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B&O-Bang & Olufsen Beolab 18
The ultimate luxury speaker set. 100 years of experience in innovation and design, resulting in unprecedented sound. Connect with ease to a home theatre set up or curated listening room.
*Price includes two Beolab 18 speakers and one Beoconnect Core. Also available without Beoconnect Core for TV/Sound system connectivity, using Powerlink.
Sound for the senses
Everything that bears the Bang & Olufsen name has been tuned to perfection, bringing you right into the sound.
At Bang & Olufsen we have been sharing an obsessive passion for sound for almost 100 years: it has been a vital mission of ours to constantly test, measure and perfect the techniques used to reproduce sound.
Our speakers and sound systems are sublime technical instruments, delicately tuned by hand and ear to bring you right into the music, revealing all of its beautiful details and passionately demonstrating its ability to move you, physically and emotionally. The acoustical, electrical and mechanical engineers work closely together to ensure that every product is perfect.
Home theatre system
Widen the sound stage with Beolab speakers and expand your home cinema experience way beyond your living room. Explore your many options and discover why Bang & Olufsen home theatre systems aren’t just for movies.
Decades of sound, unified
Got a pair of Beolab 18s? Or maybe you keep some classic Beolab 8000s at home. Connect them easily to a Beoconnect Core and with each other, or hook them with with any of your other Beolab speakers for a unified high-fidelity sound system. A huge range of possibilities - one peak sound experience.
Wireless and flawless performance
Discover the impeccable experience of wireless Bang & Olufsen sound. Needing just a single power cable to perform, the speaker brings incredible opportunities to unleash the joy of multi-channel wireless audio in your home.
Discover the impeccable experience of wireless Bang & Olufsen sound. Needing just a single power cable to perform, the speaker brings incredible opportunities to unleash the joy of multi-channel wireless audio in your home.
Any spot is the right spot
The slender speaker leaves a surprisingly small footprint. It’s designed to fit and blend in almost anywhere, regardless if you are looking for a freestanding floor speaker, want to tuck it in a corner or hang it on your wall like an artwork.
The slender speaker leaves a surprisingly small footprint. It’s designed to fit and blend in almost anywhere, regardless if you are looking for a freestanding floor speaker, want to tuck it in a corner or hang it on your wall like an artwork.
A poetic expression of sound
The aluminium pillar balances almost magically on its pointed base, while the crafted wooden lamellas appear to be fanning out the sound across your room in concert with the acoustic lens on top. Meet design and engineering in perfect harmony.
The aluminium pillar balances almost magically on its pointed base, while the crafted wooden lamellas appear to be fanning out the sound across your room in concert with the acoustic lens on top. Meet design and engineering in perfect harmony.
Design-driven innovation
Beolab 18 is a stunning work of design engineering with audio performance at its heart. The acoustic lens evenly distributes the upper frequencies in a 180-degree horizontal arc, delivering superior sound experiences across your room, not just in front of your speaker.
Beolab 18 is a stunning work of design engineering with audio performance at its heart. The acoustic lens evenly distributes the upper frequencies in a 180-degree horizontal arc, delivering superior sound experiences across your room, not just in front of your speaker.
All the little big things
Behind its beautiful exterior, Beolab 18 is filled with advanced audio technologies. Adaptive Bass Linerisation automatically adjusts the bass performance to what you are playing, while the room adaptation feature optimises the sound based on your speaker's placement.
Behind its beautiful exterior, Beolab 18 is filled with advanced audio technologies. Adaptive Bass Linerisation automatically adjusts the bass performance to what you are playing, while the room adaptation feature optimises the sound based on your speaker's placement.
Adaptive Bass Linearization
Automatically responds to extreme peaks by reducing bass throughput, ensuring unrivalled Bang & Olufsen performance throughout.
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The Beolab 18 delivers a strikingly wide soundstage with surprising punch for its size, marrying tight bass and articulate mids via per‑driver 160W Class‑D amplification and Acoustic Lens Technology. Its premium build and designer finishes match the performance, while active DSP and placement settings optimise results across typical 10–40 m² rooms.
Pros
- Built‑in amplification and wireless-ready design produce tight, controlled bass and clear midrange for small-to-medium rooms.
- Per‑driver 160W Class‑D amps, DSP and Acoustic Lens Technology deliver strong dynamics and precise imaging.
- High-end materials and designer finishes reflect exceptional build quality and refined industrial design.
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Cons
- Premium, design-led pricing reduces value for buyers seeking budget-friendly options.
Sound Quality
90/100
Bass
88/100
Two 4" woofers with 160W Class-D amplification per woofer and a stated frequency down to 39 Hz plus Adaptive Bass Linearization indicate exceptional low‑end extension and control for a compact driver package. Designed for rooms to 10–40 m², the Beolab 18 should deliver tight, well-controlled bass that outperforms typical 4" bookshelf expectations.
Mid
90/100
Active amplification per driver and high-quality driver complement, together with Acoustic Lens Technology, suggest clear, well-bodied midrange and strong vocal presence. B&O tuning and premium components imply accurate timbre with a slightly warm but detailed presentation.
Treble
89/100
¾" tweeter with 160W Class-D drive and Acoustic Lens Technology point to extended, refined treble up to ~23.5 kHz with controlled dispersion and low risk of sibilance. The design aims for smoothness and air rather than forward brightness.
Soundstage Imaging
91/100
Acoustic Lens Technology, placement settings and per‑driver amplification/WiSA/Wireless PowerLink support precise dispersion control and good imaging. Expect wide, stable soundstage and accurate imaging for bookshelf/stand placement in medium rooms.
Dynamics
92/100
Generous per‑driver amplification (160W per tweeter and woofer) and active electronics provide strong micro and macro dynamics and headroom relative to the size. Active DSP and protection circuits should preserve punch and transient control even at higher SPLs.
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Build Quality
94/100
Premium materials (aluminium, cast iron, wood lamellas), designer pedigree (David Lewis / Torsten Valeur) and B&O manufacturing practices imply excellent cabinet construction, finishes and crossover/driver integration. Craftsmanship is a clear strong point.
Features Connectivity
80/100
Passive baseline applied (fixed 80) per passive-bookshelf scoring rules. Product is an active/wireless design with PowerLink, WiSA, Beoconnect Core streaming options and placement/DSP features, but connectivity scoring here follows the passive-speaker baseline.
Value for Money
75/100
At the listed price (~12,850), these are high-end, design-led active speakers. Performance, build and features justify a premium, but value is limited by steep pricing versus traditional passive bookshelf peers; strong recommendation language from independent reviews would be needed to push this higher.
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