BANG & OLUFSEN BEOPLAY H100 HEADPHONES

Bang & Olufsen has announced its new flagship headphones Beoplay H100, reaching back into almost a century of history to redefine the future of listening. Building on the success of the Beoplay H95, Bang & Olufsen’s most successful headphones to date, the Beoplay H100 has been improved in almost every discipline: unparalleled high-quality sound, excellent digital noise cancellation, a new modular construction and a beautiful design that builds on Bang & Olufsen. Olufsen’s design icons.

“The Beoplay H100 takes what we’ve achieved over the past decade to the next level and defines our future: an era where beautiful sound is built to last. It represents the true potential of what a Bang & Olufsen audio wearable can be, and we can’t wait to bring the headphones to our customers,” said Kristian Teär, CEO of Bang & Olufsen, continuing:

“Inspired by the unparalleled performance of our Beolab speakers, our iconic designs of the past and modular construction that embraces excellent materials and circularity, the Beoplay H100 truly embodies our design and innovation capabilities.”

Design that goes beyond comfort

The Beoplay H100 is made of the best quality materials to provide a fuller, finer sound where necessary. ​

The Beoplay H100 has a silky smooth, scratch-resistant and tempered glass touch interface on the side of the headphones. Together with precise haptic dials and tactile buttons, all essential controls are easily accessible. The new removable inner headband, finely wrapped in knitted textile, is ergonomically designed to provide all-day breathability and comfort. Even the soft lambskin-covered ear cushions have been customized to deliver an experience that feels as good as it sounds.

The Beoplay H100 is available in three timeless colorways: Infinite Black, Hourglass Sand and Sunset Apricot. The Infinite Black color references Bang & Olufsen’s classic design aesthetic, where the deep black leather contrasts with the natural-toned aluminum. The Hourglass Sand color has a Scandinavian tone-on-tone approach, while Sunset Apricot has a light copper aluminum that contrasts beautifully with the warm peach tones of the leather.

“Designing an immersive sound experience with ultimate comfort was crucial in the development process when creating the Beoplay H100,” says Bang & Olufsen Head of Design, Tiina Kierysch. “We wanted to use high-quality materials and colours, inspired by fine jewellery, to create a timeless and sophisticated design. With the solid shine of aluminum, the softness of leather and the cold-to-the-touch glass, the Beoplay H100 not only stands for excellent sound, it also feels like excellent design,” she continues.

The lightweight and luxurious leather bag provides easy and stylish portability while traveling. When outside the case and not being worn, Beoplay H100 enters a power saving mode, extending standby time up to 90 days, while remaining ready to activate when worn. When the headphones are stored in the pouch, they turn off completely, allowing a standby time of more than a year.

To appreciate great sound, you need silence

With custom 40mm titanium drivers behind elegant aluminum grilles, the Beoplay H100 delivers Hi-Res sound, tuned by renowned Bang & Olufsen soundmasters. To take the sound experience to the next level, the team has leveraged their expertise and principles to create headphones inspired by the Danish audio brand’s statement speaker Beolab 90.

“The Beoplay H100 is the best headphones we have ever made. Whether you are listening to your favorite music, making a phone call in a noisy environment, controlling the effect of the environment with active noise cancellation or audio transparency, the H100 always delivers exceptional audio performance,” said Bang & Olufsen, director of technology Neo Kaplanis. .

“To appreciate great sound, you need silence. In a quiet environment you will experience how effortlessly the Beoplay H100 brings you the sound clarity and dynamic performance that you normally only hear on high-end speakers. When you’re commuting or traveling, you want to be able to control the impact of noise on your experience. To achieve this, we developed an advanced microphone system that delivers crystal clear voice even in very demanding situations, doubled the performance of our active noise cancellation (ANC) on the Beoplay H95 and developed EarSense technology that adapts the sound to the unique fit of the carrier. in real time while listening to music on the go.”

Technology made simple

The Beoplay H100 comes with a range of new innovations and features that set standards in wearables:

• Incredible sound: Beoplay H100 delivers Hi-Res sound up to 96 kHz / 24 bits. The introduction of Bang & Olufsen’s new adaptive audio processing EarSense delivers a personalized and unparalleled listening experience by adapting sound in real time to the wearer’s unique fit.
• Make it natural with Spatial Audio: Optimized for Dolby Atmos, state-of-the-art spatial audio processing and head tracking, Beoplay H100 delivers a more natural listening experience.
• Chaos off, the moment on: Beoplay H100 features 10 carefully configured studio-quality microphones, offering Bang & Olufsen’s most advanced noise cancellation and transparency mode to date.
• Automatic on and off: Beoplay H100 automatically detects when they are worn. Put them on and you’re ready to go. You don’t have to find the power button.
• Easily switch situations: Go from music to the outside world in an instant by using the carefully crafted haptic dial to enable TrueTransparency, as if you weren’t wearing headphones at all.
• Listen quickly: Lift an earcup or lid with your palm on either earcup to switch from fully closed and submerged to open mode, so you can hear your surroundings as clearly as if you weren’t wearing headphones.
• Adjust the controls: Customize the user interface to your own taste using the Bang & Olufsen app.
• Fast charging: Get 5 hours of playtime with 5 minutes of charging. When fully charged, the Beoplay H100 provides 32 hours of playtime.

Designing based on cradle-to-cradle principles

Bang & Olufsen’s commitment to product circularity, reparability and longevity is clearly visible in the Beoplay H100. The new headphones are designed based on cradle-to-cradle principles and the company expects the Beoplay H100 to be officially certified in 2025.

“We are excited to bring our modular design thinking to Bang & Olufsen’s wearables category for the first time, and it is the right step towards our ongoing journey to improve product circularity across our entire portfolio. For the Beoplay H100 we have prioritized longevity, maintenance and repairability through a modular design. We have also developed our software with the future in mind, so that the headphones can adapt and evolve with new technologies for a truly timeless design,” says Mads Kogsgaard Hansen, Director of Product Circularity and Portfolio Planning at Bang & Olufsen.

• User replaceable parts: The areas most exposed to wear are those that face inward towards the user. The inner headband and ear cushions are designed to be easy to detach, allowing users to change these parts themselves.
• Maintenance components: A significantly updated design of the headphones means Bang & Olufsen’s service team has quick access to replacing key components, such as the batteries, glass surfaces, drivers and circuit boards, for easy repair and extended lifespan.
• Evolving software platform: The Beoplay H100 marks the start of Bang & Olufsen’s new software platform for wearables. Inspired by the company’s Mozart software platform, the software on the Beoplay H100 is upgradeable so the headphones won’t be outdone by new technology. Bang & Olufsen will add new features to the Beoplay H100, namely wireless hi-res audio and Multipoint for 3 devices.
• Up to five years warranty: The Beoplay H100 stands for quality and care and comes with an extended five-year warranty if you join Beocare – Bang & Olufsen’s extended warranty program(1).

(1) The Beoplay H100 comes with a three-year warranty, which can easily be extended to five years if you join Beocare, Bang & Olufsen’s extended warranty program. For more information and applicable conditions, see the Bang & Olufsen web page.

About Bang & Olufsen — Bang & Olufsen is a luxury audio brand founded in 1925 in Struer, Denmark, by Peter Bang and Svend Olufsen whose dedication and vision remain the foundation for the company. For almost a century, Bang & Olufsen has been pushing the boundaries of audio technology and the company remains at the forefront of acoustic innovation. Today, every Bang & Olufsen product is still characterized by the unique combination of beautiful sound, timeless design and unparalleled craftsmanship. The company’s innovative and progressive products are sold worldwide in Bang & Olufsen stores, on bang-olufsen.com and in selected retailers. The company employs approximately 1,000 people and is active in more than 70 markets. Bang & Olufsen shares are listed on NASDAQ Copenhagen A/S.

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