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  1. Table of Contents
  2. Top
  3. Main Differences
  4. Design
    1. Pictures
    2. Style
    3. Portability
    4. Build Quality
    5. Controls
    6. In The Box
  5. Sound
    1. Frequency Response Accuracy
    2. Raw Frequency Response
    3. Soundstage
    4. Dynamics
  6. Active Features
    1. Battery
    2. Voice Assistant
    3. App
  7. Connectivity
    1. Wired
    2. Bluetooth
    3. Wi-Fi
  8. Comments

Bang & Olufsen Beosound A1 Gen 2 vs JBL Boombox 2

Side-by-Side Comparison

Products

Bang & Olufsen Beosound A1 Gen 2
JBL Boombox 2

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Bang & Olufsen Beosound A1 Gen 2 Picture
JBL Boombox 2 Picture
Bluetooth
Yes
Wi-Fi
No
Speakerphone
Yes
Voice Assistant
Yes
Battery Powered
Yes
Bluetooth
Yes
Wi-Fi
No
Speakerphone
No
Voice Assistant
No
Battery Powered
Yes

Variants

  • Beosound A1 Gen 2 (Black)
  • Beosound A1 Gen 2 (Gold)
  • Beosound A1 Gen 2 (Green)
  • Beosound A1 Gen 2 (Grey Mist)
  • Beosound A1 Gen 2 (Pink)
  • Boombox 2 (Black)
  • Boombox 2 (Camo)

Review

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Our Verdict

Bang & Olufsen Beosound A1 Gen 2

JBL Boombox 2

The JBL Boombox 2 is a better speaker for most uses than the Bang & Olufsen Beosound A1 Gen 2. The JBL gets louder, has a longer battery life, and can play stereo content without downmixing it to mono. It also has a more extended low-bass. That said, the Bang & Olufsen offers an incredible voice assistant performance with Alexa built-in.

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Main Differences for
Music

Threshold 

0.10

Music 

6.5
7.3

Frequency Response Accuracy 
 

6.4
7.2

Dynamics 
 

5.8
7.5

Full Comparison

Design

Style  

Style Photo  

Bang & Olufsen Beosound A1 Gen 2 Style Photo
JBL Boombox 2 Style Photo

RGB Lights  

No
No
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Portability 
 

9.3
8.2

Dimensions Photo  

Bang & Olufsen Beosound A1 Gen 2 Dimensions Photo
JBL Boombox 2 Dimensions Photo

Volume 
 

46 in³ (749 cm³)
1,529 in³ (25,053 cm³)

Weight 
 

1.1 lbs (0.5 kg)
13.0 lbs (5.9 kg)

Power Source 
 

Battery & USB
AC & Battery

One-Hand Carry 
 

Yes
Yes
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Build Quality 
 

8.3
7.5

Build Quality Photo  

Bang & Olufsen Beosound A1 Gen 2 Build Quality Photo
JBL Boombox 2 Build Quality Photo

Material Quality 
 

Great
Great

Water Resistance 
 

Submersible (IPx7)
Submersible (IPx7)

Dust Resistance 
 

Dust-Proof (IP6x)
Unspecified

Impact Resistance 
 

No
Unspecified

Floats In Water 
 

Unspecified
Unspecified
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Controls 
 

8.9
6.6

Controls Photo  

Bang & Olufsen Beosound A1 Gen 2 Controls Photo
JBL Boombox 2 Controls Photo

Controls Photo 2  

Bang & Olufsen Beosound A1 Gen 2 Controls Photo 2
JBL Boombox 2 Controls Photo 2

Ease Of Use 
 

Great
Great

Feedback 
 

Good
Good

Music Play/Pause 
 

Yes (Physical)
Yes (Physical)

Call Answer/End 
 

Yes (Physical)
No

Volume Up/Down 
 

Yes (Physical)
Yes (Physical)

Track Next/Previous 
 

Yes (Physical)
Forward Only (Physical)

Microphone On/Off 
 

Yes (Physical)
No

Additional Controls 
 

Yes
Yes
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In The Box 
 

In The Box Photo  

Bang & Olufsen Beosound A1 Gen 2 In The Box Photo
JBL Boombox 2 In The Box Photo
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Sound

Frequency Response Accuracy 
 

6.4
7.2

Frequency Response Graph  

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Slope 
 

-0.25
-0.20

Std. Err. 
 

3.95 dB
3.25 dB

Low-Frequency Extension 
 

62.6 Hz
49.0 Hz

High-Frequency Extension 
 

13.5 kHz
19.1 kHz
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Raw Frequency Response 
 

Raw Frequency Response Graph  

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Binaural Recording @ 1m 
 

Binaural Recording @ 2m 
 

Soundstage 
 

7.4
7.2

Directivity Graph  

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Directivity Index 
 

1.09 dB
5.25 dB

Stereo 
 

No (mono)
Yes
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Dynamics 
 

5.8
7.5

Dynamic Range Compression  

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SPL @ Max Volume 
 

84.2 dB SPL
96.5 dB SPL

DRC @ Max Volume 
 

3.33 dB
3.01 dB
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Active Features

Battery 
 

3.2
8.9

Battery Life 
 

4.6 hrs
23.9 hrs

Charge Time 
 

4.9 hrs
3.9 hrs

Power Saving 
 

No
Yes

Charging Port 
 

USB-C
AC

Battery Powered 
 

Yes
Yes
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Voice Assistant 
 

10
0.0

Alexa 
 

Yes (Requires Smartphone)
No

Google Assistant 
 

No
No

Speakerphone 
 

Yes
No

Siri 
 

No
No

Voice Assistant 
 

Yes
No

Voice Activation 
 

Yes
No

Microphone Mute 
 

Yes
No Microphone

Far-Field Performance 
 

Excellent
No Microphone

Ambient Noise Performance 
 

Excellent
No Microphone
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App 
 

6.0
7.9

App Picture  

Bang & Olufsen Beosound A1 Gen 2 App Picture
JBL Boombox 2 App Picture

App Name 
 

Bang & Olufsen
JBL Portable

iOS 
 

Yes
Yes

Android 
 

Yes
Yes

EQ 
 

Presets
Graphic

Stereo Pair Mode 
 

Yes
Yes

Party Mode 
 

No
Yes

Multi-Room 
 

No
No
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Connectivity

Wired 
 

Aux Input 
 

No
Yes

USB Audio 
 

Yes
No

Other Ports 
 

No
Yes
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Bluetooth 
 

8.3
8.3

Bluetooth 
 

Yes
Yes

Bluetooth Version 
 

5.1
5.1

Bluetooth iOS Latency 
 

104 ms
146 ms

Bluetooth Android Latency 
 

160 ms
121 ms

Bluetooth Range 
 

334.6 ft (102.0 m)
334.6 ft (102.0 m)

Multi-Device Pairing 
 

2 Devices
2 Devices
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Wi-Fi 
 

0.0
0.0

Wi-Fi Version 
 

No Wi-Fi
No Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi Frequency Band 
 

No Wi-Fi
No Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 
 

No
No

Apple AirPlay 
 

No
No

AirPlay Latency 
 

N/A
N/A

Google Chromecast 
 

No
No

Chromecast Latency 
 

N/A
N/A
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Bang & Olufsen Beosound A1 Gen 2

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