The Beosound A9 x MonoNeon brings daring color to the ultra-refined Danish speaker system

MonoNeon is a Grammy-winning American musician, greatest identified for his modern and experimental method to bass enjoying. In addition to working with Prince, George Clinton and Nas, the prolific artist has labored throughout rock, jazz and psychedelic music, with a daring visible model to enrich his unconventional approach.

MonoNeon brings color to the Beosound A9

Now MonoNeon (actual title Dywane Thomas Jr) has teamed up with Bang & Olufsen to create a speaker that references his eclectic method. This limited-edition Beosound A9 takes MonoNeon’s private aesthetic and interprets it right into a dizzying patchwork sample that seems to blow up from the centre of the A9’s round type, turning the sculptural speaker into a bit of audio artwork.

For the musician, it was a chance to create a synesthesia-like impact. ‘At any time when I see a portray, I can interpret it musically,’ he says, ‘For some folks, it could be only a image, however I take a look at it considering: “I can play that”. I wished the speaker to have the ability to play with out enjoying. Bringing me inspiration and telling me a narrative simply by it.’

Bang & Olufsen’s earlier collaborators embody Danish Studio Norm Architects, however that is the primary time the corporate has explicitly reached out to a recording artist. 

The Beosound A9 is an ideal canvas for self-expression. The freestanding speaker rests on three sturdy oak legs, with its round type containing seven room-filling drivers. The common mannequin is accessible in a variety of colored material finishes, together with Kvadrat wool. Along with that includes on a limited-edition mannequin, the quilt will be purchased individually for current A9 homeowners.  

Beosound A9 in collaboration with MonoNeon, Bang-Olufsen.com, cowl out there individually for £450