B&O Beoplay P2 - Unboxing and first impressions...

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[@edgargonzalez9826]

Hey do you know if when turning on the p2 without any source, it fuzzes?

[@b.lemaitre8343]

does it feature a stereo mode like other B&O speakers ?

[@jordanlah]

Thanks for the review Toni! Btw- would you be reviewing the Bose Revolve? I would love to hear it against the B&O A1.... thanks!

[@AGLADHEART]

Thanks for the review and the update at the end. Seems pretty nice and I love B&O products but I would be much more comfortable paying in the $130 range. Just subscribed.

[@surayutposirisuk2471]

Thanks you from Thailand !

[@ScottsReviews]

I have been comparing the revolve vs B&O p2. Bose wins that one. As it should it's bigger. You have the p2 does yours shut off on its own while it's playing? I am having to keep keep hitting play.

[@tictac5391]

Looks very cool

[@shangarsaravanamuthu]

can you do a bass test on it and also disassemble it

[@MrHkstudent]

Beoplay sound signature again

[@baopico729]

Hi Tony, my second A1just got cracked noise when hearing bass sound, like my 1st A1. This can't be fixed right? My 3rd A1 is still OK, and I never set more than 22/32 volume steps.

[@adampoll4977]

Check the unit is properly sealed - feel for air leaking through the screw holes and it is secure to the base of the unit. If you feel air leaks, tighten (not TOO much or it will strip) or even put tape over the screw holes. Any air leaks from the enclose with ruin the sound, esp deep base.

[@plailleur]

Thanks for the review, I bought it two days ago and I'm so far very satisfied with the performance/size package. Do you have any plans to do a teardown (no screws visible so must be complex to dismantle)?

[@speakertoni2680]

plailleur I won't make a disassembly because it's so nice and clean. The construction is totally simple and equal to all other speakers.

[@plailleur]

I totally understand. Let's hope B&O releases some more detailed information and pictures.

[@kadirozer1411]

Hi Toni, can you do a review on B&o A6

[@Lo-Fi-Go]

Damn I want one. Nice little speaker to sneak into the pub. What is the claimed battery life?

[@speakertoni2680]

Lo-Fi it's a very nice outdoor companion indeed:) There are no specs for it yet but so far it seems ok and maybe even better than b&o typical.

[@Lo-Fi-Go]

Elise Vink. Cheers.

[@michaelh4484]

You are the first! Well done Germany :-)

[@ScottsReviews]

Sir can you update us on your real world battery life.

[@N0THiNG6]

i think the volume of flip 4 is adjusted lower than p2..

[@kumargeorge4977]

❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@Phishy03]

Hey Toni ! Which one is better, beoplay a1 or this ?

[@pietro6227]

A1 of course... Way deeper bass

[@gaeuman]

Khoi Phan p2: lighter and more portable. A1: Better sound.

[@yoyoyohk]

good video. how's the sound compared to clip 2? I have A1 & clip 2 ofcoz A1 sounds much better but clip 2 not too bad either plus its waterproof & smaller so I carry it when I travel. Since you have clip 2 you should include sound test between clip2 & P2.

[@speakertoni2680]

yoyoyohk the clip 2 is no comparison at all. The clip is one of the worst speakers you can't find for this kind of money.

[@Evan058]

I not yet at the testing part of this video but my first impression about this speaker is that it looks pretty cheap in my opinion...

[@trei2unu]

new speaker yeah! I think it sounds good! clean, punchy mids for presence and clear highs without being over boosted. But the entire video I was *Hoping* you'd do a low level test but you never did hahah I'm really curious how bass sounds on low levels, does it get boosted and deeper?

[@speakertoni2680]

Alexandru Simonescu finally someone who honers the effort to make such a little speaker sound that good. Yes, it boosts bass for low levels and sounds pretty good at those volumes. So it's definitely a xiaomi mi killer:)

[@trei2unu]

Well you can't ask too much from such a small form factor. If it has enough bass at low levels and sounds clean and crisp at medium to high levels I think it's good enough. Can't wait for a comparison video with the Xiaomi, Envaya mini and others at low/normal volumes.

[@annernickert9023]

are you from Germany ?

[@BunBunyaa]

Can you do a comparison with the P2 and Beoplay A2 active? :) And also, I love your videos!

[@GC2TEJJ]

Ja, Liquid Soul Track ab ca. 50% etwas zerrig, und hier zeigt auch der A1 seine Stärke. Als ob die Treiber am Gitter reiben würden... 😂 Haste recht mit deiner Empfehlung an B&O. Fällt auf bei Kickbässen ohne HiHat

[@joaolitoranea78]

great video! what do you think of the Beolab 18? I have to confess that I was very impressed especially with the mid range and treble .

[@speakertoni2680]

joao litoranea I have never heard them but I don't think that they sound that good. Simply due to the very slim design.

[@michaelh4484]

They are great. I have them. I listen to all different types of music, but mainly i use them as rear speakers for my surround sound. You wont regret.

[@joaolitoranea78]

Thanks

[@Potato22]

Wow.. alot of speaker companies is launching new speakers these days.. Oh.. and how about the BOSE revolve? I thought it was already launched..

[@speakertoni2680]

Potato22 I already preordered mine:)

[@Potato22]

Speaker Toni glad to hear.

[@GC2TEJJ]

Ich habe ich ihn auch schon!

[@gema_ch]

Hello can you hear hissing when you put the p2 close to ears?

[@speakertoni2680]

Moe Cheng with Android phones I hear a very noticable hiss but with iOS devices it's totally quiet.

[@gema_ch]

Mine have hiss after turning on without pairing. I think i got a defected one. Gonna return it tomorrow. Thanks.

[@GC2TEJJ]

Der A1 ist in Stereo schon geil, sicher lohnt das auch beim P2. (Zwei P2 spielen sicher such knackiger als ein einzelner A1, plus Klangbühne) Wie gesagt: Stimmen klingen vom P2 Welten besser als beim A1. Der A1 macht eher "dünne" Vocals und etwas pudrige S-Laute! Der P2 ist fast schon genial für Vocals, z.B. Hörspiele.

[@HAL_NOVEMILA]

Hi, you really seems to know your stuff, may I ask you some advice?... In your opinion what is the best portable Bluetooth speaker in the 100-160€ range that is also somewhat water resistant?

[@speakertoni2680]

HAL NOVEMILA there are many good ones like the B&O A1, the JBL Flip 4 or the Sony Xb30. B&O A1: It is my personal favorite because it simply sounds so much bigger than it actually is. Also treble has a great resolution and bass reaches down to 45hz which is very impressive. It also sounds the most mature and serious here. Sadly it lacks on battery life but it's splashproof​. JBL Flip 4: It is the cheapest one of them but still gives you a nice package for the price. Obviously it can't keep up with the others at higher volumes but it's fully waterproof and has the best battery. Sony Xb30: I already tested that one and I returned it after some days because I simply didn't like the sound character which always is a bit hollow and cheap sounding. But it's actually one of the best on this class. Right out of the box you get close to no treble (because Sony messed up their tuning) but if you go to the Songpal app by Sony you can permanently boost treble. If you do this it sounds pretty nice and also very full boded at low volumes. Still, I don't like it that much because although it is loud it has some strange processing going on at max and you also have to take away bass for low levels as it boosts bass too much so it would sound very boomy with out a bit of bass reduction from the app. That's simply a killer for me because a speaker shouldn't require several EQ tweaks to sound satisfying. Battery life is good but you can't charge it while listening to music which is typical Sony again. I hope this was helpful:)

[@HAL_NOVEMILA]

Thank you very much for the great help!

[@maxfletchermedia]

HAL NOVEMILA I have the a1 aswell it does sound great for the size with decent bass

[@borndesigne3083]

Věry Nice Designe end saund fór litle spikar 🎚🎛🎚🔈end Nice unbox Boy 🔝✔️

[@sibprof5684]

Not bad. Treble OK, mids really good, but the upper-bass boost gives the speaker a slightly boxy sound. Overall it's better than the Mi, but enough to justify the huge price difference? The Mi, everything considered, remains amazing.

[@speakertoni2680]

Prof Prof I'd say that 120-140$ would've been a better price tag. If it was sold for 130$ I'd say that it's worth the money over the mi also considering the new shake and tap features.

[@vaclavjuracka9866]

Speaker Toni Hi, i’ve got a great deal on the P2. I can get it new for about 120$, should I buy it?

[@rizkyirfanoaditya2016]

Hi Toni, should i get P2 or JBL Playlist?

[@speakertoni2680]

They aren’t really comparable The Playlist isn’t even portable But sound wise the JBL wins of course

[@rizkyirfanoaditya2016]

@@speakertoni2680 yes but i get the same price offer that's why I'm confused between style or sound haha. thanks Toni!

[@GC2TEJJ]

Deine Stimme hier in dem Video klingt Welten schöner mit dem P2 als mit dem A1! Vocals sind die Top-Stärke des P2.

[@speakertoni2680]

Der Strudeltaucher hast du dir gleich einen gekauft? Die Mittellage ist echt super bei dem, sehr differenziert und fein. Das haben sie echt gut gemacht.

[@GC2TEJJ]

Wie könnte ich da widerstehen!?

[@Igor-vf9lh]

Why you did not test it against JBL Clip 2 when you have one? I know there is not much space for war between these two, because of the price, but many people own Clip 2(me too) and it would be interesting for us to hear the real sound difference between these two, especially when I think Clip 2 is not the best speaker in that category, but is very popular, because it's JBL obviously :D

[@speakertoni2680]

Igor B. I didn't compare them because the clip 2 doesn't have a slight chance against it. I was planning to do so but then I hear the p2.

[@Igor-vf9lh]

That's exactly what I am saying, I know it is not competitor for BO, but that's the point of it, to show how enormours difference can be between speakers same size:) especially for very popular models, what Clip 2 definitely is.

[@torontotq]

I will pick A1

[@tomappel2215]

Mega

[@notalkguitarampplug-insrev784]

How does it compare to Bose soundlink mini 2?

[@speakertoni2680]

Stainless Steel the Soundlink mini basically sounds crap against any speaker including the P2.

[@seanjoe1704]

WHY..? I REALLY LOVE SOUNDLINK MINI. SMALL BUT BIG BASS. YEAH, I LOVE BIG BASS. IS THERE ANY SMALL SPEAKER WITH BIGGER BASS THAN SOUNDLINK MINI ? AND ALL MY FRIENDS SURPRISED WITH THIS LITTLE BUT BIG BASS. THAT'S THE POINT OF SOUNDLINK MINI. SO LITTLE BUT PRODUCE VERY BIG BASS. YEAH, VERY SURPRISE.

[@zerozepol]

nice xiamoi fitbit :)

[@DrummingMan1]

A slight improvement over the xiaomi but, and not withstanding the double tap and shake feature, The price differential makes this a bad deal! The xiaomi offers better value for my dollar! Thanks for the review!

[@speakertoni2680]

keith Gillard you're welcome. In my opinion 130-150$ would be a fair price tag as this really beats the xiaomi by a lot. On about 50% volume the xiaomi sounds like it was 3 times smaller than the p2

[@stellalovia4802]

I think overall the b&o is a very nice speaker and has some great features...but I don't it can compete with competition at this price...maybe half the price would be a lot more reasonable

[@speakertoni2680]

Jakob Sorotos indeed the price is a bit steep but on normal volumes it can really keep up with some of the competition. With jazz music for example it beats the Wonderboom by a lot and even sounds as nice as a flip 4 of course without the real deep bass.

[@GeorgeWangTW]

Nice review with so many speakers around to compare to .. (thumb up)

[@airwolf1337]

25:23 - It's not a distortion - it is the b&o signature sound! Such a well made, high end, very expensive product simply does not have any issues ^^ clavinetjunkie showed us this "b&o bass enhancement" on his review of the $1000 Beoplay A6. B&O does not sell medium products with flaws for high money, nooo, they sell lifestlye and good feelings ^^.

[@speakertoni2680]

airwolf1337 no no, Iam sure it is not the adaptive b&o bass enhancement system. It is a different kind of distortion. There is a bass peak at about 100hz which causes this distortion just like with the Ue Wonderboom. Today they released an update but nothing was fixed, we can only hope that there'll be another update for this.

[@speakertoni2680]

airwolf1337 by the way, there are many superb, class leading products by b&o like the A1, the S3 and the M5.

[@airwolf1337]

Hi Toni, meine Antwort war ironisch gemeint. Ich bin froh, dass du auf diesen Umstand am Ende deines Videos hinweist. Finde ich sehr gut von dir!

[@CraigIvor]

I now have two A2's for stereo set up and they sound amazing . The set up pushes vocals forward like on the Oslo . There is so much detail . I had two S3's for pairing and they were okay but .....the A2's together blow the S3's out of the water . The sound is clear , detailed and exciting . Even the Sales guy on the Bang Olufsun show room was blown away how good the A2's sounded together . The only downer is battery life takes a hit !

[@F4Jensen]

The A2 had similar distortion when it came out of the box. It was really annoying when playing bass heavy tracks and it was some sort of pre-amp/DSP distortion and not the drivers. Luckily, It was fixed in a firmware update! I was so surprised that it was even possible to update the speaker.

[@N0THiNG6]

very realistic story 😂

[@thomasheyme7245]

Up to 10 hours battery life... so maybee 1 hour at max?

[@rmp5884]

Thomas Heyme around 2/3h

[@user-xl9ms7eg4o]

super fast!

[@coddiwomple1326]

I think flip 3 is good ..

[@Aecbtecb]

I think A1 way better deeper bass louder ... imho

[@techderaudios]

the form factor is about the nude audio super m if I see the size but blue looks cool🤣

[@nicolaschampiot273]

release date ?

[@speakertoni2680]

nicolas champiot tomorrow

[@nicolaschampiot273]

thank you for the answer

[@JBOsurf]

You should have played the whole Queens of the Stone Age song! All these reviews use highly produced pop, dance and rock. Test the speakers with ROCK !!!

[@speakertoni2680]

JBOsurf why?

[@JBOsurf]

Speaker Toni because A) rock is awesome and B) highly produced pop makes speakers sound better than they really are. Play some dirty complex rock and see how these speakers handle it. This is why when you go to listen to some speakers in store they are locked down on display units in demo mode and you can only listen to three or four songs the manufacturer has selected to make he speakers sound as good as possible. If a speaker can’t handle rock, it’s garbage. A great speaker can handle anything you throw at it.

[@speakertoni2680]

JBOsurf A) that’s very subjective B) I agree with the fact that a speaker should sound great with everything but “dirty” recorded rock maybe isn’t the right way to see if a speaker stays clean...

[@tomappel2215]

Fast 10 k

[@gaeuman]

Put that brick into the trash. The B&Os sound awesome in comparison.

[@thomaspowell3739]

Shaking and hitting it in front of friends was a bit embarrassing

[@MrPetjak]

Super, now you just have to show your face and you'll be better than clavinetjunkie.

[@airwolf1337]

???

[@SharwanKumar-cx3mr]

🤣🤣👍💖💖💖💖💖🥳🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🙏🤩🙏🤪🤩🤩🤩🎃🎃🎃🎃

[@carsonsaturday4640]

Ok stop bragging about oh I was the first one to review the speaker

[@awdadwadwad1723]

Pease stop saying 'yeah' every 10 seconds.

[@speakertoni2680]

awdadw adwad yeah ok

[@criskeenan9706]

Speaker Toni yeah