B2-WAL, Wired/Bluetooth, Real Wood Veneer Walnut, 2.0 Channel Soundbar
- SKU: 14718150
- Manufacturer: AUDIOENGINE
- MPN: B2-WAL
- Availability: USUALLY SHIPS WITHIN 1-3 WEEKS
The B2-WAL is a premium powered speaker with high-fidelity stereo sound that connects to your music in seconds from any app or device. Wired or wireless connections, including aptX Bluetooth from your phone, tablet or computer and good old analog from that vintage turntable or 80’s Sony tape deck.
- Extended-Range Wireless aptX Bluetooth
- Silk Tweeters & Aramid Fiber Woofers
- Aux Audio Input
- Detachable Magnetic Grill
- All-In-One Simplicity
| GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS | |
| Type | Powered Bluetooth aptX speaker |
| Amplifier Type | Class AB |
| Power Output | 60 W peak power total (15 W RMS / 30 W peak per channel), AES |
| Drivers |
2.75” aramid fiber woofers
0.75“ Silk dome tweeters |
| Inputs | 3.5 mm stereo mini-jack, Bluetooth |
| Input Voltages | 100-240 V 50/60 Hz auto-switching |
| SNR | >95 dB (typical A-weighted) |
| Frequency Response | 65 Hz-22 kHz ±2.0 dB |
| Analog Input Impedence | 10K ohms unbalanced |
| Protection | Output current limiting, thermal over-temperature, power on/off transient protection |
| Power Consumption | Idle: 10W |
| BLUETOOTH SPECIFICATIONS | |
| Internal D/A Converter | PCM 5102 |
| Input Bit Depth | 16 bit |
| Bluetooth Receiver Type | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| Supported Codecs | aptX, AAC, SBC |
| Wireless Operation Range | Up to 100 ft (30 m) typical |
| Input Data Rate | Determined by Bluetooth |
| Wireless Latency | ~30 milliseconds (ms) |
| WEIGHTS AND MEASURES | |
| Dimensions (HWD) | 4.25”(10.8 cm) x 12.25”(31.1 cm) x 5.50”(14 cm) |
| Weight | 6 lb (2.7 kg) |
| Total Shipping Weight | 10 lb (4.6 kg) |
| Shipping Box Dimensions (LWH) | 16” (40.6 cm) x 7.5” (19.1 cm) x 10.5” (26.7 cm) |
| ENVIRONMENTAL REQUIREMENTS |
Operating temperature: 32 degrees F to 95 degrees F Non-operating temperature: -4 degrees F to 113 degrees F Relative humidity: 5% to 95% non-condensing |
| MATERIALS AND CONSTRUCTION |
0.7″ (18 mm) thick MDF cabinets with real wood veneer 0.75″ (20 mm) silk dome tweeters with neodymium magnets 2.75″ (70 mm) aramid fiber woofers with advanced voice coils |
| CABINETS | To minimize unwanted resonances and distortion, Audioengine cabinets have thick high-resin MDF walls with extensive internal bracing. Heavy internal sound-damping material is also used to reduce unwanted sound reflections inside the cabinet. The B2 cabinet is a unique design in that it has dual sub-enclosures to prevent cross-interference, while each side contains its own tuned, front-port bass slot. |
| FURNITURE GRADE FINISHES | The B2 cabinet is available in several handsome finishes, including walnut and zebrawood veneers as well as satin black paint, offering a wide choice for complementing room furnishings. Also included is a detachable grill that adds further aesthetic advantages as it’s firmly held in place with hidden neodymium magnets for a clean look. |
| CUSTOM COMPONENTS | Audioengine designs and manufactures our own tweeters, woofers, and other critical components. In other words, these are not “box built” speakers with off-the-shelf parts but custom-designed to our specifications. What we do not fabricate directly in our factory we have made to our designs (parts such as transformers, magnets, and wiring harnesses, for example). The cabinets, drivers, bass port designs, amplifiers, and crossovers are all painstakingly tuned together for each Audioengine model. This, in turn, makes for a much more efficient system that requires much less power than passive speakers and a separate integrated amplifier or similar A/V components. |
| BASED ON STUDIO MONITOR DESIGNS | Studio monitor speakers are used by producers and engineers in recording and production studios. They are designed with a theoretical flat frequency response which allows the engineer to create a final mix in such a way that the recorded music will sound good on most other speakers. Although Audioengine speakers are not designed to be up-close “nearfield” studio monitors, we do carry over much of the same higher-end technology, components, and design philosophy for all Audioengine speaker systems. |
| HIGH-QUALITY BLUETOOTH AUDIO |
The Bluetooth built into the B2 Wireless speakers features aptX coding which is an advanced Bluetooth audio codec with very impressive sound. And even if your phone or tablet does not have aptX, the B2 Wireless Bluetooth
solution is backwards-compatible with SBC and AAC codecs, so you can wirelessly stream music from any Bluetooth-enabled device and still enjoy all your music. High-fidelity Bluetooth aptX that really works and sounds great.
Extended-range wireless.
24 bit DAC |
| AMPLIFIER DESIGN | The class A/B amplifiers in Audioengine speaker systems are very conservatively-rated analog designs. Each subsystem is tuned together for all models, providing a much more efficient system requiring less power than passive speakers and separate amplifiers. An auto-standby idle mode is also included to conserve power when you’re not playing music. |
| DRIVER DESIGNS | Audioengine uses audiophile-quality, ferrofluid-cooled, silk dome tweeters with neodymium magnets. Silk tweeters hold up well under high power and the edge-driven design gives very smooth response. The custom woofers are aramid fiber woven glass composite with rubber surrounds. Aramid fiber is obviously very strong, which means that the woofer retains its shape when being driven at high levels. The speaker materials and construction are very robust, therefore speaker grills aren’t needed. In other words, we did our homework on the speaker drivers and they will sound and look great after many years of use. |
| SHIELDING | Both drivers are directly video shielded and allow the user to place the speakers within a few inches of a video monitor. This shielding also offers protection for hard-drive digital music players. |