Like most smart speakers, the portable speakerphone category is acceptable for music listening, when there's no other choice. While most are better than laptop speakers, essentially, these new useful products are designed to amplify calls and web conferences, while offering decent far-field microphones and echo-canceling processing, essential for those uses. Now, beyerdynamic says users can consider both applications in a single portable speaker.
The new Beyerdynamic SPACE Speakerphone offers captivating sound for music playback with the best speech intelligibility for calls and meetings. Designed as a portable, stylish speakerphone, it allows unlimited freedom and flexibility in the modern workday as well as in leisure time. This makes it an ideal companion for calls in the home office, conferences in the office or listening to music in one’s free time.
For the new SPACE speakerphone, Beyerdynamic combined its experience in transducers, speaker designs and microphones to create a high-performance speaker system that leaves behind the distant memories of UC&C products enforced by IT departments, which no one wanted or knew how to use.
The new Beyerdynamic SPACE speakerphone combines the surprisingly good sound quality that consumers recognize from modern smart speakers, with the power required for voice intelligibility in any acoustic environment. It allows voices to be reproduced with clarity and for users to understand the person they are talking to at all times during phone calls. When playing music, the SPACE speakerphone unfolds its full potential and impresses with a balanced sound image, regardless of the music genre. For the respective application, the flexible design automatically switches between Voice Mode for intelligible speech reproduction and Music Mode for lively music playback.
And learning also from the thriving TWS earbuds category, Beyerdynamic implemented a True Wireless mode, allowing two SPACE speakerphones to be paired for a spatial stereo presentation of music and sound, ideal for both a convincing business presentation or to generate an immersive background music experience in any room.
Decades of expertise in microphone development where combined with the latest innovation for the Beyerdynamic SPACE speakerphone. As the German company details, the design uses a 360° Smart Mic array to ensure maximum speech intelligibility and freedom of movement for users, up to six participants. The microphone system with four MEMS microphones automatically detects whether the signals are voices or noise and suppresses unwanted reverberation, echoes, or interference.
In addition, the volume of the voice is adjusted automatically. Full-duplex-audio allows participants to speak and be heard at the same time, without dropouts or cut-off voices. This forms the basis for an uninterrupted, harmonious conversation – even with multiple participants. And it allows the Beyerdynamic SPACE to be used as a meeting solution in individual offices, huddle rooms and small meeting rooms - with the integrated Kensington lock, theft protection is integrated.
For the speaker, Beyerdynamic used a 1.5" full-range driver combined with two passive radiators, maximizing loudspeaker output while remaining power-efficient in order to maximize the capacity of the built-in lithium-ion battery. In addition, the versatile speakerphone is equipped with software features adapted to everyday office use. For example, it can be switched to Business Mode, which prevents any unintentional connection with surrounding Bluetooth devices.
Aesthetically, the Beyerdynamic SPACE was inspired by modern interior design and resulted in a convincing object that works well in any environment, with an exciting contrast of matte surfaces and high-quality antibacterial textile fabric. The three different color variants in Nordic Grey, Charcoal and Aquamarine make it a stylish lifestyle speaker at home, or an eye-catcher in the home office. The illuminated LED control panel provides clear access to all important functions.
Leveraging all the latest Bluetooth 5 and USB-C specifications, the Beyerdynamic SPACE speakerphone leaves all the pre-pandemic UC&C speakerphones in the dust. Its broad compatibility, easy connectivity, and flexibility due to its compact form and the long battery life of up to 20 hours, allows quick and spontaneous changes of location. It can be quickly and easily connected to laptops, smartphones or tablets via USB or Bluetooth for communication across platforms such as Microsoft Teams or Zoom.
Although the retail price of $179 USD makes it affordable for a personal impulse buy, the Beyerdynamic SPACE speakerphone is also designed to withstand corporate requirements - in case companies do specify it. Using high-quality materials, the beyerdynamic SPACE was designed to be long-lasting, and if necessary, parts such as cables, operating components or battery can be replaced. And for extended remote compatibility between speakerphone and communication apps, Beyerdynamic intends to release an optional USB Bluetooth adapter.
The Beyerdynamic SPACE is available now from the company's online store and Amazon, as well as from selected retail partners. More information and entertaining videos available here.
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