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Hi,I've just found a blue A1 on ebay Germany. I guess it is a fake as there's still no blue version listed on Beoplay sites!?https://www.ebay.de/itm/B-O-PLAY-Beoplay-A1-Portable-Bluetooth-Lautsprecher-Blau-NEU-OVP/253286552101?hash=item3af90e1225:g:iYcAAOSwRFNaH~k1
Yes. Fake. There’s a few of these around now 👎🏼
Crazy how they get away with it. Someone buys it then thinks B&O makes crap.
That was my first thought, too. As I'm curious I've searched and just found it in the Apple store, too:https://www.apple.com/shop/product/HLMJ2VC/A/bo-play-beoplay-a1-portable-bluetooth-speaker?fnode=054c549dd5568cd6f83b5f67d0b4fd691ec091836f5b412ad93c6ebcac5e1545a88b6371c44655930fb25de626f22b0103d0d51ac59ab713c2ff568bc7f8fd1b604ac6a511ee083b88acfeb8160178cbacf7f5808f3061e04d43fbf2fe0c1fa6
Does anybody know more about it?
Surely Apple stores don't sell fakes....must be genuine.
Amazon sells fakes, too... that's why I'm curious. The color seems to be MUCH better than on the blue A2 - at least according to the photos.
TWG: That was my first thought, too. As I'm curious I've searched and just found it in the Apple store, too:
That was my first thought, too. As I'm curious I've searched and just found it in the Apple store, too:
Now that *is* odd. I've seen this bright blue one before (there's an off-green version too) as a fake. Even watched a YouTube video on them.
I quite like that blue one, actually. Wonder why it's exclusive to Apple? Bright RED makes sense. But, blue?
I've seen the cobalt blue A1 in person at my local Apple store. It's truly a gorgeous color. It must be an exclusive for Apple.
I've also seen (and bought) a very unique olive Form 2 headphones with orange B&O logo at my local brick and mortar Urban Outfitters.
beojeff: I've seen the cobalt blue A1 in person at my local Apple store. It's truly a gorgeous color. It must be an exclusive for Apple.
I wish BeoPlay would promote these exclusives somewhere, so you know they are available. I bet there are others out there.
moxxey: beojeff: I've seen the cobalt blue A1 in person at my local Apple store. It's truly a gorgeous color. It must be an exclusive for Apple. I wish BeoPlay would promote these exclusives somewhere, so you know they are available. I bet there are others out there.
I agree
The Blue BPA1 is exclusive to Apple and B1 showrooms only.
Ah, you know... A little B&O here, a little there
moxxey:I bet there are others out there.
I've seen that one - that's one B&O has been promoting. What I meant was, they haven't referenced the blue A1 anywhere I've seen.
moxxey:I've seen that one - that's one B&O has been promoting. What I meant was, they haven't referenced the blue A1 anywhere I've seen.
w5bno123: moxxey: I've seen that one - that's one B&O has been promoting. What I meant was, they haven't referenced the blue A1 anywhere I've seen. It came and went undetected. Just checked and it was marked discontinued 19/10/17, so there will only be the ones out there already in the market place.
moxxey: I've seen that one - that's one B&O has been promoting. What I meant was, they haven't referenced the blue A1 anywhere I've seen.
It came and went undetected. Just checked and it was marked discontinued 19/10/17, so there will only be the ones out there already in the market place.
So everybody who wants the blue one needs to rush out now? :)@moxxey: Do you remember where you've seen the blue one in a Youtube video? My local dealer does not have a blue one and I want to see the real color. Hopefully the color difference between photos and the real thing is not like on the blue H6 headphones.
TWG: Do you remember where you've seen the blue one in a Youtube video? My local dealer does not have a blue one and I want to see the real color. Hopefully the color difference between photos and the real thing is not like on the blue H6 headphones.
Do you remember where you've seen the blue one in a Youtube video? My local dealer does not have a blue one and I want to see the real color. Hopefully the color difference between photos and the real thing is not like on the blue H6 headphones.
i can't remember TWG. I sold my black A1 on eBay a few months ago and some guy said there's quite a few A1 fakes going around and pointed me to a couple of examples.
The blue one is a nice colour, but I'd be really reluctant to pay full price for any BeoPlay product at the moment. It's too easy to find obscure colours sold at 20-25% off via various sources.
Would you mind taking a few pictures of the blue A1 for the Beoworld community?
Thank you very much for your photos!In daylight the blue looks really nice.
B&O officially introduced the Beoplay A1 in "late night blue".https://www.bang-olufsen.com/en/speakers/beoplay-a1Is this the same blue color that you can get since a long time through the Apple stores? (please select blue color after clicking the link)https://www.apple.com/shop/product/HLZ62ZM/A/bo-play-beoplay-a1-portable-bluetooth-speaker?fnode=b4568c0110239fc75209a04f7ae4d2ff0b7e133cb9b6aece696663a773a96bc36f6c7032c2c2a01c026292396b3beb0bcd8e16ca9e8d38922e11a44858ea52142e2bc629407c509cb9859e0d8e0769127b8f8ce0f7c2ce445d401edd7f100d7e
Does anybody know?
nobody knows?
Looked the same to me.
Honestly, I rolled my eyes when I read that they were introducing a 'new' colour.... obviously not new, obviously the same one in Apple stores.
There's a blue A1 in a "special editions" cabinet at the B&O shop in Selfridges.
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Earle: Looked the same to me. Honestly, I rolled my eyes when I read that they were introducing a 'new' colour.... obviously not new, obviously the same one in Apple stores.
Thank you. :)
They might have had a few left/returned by Apple? I was of the understanding that the A1 was on the way out?
TWG: B&O officially introduced the Beoplay A1 in "late night blue".https://www.bang-olufsen.com/en/speakers/beoplay-a1
B&O officially introduced the Beoplay A1 in "late night blue".https://www.bang-olufsen.com/en/speakers/beoplay-a1
f.y.i., for anyone who will be in NYC this Thursday eve. the 20th: