B&O PLAY Beolit 12 by Bang & Olufsen

B&O PLAY Beolit 12 by Bang & Olufsen

£599.00

4.5 out of 5 stars

Based on 13 reviews

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Product Information

  • Overview

    The B&O PLAY Beolit 12 speaker system is designed for use with your iPhone 4S, iPhone 4, iPod touch and other audio devices. In addition to impressive portable sound, it provides a natural resting place for charging your iPhone or iPod touch. You can even use multiple Beolit 12 units to create a superior multi-room sound system.

  • Highlights

    • Simple four-button user interface: Volume up and down, Network on/off, product on/off
    • Built-in power supply and rechargeable battery
    • Battery playtime: Up to 8 hours wired or 4 hours via AirPlay
    • Compatible with Bang & Olufsen BeoPlayer App
    • Software upgradeable via web interface
    • Compatible with all Bang & Olufsen remotes

  • Did you notice?

    The dedicated Beolit Setup app (available from the App Store in iTunes) lets you set up your Beolit 12 directly from your iPhone, iPad, or iPod.

  • Apple Recommends For

    A portable speaker that lets you share superb audio from your iPhone or iPod touch wherever you go.

  • What's in the Box?

    • Bang & Olufsen Beolit 12 speaker dock
    • User guide
    • Mains cord

  • Tech Specs

    • Frequency Response : 50 to 20,000Hz
    • Connections : AirPlay
    • Speaker Configurations : 2.1
    • Power : 100-240V
    • Height : 7.48 in./18.8 cm
    • Width : 5.31 in./13.3 cm
    • Weight : 5.95 lb./2.8 kg

  • Manufacturer Information

    Part Number

    • Mfr. Part Number : 1290951
    • UPC or EAN No. : 5705260039443

    Warranty

    • Note : Apple's One-Year Limited Warranty does not apply to products that are not Apple-branded, even if packaged or sold with Apple products. Non-Apple-branded products may have the benefit of a manufacturer's warranty provided by the product manufacturer — please see your product box and literature for details. Benefits under the manufacturer's warranty are in addition to rights provided by consumer law. For details, click here.

Compatibility

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iPhone models

  • iPhone 3GS

  • iPhone 4

  • iPhone 4S

  • iPhone 5

iPad models

  • iPad (1st generation)

  • iPad 2 (2nd generation)

  • iPad (3rd generation)

  • iPad (4th generation)

  • iPad mini

iPod models

  • iPod touch 2nd Generation

  • iPod touch 3rd Generation

  • iPod touch 4th Generation

  • iPod touch 5th Generation

Ratings & Reviews

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  • Extraordinary

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    Absolutely beautifull sound and nice that it is so portable.

    • Written by from Gedved

    28 of 31 people found this useful

    Was this useful? Extraordinary

  • Brilliant sound quality, looks and build; awful software

    3.0 out of 5 stars

    The sound quality is brilliant, crisp, clear with superb bass, and as loud as you need it. I also really like the looks and build quality.

    You can use a B&O Beo-4, 5 or 6 to adjust the volume too, but nothing else.

    But the software is terrible - you have to set up the Beolit 12 by connecting it with an ethernet cable (supplied) to your computer or your router, remembering to switch off WiFi as well, and, once you've gone through the hassle of this, the Beolit 12 takes 2 minutes and upwards to join your WiFi network every time you want to use it - compare this with your iPhone, your iPad, anything else, where WiFi just works quickly.

    What on earth is the Beolit 12 doing in these two (very long) minutes? Because there's no status screen and only some basic lights, it's hard to tell. But it's way too slow, whatever's going on.

    The Beolit 12 can only keep information on a single WiFi network, so if you want to use the unit at home and at work (say), then you'll be scrabbling around for an ethernet cable each and every time you change locations.

    The instruction manual is also confusing; B&O have rushed out an iPhone app to try and help, but the instructions give misleading and contradictory statements on how to get it all going. The iPhone app feels unfinished - for instance the Software Update menu never does anything. And the software desperately needs updating.

    This has been rushed to market; give it 6 months to see if B&O either improve the software or give up on the Beolit 12 as an unfortunate aberration.

    B&O need to do a bit better here.     …

    • Written by from BALDOCK

    21 of 26 people found this useful

    Was this useful? Brilliant sound quality, looks and build; awful software

  • I love this speaker

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    Really great sound. Plays loud and with a nice bass and all middle tones.
    Cool and very practical design. It doesn't look like a ll the futuristic speakers on the marked.
    Portable with long battery life. I use it everywhere.
    Nice with AirPlay, and it syncs fine with my other AirPlay speakers.
    It has a nice room for cables.
    The downsides: It takes two minutes to turn on WiFi, and the setup software could be better.
    I love this speaker, which is hereby highly recommended. :-)     …

    • Written by from Glostrup

    16 of 17 people found this useful

    Was this useful? I love this speaker

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  • great! but no app remote available!

    4.0 out of 5 stars

    It sounds great but very disappointing that there is no remote available in any app store. So terribly stupid that you cannot turn it on, and connect it to wifi, from your couch with your mobile device! …

    • Written by from København K

    1 of 1 people found this useful

    Was this useful? great! but no app remote available!

  • Why you should consider this quality product

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    I am a sound engineer of some 30 years. My sister bought me this as a present thinking she needed to spend good money to impress m y critical ears. Shocked by her generosity, I offered to return it, it couldn't be worth the money. I was told to try it out first. Compact with a quirky diagonal handle its aesthetically pleasing, solid without being heavy, while retaining simple good design. Good wired interfaces and wireless streaming that works fine once setup. Like all technology if you follow the instructions properly it works. Then I realised it was portable with its own battery - impressive. But sound quality? As a professional I would say this produces good, accurate, quality sound - very good in fact. Sound is subjective. It relies upon a good source recording and a good room acoustic. The sound is warm, mellow, plenty loud enough and low signal to noise. I have kept it and use it every day, wherever I am. Thank you sister. …

    • Written by from BLANDFORD FORUM

    8 of 8 people found this useful

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  • Outstanding!

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    Can't recommend this enough. Do not be fooled by the fact that it's portable or small. The Beolit 12 is a proper sound system that gives a big, grown up, audiophile-quality sound that rivals premium quality 'bigger' stereo systems, such as Denon. Now add back in that on top of that, it's almost unbelievably small and portable and you have something really special.

    The sound quality amongst the best I've heard. The output feels almost unidirectional; it fills a whole room with a whole room with a full and rich sound pretty much irrespective of where you put it. I tested this against the sound from a BeoPlay 8 in a dealer and the Beolit 12 was better.

    Configuring the AirPlay for the first time is a little quirky but once setup it couldn't be easier. A great way to experience your music.     …

    • Written by from York

    1 of 2 people found this useful

    Was this useful? Outstanding!

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