an eyecatcher. Quite nice for smal video conferences.
Wich would you recommend danny, out of the jbl flip 6, bose soundlink revolve2, or the explore, thank you.
To be honest: according to me: 1. A1. 2. Marshall. I own a B&O Beoplay P6 and Marshall Stanmore II: My P6 is better than my Stanmore II for at least 50% LOUD! The Stanmore II is at least 3 or 4 time heavier! I will get the B&O A1, just for my dest setup, to use advantage from that 3 inside mics... VOCALS VOICE, youtube, and bosa nova music B&O is the best of the best...
I own a Kilburn 2, Beolit 17 and a Beoplay P6. Obviously, the Beolit 17 sounds the best. But the P6 is honestly not far behind in terms of sound quality and it sounds way better than the Marshall. Of course it drops when you go louder than 60% in comparison to the Beolit. The Bass is actually as deep as intended. With the Kilburn, I feel like the bass is loud, but its not deep. Bang Olufsen is insane!
Use the b&o eq. I own 2 b&o headphones and the bass is amazing after eq'd. Like gobs of bass but still maintaining the crisp mids and highs.
I'm stuck between the A1 gen 2 and the Marshall Willen. Basically needed a small form factor outdoor speaker that also has speakerphone capability - something to clip to my golf bag. Between the A1 gen 2 and the Willen, what do you think?
I think the willen is going to provide a better experience with updated tech and the ip67 rating. I'd say the A1 can get a little better sound. But at this quality range if style isn't important a tribit micro 2 might also be a great solution.
@@DannyPops Thanks! Just saw your review of the Tribit Micro 2 - seems like you thought it was close enough to the Willen that at the price it was the better speaker. Might have to go with that! I like the idea of better sound with the A1, but I don't know if the $150 difference makes up the quality difference between the Tribit Micro 2 and the A1.
@@DannyPops The only thing I've read negative about the Tribit, is that the speakerphone kinda sucks on it. If cost was no factor, do you think the A1 > Tribit MIcro 2 or is it too close to call?
The new A1 out in 7 days. The blue looks really nice
One major thing to comment here Danny, everyone who bought the Explore or A1 noticed the sound is not so great out of the box, however, I really recommend you install the app and play with the eq, you'll be amazed what it can do, I would recommend move it between Energetic and high bass! then you can re test it. Trust me, it will worth it.
Used to have a pair of A1s as my favorite travel speakers. But the pairing is unstable and not pleasant to use as a stereo pair.
With B&O YOU CAN USE THEIR APP TO ADJUST THEIR SOUND ACCORDING TO YOUR LIKING.
Hello,
I majorly listen to techno & lyrical music.
I am confused between A1 & Explore.
Sound quality & clarity is a must.
Please suggest.
Good review but still I am not clear with your conclusion.
If you're deciding between the a one and the Explorer the A1 will have the edge
Did you use the b&o app for the explore? Because it sounded awful
you should!
Where to get them for 200?
I dont know why people think if bass is good speaker is good . a good speakers should reflect what actual sound as producer intended
Speakers in the air (hanging) near a corner of a room or even just a single wall, increases the bass by a lot! I have the Tribit and Anker speakers that compare to the Flex when positioned as I mentioned. I do not know if keeping the front of the speaker off a flat surface so you do not get any interference from sound reflecting off the flat surface is an issue. It just sounds better if raised up or at least near walls. I put them in wooden boxes when a wall is not available and the very front of the speaker is right up to the edge of box, or any flat surface.
I have the A1 and love it for the clarity and small size. Way better than that explore, Not worth it.
I has bought Explore and i should say its way better than all this jbl sort off speakers. if you know something about liniar sound, resolution, details - this speaker is for you. killer design and materials
Motosikletli kuryelik yapıyorum ve iş esnasında yolda gezinirken motosikletin önüne asıp müzik dinlemek istiyorum ve bunun için çok ses çıkaran Bluetooth hoparlöre ihtiyacım var. Daha önce Jbl flip 6 vardı onu sattım. Yeni bir hoparlör bakıyorum. Hem Flip 6'dan biraz daha güçlü olması gerekiyor hemde 360 derece ses vermesi gerekiyor hemde motosikletin önüne asabilmek için askısı da olması lazım. Araştırmalarım sonucu bu markayı gördüm sizce ben hangi marka ve modeli almalıyım? Flip 6'dan daha güçlü olması gerekiyor.
bang olufsen explore
who listen to music using their hands holding the speaker, could you put on the table?!
They state 2x140w peak
But does that make it actually many times better than the jbl flip 5 which has 20w?
lol they lie alot about there power rating
5:37 3D60 sound?
If the A1 and Flex are the same price which would you recommend?
I think the flex has a bigger sound, but I'd be happy with the a1 sound too. 20 hours vs 12
@@DannyPops thanks for the quick response! I got the A1 for $150 and I just noticed the Flex is $130. Gonna pick it today and compare both when I get home
@@raider52cg What happened? Did you compared them?
@@CJMC- Yeah. I'm keeping the A1. Flex gets louder but it sacrifices quality. Also the Flex does has more bass but it can feel overpowering. I feel like I would get tired of that. The A1 just sounds so much more clearer while still being able to feel the bass. Voices are a lot better on the A1. The EQ on the A1 is a big plus. I got it for $150 on Verizon so for the same price it makes my decision a lot easier
@@raider52cg Thank you!!
TBH, B&O A1 is far superior than the other brands.
I strongly agree
Which sounds the best?
The Bose Flex was one of the best to my ear, but it's really splitting hairs - meaning the difference is absolutely tiny.
Bose for me…
@@10418 Bose here too.
Sorry, you sound like you are at an AA meeting but for speakers 🔊😂 Your opening line cracked me up, hi, I’m Danny and I bought more speakers 😂
Use the app and maybe experiment with different music genres to get a full picture. I didn't get you music selection.
Who’s gonna tell him to redo this after adjusting in the BO app
Oh, and even lesser speakers sound better than "superior" speakers when the lesser is paired to its mate in stereo.
Band & Olufsen A1 has better battery and best clarity vocals and instrument seperation
How did you get them for $200?
They go on sale quite frequently
@@DannyPops $200 each or for both?
Holding them up doesn’t accurately produce sound and the A1 blows away every single one of them. I’m a B&O fan and i don’t care for the explore, but none of those speakers are even a fraction as detailed, dynamic and controlled as the A1 🥴
Man I love that A1 so much. The clarity is absolutely amazing. And with very nice BASS. What's crazy is the fact that the A1 is only less than a half inch wider in diameter than the bose micro and other micro speakers. It's still super small but blows those other micro speakers AWAY! It's my favorite personal speaker. It's on a whole another level.
@@ericmartinez4897 i have a beolit 20 and every time i turn it on it’s heaven. I’m so tempted to buy another and pair them 😭
@@MattHorn59 ugh I want that beolit 20 so bad. I recently found it online for 399$ and it usually costs 550$🤔... I got to jump on it.
@@ericmartinez4897 THAT’S WHAT I DID!! Best Buy had it at $399 some time before Christmas and I opened a best buy citi card and got it deferred interest 12 months I pay $50 every month and it’s nothing at all. Best manic decision ever 🤣
JBL is like that uncle who’s a black sheep & a GOAT on the streets while the B&O is like that successful uncle without any street cred. Needless to say I’d choose the JBL speaker
I had the B&O A1 and sounds great, but mine stopped charging.
I had similar issues with B&O E8 earbuds which were returned still not working.
I have had various JBL products and I like the sound(not quite B&O), but I would buy HBL over B&O every day if the week.
JBL has major issues too. Like the side woofers cracking and coming off... It's a common problem. I guess no Bluetooth speaker is reliably
Which one was loudest of the five?
They are equal. Seriously.
@@DannyPops … I was at Best Buy 30 minutes ago. Wanted to do some research first. I’m thinking the app will turn me towards the B&O. I like bass but I don’t like to be drowned in it. I like some high-end also.
I am a singer… singers love the high end.…
@@jnl8389 the B&O A1 is great for vocals in my opinion. Very clear for treble. I'd say the bose flex is the most balanced but I'm not a bose fan boy. For truly beautiful sound I'd consider the higher end vifas...
The B&O Explore is perfect for me. I hate bass! I hate bass that vibrates unnecessarily and steals the shine from the vocals. The Explore can also connect to B&O eq app with which I even went further to turn off all bass. Knowing what you love is important and don't fall for the "more bass is better" influence.
agreed...!
Same!
we get it, you don't like to listen to music where the bass is the main part lmao shut up with the bitching
Agree. Knowing what you love is important! So I bought the Flex 🤣
You have poor quality gear and even worse tuning ability if you hate bass. All high end sound systems have stellar bass.
You don't know what you're talking about, plain and simple.
A1 is good
No thumping to be had 😆
5:39 3D60 sound.
Sonos Roam has only 10 hours autonomy
Bang and olufsen never really are focused on the bass...even the emerge is like that
The guy seems to be deaf or probably biased to Bose !! But did nobody notice the recording video had beo A1 as a far better sound than sound flex
The recording always sounds different than in person. Also consider the mic placement in conjunction with the audio field from each speaker is different :)
What a bizarre review! Surely the skill of any reviewer of audio products is to understand how to get the best out of the product they are reviewing. The A1 needs to be placed on a solid surface. Then you will hear plenty of bass.
Holding the speakers up is a ridiculous way to test them.
I have noticed that if you place speakers under a pile of blankets, they sound muffled . .
thanks for the input paul, not everyone is going to listen to it in the same way, but yes this is not a technical review nor about how to optimize.
You could not have made this sound test more unprofessional
French speakers?
I think he said fringe.
you choose bose because you like bass. like every people who choose airpods max over beoplay h95. everybody have their own taste. thanks for the video. but, my honest opinion, how flex can defeat A1 ??? no to my ears. I have them both.
JBL 😊
B&O = Natural Sound. Other brands = To much Bass
I am just watching this not because of the speakers but because of this handsome guy.
4:01
Damn bro that's more like making us regret over our buy,bloody we asked for beoplays review but u are boasting about the marshal,jbl x Bose .I don't think it's a review show but more like show which is making us feel shit over our buy,cmon bro be abit genuine and reasonable 😊
its not a French company its from Denmark!!
If you are going to sound test a speaker you need to put them down... I don't understand why TF you would hang on to it and throw it around
😑 sad to see B&O became a cheap trash like that, I still remember back then ..a couple of decades ago, B&O was like a Porsche in TV Audio Hi-FI
Well, not really... B&O still has their premium line. This is the line that is more targeted at a younger crowd as premium audio market is shrinking. Still, the BEOPlay range is still one of the best out there. This review doesn't do justice to the speaker (e.g., holding it in his hands and not using the equalizer). Just try the speaker out and you'll be surprised 😀
Jbl
Bose es mejor 😎😎 gana la Bose Soundlink Flex tiene un sonido simplemente hermoso unos bajos súper padres la verdad la recomiendo, aparte tengo la Bose Soundlink color 2 y en modo fiesta es lo mejor, vallanse por Bose amigos 😎😎😎
“I’ve had aluminum polls i’ve used in lacrosse” ? Are you going to use your $200 speaker as a football?
Lacrosse uses a rubber ball so no. :)
Naearaju Nakka DJ a 🔊🔉🔈🗣
You just have to be negative to the B&O! Because you ghave no taste! Two beautiful speakers and the rest of them "Ugly constructs". B&O you could be proud of having "33" hours of quality battery life with your ugly speakers left in the "Smoke". Try to like quality and beautiful and ditch the ugly ones.
Naearaju Nakka DJ a 🗣🇺🇿💯🙉🙊🔈🔉🔊🔉🔈🙊🙉🗣
That’s not how you pronounce Aluminium
B&O looks like a smoke detector with a speaker in it! For that reason alone I wouldn't buy. Extremely lazy design aesthetically!
Then buy better looking speaker with lesser quality of sound.😀
This guy just decided he knows sound and will make a review. This was terrible.
just another overhyped speakers b&o
I cannot stand bass speakers, it isn't true sound when that shit is added.
Overpriced piece of crap
Disagree