Bang & Olufsen announces Beosound Emerge wireless bookshelf speaker
High-end audio manufacturer Bang & Olufsen has announced the Beosound Emerge, a wireless bookshelf speaker with a distinctive design.
The Beosound Emerge takes its role of a bookshelf speaker a little too literally and assumes the form of a hardcover book. Designed by Benjamin Huber of Design Agency LAYER, the Beosound Emerge features a pearl-blasted anodized aluminum base. The gold model features oak wood side panels with Kvadrat textile on the spine. The black model has polymer side panels with pearl-blasted aluminum for the grill in Black Anthracite finish.
The speaker features a triple driver design, including a 4-inch woofer, 1.45-inch mid-range driver, and 0.6-inch tweeter. The mid-range driver and tweeter fire from the front while the woofer is back ported. Each driver features its own dedicated amplifier, with 60W for the woofer and 30W each for the remaining two. A microphone is also included for voice a