Bang & Olufsen, a famous Danish company specialized in the production of hi-fi, founded in 1925, has a production line characterized by a particular and recognizable design.
One of the most powerful and elegant devices is BeoSound Edge, a compact wireless speaker, which through magical interaction, timeless design and cutting-edge acoustic innovation, offers a mesmerising listening experience.
The design of BeoSound Edge was realized by Michael Anastassiades, a british designer specialized in the design and manufacturing of high-quality lighting and objects.
Anastassiades’ design philosophy -characterized by unique manufacturing skills and traditional use of materials- is to produce exceptionally designed objects of permanent value.
His work is featured in permanent collections at the Museum Of Modern Art in New York, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Victoria & Albert Museum, London, the MAK in Vienna, the Crafts Council in London and the FRAC Centre in Orleans France.
BeoSound Edge represents this philosophy at its best: a coin elegantly balancing on its edge, ready to roll at the lightest touch, it is the first Bang & Olufsen product from Michael Anastassiades.
Beosound Edge means also creating a space experience, casually kept on the floor or mount it on a wall as a stunning display.
The Beosound Edge is a speaker and minimalist design object in one. Designed for intuitive touch and motion, it’s an unbroken circle of clarity and beauty, granting a unique and powerful sound performance.
The proximity sensors feels your presence, and as you approach, Beosound Edge comes to life, lightning up its touch-sensitive control interface through the aluminium surface.
With Directional Sound Control, BeoSound Edge allows the user to define the direction that the sound radiates. For instance, a room can be divided into an active listening area and a more passive listening area. Alternatively, the user can choose to blast true 360° room-filling sound from both sides of the speaker to fill the entire room.
BeoSound Edge employs cutting-edge acoustic innovation to deliver a powerful and accurate listening experience. Through first Active Bass Port, the speaker provides perfect potent bass at high volumes and maintains accurate bass at low volumes.
Simple and sophisticated, BeoSound Edge has a powerful amplifier unit with
2 x 200 Watt (woofer) 4 x 100 Watt (midranges/tweeters), capable of
104 dB SPL of Maximum Loudness and 92 dB SPL Bass Capability
It's recommended for a room size of 20-120 m² (200-1200 ft²).
Elegant and compact, BeoSound Edge measures 50.2 x 13 cm (Ø x W) and 13kg weight.
Its Natural Bronze and Brass Tone colour, exhalted by highly polished aluminium body, black fabric covers and warm taupe covers, is a bright example of stillness, equilibrium and designing a timeless speaker.
Virgil Hilts