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1 Bang & Olufsen Beosound Level
From $1,499 From bang–olufsen.com
>>> Aimed squarely at B&O’s audience of tech–savvy music lovers with an eye for design, the Beosound Level is a portable smart speaker that can be positioned on a surface upright, laid flat, or wall mounted. If you’re looking for a stylishly understated speaker that isn’t understated on audio quality, it’s an excellent choice. It takes up only a sliver of space on a shelf, but provides a bigger, richer and more enjoyable sound than your average smart speaker.
Uniquely, this elite Wi–Fi speaker is made to be upgradeable. The wireless module, the sound processing and the battery can all be replaced with upgraded versions later — it’s intentionally a modular design. The idea is to try to give the Level the same kind of longevity that people used to get from hi–fi.