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January 2008
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The editors liked
Great sound. Attractive and unique design. Remote control.
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Even though the Air looks exactly like the original Zeppelin from 2008
It's a full redesign. Beyond the addition of AirPlay
The newest Zep packs 5 brand new drivers—2 mids
2 tweeters
And a sub—each powered by its own class-d amp. With 1
Superb balanced but powerful audio experience
Support for AirPlay
Spotify Connect and Bluetooth
Iconic design continues to be an eyecatcher
The
Awesome sound. Unique design. Video out.
Top-notch audio performance with deep
Rich bass response and crystal clear
Bright highs. Streams wirelessly via AirPlay
Bluetooth
Or Spotify Connect.
Amazing sound
Elegant design
Easy to use
Excellent audio quality for a one-piece system
AirPlay
Dock-connector
USB
Optical-digital
And analog audio connections
Impressive components and solid construction
Beautiful design and thoughtful features
By reference to past all-in-one iPod speakers
A precisely tuned piece of listenable art
With balanced
Impressively detailed sound
An unorthodox but attractive enclosure
And a novel chrome dock. Strong performance at volume levels ranging from quie...
Huge
Fulfilling soundSparkly-clean designEasy to use
Great sound quality
Very loud
Unique design
Seriously sleek
High-end iPod stereo speaker
Three-way stereo system with two 1-inch tweeters
Two 3.5-inch midrange drivers and one 5-inch woofer
100 watts of power
Mirror-polished stainless steel cabinet with black cloth grille
Matching remote c...
Superlative sound quality in an iPod player
Well-designed iPod docking system
Striking design
Fantastic sound quality
Good looks
Multiple inputs and outputs
The best sound we've heard in an iPod dock
Incredible looks.
The best highend wireless speaker gets a revamp
And the results are glorious. Loud
Bright
And very natural sound with excellent bass. Connect via AirPlay
Or Spotify Connect. Easy setup through the app. Arresting design looks like the goddam
Stunning appearance
Excellent sound quality for a one-piece system
Solidly built
Clever dock design
Unique technical features
Digital/analog audio-input jack.
The editors didn't like
Sound was a little heavy on bass.
Picks up more lint than an army of electrocuted sweaters. Has an annoying tendency to turn itself off after about 30 minutes
Necessitating you to find the too-cute
Too-tiny remote or simply walk over and switch the thing back on. The LED usually glows e
It took us several tries to get WiFi properly set up for AirPlay and Spotify Connect
Limited remote controls. No bass and treble adjustments. Can’t connect to Mac for iPod syncing.
Digital signal processing may irk purists. Very expensive. Light on accessories
No tuner or CD player
Somewhat expensive
Single status light with many possible colors and flashing patterns
Composite video output provides poorer quality than other types of video
High price is only partially justified by differences in audio and design relative to less expensive top performers
Threadbare on features and frills save for its optional optical audio input
And rubber stand is less than ideally suited to the unusua...
Overwhelming bassAirPlay is laggyPricey
Very pricey for an iPod dock with few features
Very expensive
Sounds better on acoustic music than bass-heavy genres such as rock and hip-hop
Rubberized mounting stand seems better-suited to a cheaper product
Light on features.
Hard to carry/Not really portable
Clunky remote
Cannot navigate iPod menu with remote
Steep price tag
It's six hundred dollars!
Very expensive at $700. Excellentsounding wireless speakers can be had for less. Swapping between input modes is indicated by an inscrutable
Colorchanging LED. It sounds best about a foot away from the wall
So don't put it on a bookshelf
Expensive
Large as one-piece iPod speakers go
No data port for syncing iPod with computer
Rubber stand clumsy and inelegant compared to the rest of the system.
Limited remote controls. No bass and treble adjustments. Can’t connect to Mac for iPod syncing.
The Zeppelin will satisfy even the pickiest audiophiles. You can find other iPod speakers that have more features and sound just as good for $599, but if all you want is a splendid-sounding speaker, the Zeppelin is it. ...
The B&W Zeppelin iPod speaker system is certainly one of the loudest and best-sounding youre going to find in this category. Whether its worth $600 to you is another matter....
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Published: 2008-01-28, Author: Michael , review by: maximumpc.com
The best sound we've heard in an iPod dock; incredible looks.
Rather than shy away from the digital music revolution, B&W has embraced it and created a product that brings hi-fi sound to the iPod generation. Despite the intrinsic limitations of compressed digital music, B&W has managed to produce an iPod speaker doc...
Abstract: Bowers & Wilkins (B&W) Zeppelin iPod Speakers are easily the most interesting-looking iPod speakers Ive ever tested. You may or may not agree, but in my humble opinion they look more like modern sculpture than iPod speakers. And while you definitely p...
Fantastic sound quality, Good looks, Multiple inputs and outputs
Steep price tag
If you are after the best sound you can get from an iPod dock and price isn’t a concern, the B&W Zeppelin is the item you want to buy. This is the speaker dock for iPod owners looking for the best sound regardless of the price. ...
Abstract: B&Ws Zeppelin speaker system for iPod looks more like a piece of modern art than a set of speakers. Then again, it looks more like a black and chrome version of the Hindenburg than modern art. So aside from being aptly named, how does it sound? Priced...
Abstract: Zeppelin iPod SpeakerCompany: Bowers & Wilkins * * * * * Bowers & Wilkins premium Zeppelin iPod speaker is many things: the biggest, heaviest, most expensive, most beautiful, unusually-shaped iPod accessory to date, with the best bass, most magnific...
Abstract: As we mentioned in our first look in October, the Bowers & Wilkins Zeppelin isn’t just any iPod speaker system, it’s the granddaddy of them all. From the sound quality to the design, B&W really got it right. If you don’t know, B&W speakers are used...
Superlative sound quality in an iPod player, Well-designed iPod docking system, Striking design
Hard to carry/Not really portable, Clunky remote, Cannot navigate iPod menu with remote
We’ve always had a lot of respect for B&W, as they don’t cut corners when it comes to building some really sweet speakers. The Zeppelin continues this tradition and adds a design that benefits sound quality even more than it does the ...
