Bang & Olufsen unveils beautiful wireless ANC earbuds that are the nicest I’ve seen in years
- Bang & Olufsen has unveiled its stylish new ANC wireless earbuds
- They offer improved microphones and improved transparency with ANC
- They’ll be on sale from December 17 for $499/£429
We don’t need to hear Bang & Olufsen’s new ANC earbuds to know we want them: the jewelry-inspired Beoplay Eleven are absolutely gorgeous, especially in their Copper Tone option (above).
But as always with the brand, there’s content to match the style: these promise to deliver the most advanced ANC of any Bang & Olufsen earbuds, along with a typically luxurious audio experience.
The new Beoplay Eleven is available in two colours, Natural Aluminum and Copper Tone, with matching cases.
They have an IP57 rating and promise up to eight hours of battery life; the batteries are removable and replaceable (albeit by service technicians), so these earbuds should last for many years.
Beoplay Eleven earbuds: key features and prices
Bang & Olufsen says the Beoplay Eleven earbuds offer double the noise cancellation at low frequencies, compared to their previous ANC technology, along with improved optimization for different ear sizes and shapes.
The six updated microphones are also apparently faster and more efficient, providing a more natural-sounding transparency mode with less noise.
The external microphones benefit from a new design with more holes placed in the stems to deliver a more open sound and reduce wind pressure; Combined with the B&O app’s Wind Guard feature, this should mean much better insulation against wind noise without also muffling essential sounds such as traffic.
There are new microphones for voice calls and a new voice processing system for clearer sound. Bang & Olufsen says the result is the best voice calling performance of any of its earbuds yet.
The new Bang & Olufsen Beoplay Eleven earbuds will be available from December 17 for $499 / £429 / €499 (or about AU$768). We look forward to testing them soon to see where they rank in our guide to the best wireless earbuds.
