New B&O Beoplay P6: a powerful portable speaker

B&O already has several portable speakers in its catalogue, including the Beolit 15, A1 and P2, and now it’s making the choice of picnic-goers even harder by launching another.

The Beoplay P6 features an anodized and perforated aluminium design and a leather strap reminiscent of the A1’s aesthetic.

Appropriately, the lunchbox-sized speaker is splash- and dust-resistant and, thanks in part to B&O’s processing working to maximise power management, it has a playback time of 16 hours before requiring a top-up via its USB-C socket.

Inside, there are three amplifier channels driving a woofer and twin full-range drivers for a total maximum output of 215W – making it more powerful (on paper) than our current Award-winner, the Dali Katch.

The B&O Beoplay P6, which comes in black and natural (grey) finishes, will be available from 23rd April, priced £350.

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Becky Roberts
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Becky is a hi-fi, AV and technology journalist, formerly the Managing Editor at What Hi-Fi? and Editor of Australian Hi-Fi and Audio Esoterica magazines. With over twelve years of journalism experience in the hi-fi industry, she has reviewed all manner of audio gear, from budget amplifiers to high-end speakers, and particularly specialises in headphones and head-fi devices.

In her spare time, Becky can often be found running, watching Liverpool FC and horror movies, and hunting for gluten-free cake.