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What Hi-Fi?
What Hi-Fi?
Technology
Harry McKerrell

This beautiful Bang & Olufsen Bluetooth speaker is on a first-time discount – but it's not the one I'd buy this Black Friday

Bang & Olufsen Beosound A1 (3rd Generation) wireless speaker.

I'll be the first to admit that I'd be as tempted as anyone to pick up the Beosound A1 (3rd Gen) now that it's on a discount. £25 off its original £300 asking price at Amazonisn't a whopping saving, but it's enough to make a speaker that many would-be buyers are already coveting that bit more attractive. So shiny...

If you want sleek style and the chic cachet that comes from owning a B&O Bluetooth speaker, however, I'd recommend going for the older model, the Beosound A1 (2nd Gen). It's just as lovely to look at as the newer model, offers built-in Alexa capabilities, and at just £158 at Peter Tyson, it's a heck of a lot cheaper to get hold of one.

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