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April 2011
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The editors liked
Excellent sound quality for a medium-sized room
AirPlay works very easily
Great design
This is the best iPod or iPad attach product in Australia today that is under $1
000. The sound is spectacular which is what one expects from a Hi Fi Company like Bowers & Wilkins.
The Bowers & Wilkins Zeppelin Air is a sleek
High-end iPod/iPhone stereo speaker with built-in Apple AirPlay audio-streaming capabilities. Ample speaker drivers--two 1-inch tweeters
Two 3-inch midrange drivers
And one 5-inch woofer--provide solid sound
The editors didn't like
It's so expensive
Setup for AirPlay could confuse newbies
Especially because there is no LCD screen
The weakness in the B&W Zeppelin Air
Has nothing to do with sound or even B&W but more to do with Apple's poor AirPlay technology
Which appears to be in its infancy and a long way away from the slick networking professionalism that Sonos delivers. At the end of the day the Zeppelin Air is more about great sound than networking.
The Zeppelin Air is very expensive
And it offers little stereo separation unless you're sitting or standing near the speaker. AirPlay setup may be tough for first-timers
And there are some compromises when controlling via iPad
The Bowers & Wilkins Zeppelin Air is a sleek, high-end iPod/iPhone stereo speaker with built-in Apple AirPlay audio-streaming capabilities. Ample speaker drivers--two 1-inch tweeters, two 3-inch midrange drivers, and one 5-inch woofer--provide solid sound
The Zeppelin Air is very expensive, and it offers little stereo separation unless you're sitting or standing near the speaker. AirPlay setup may be tough for first-timers, and there are some compromises when controlling via iPad, iPhone, or iPod Touch
If you just want to plonk an iPod in a dock and for it to sound amazing then the Bowers & Wilkins Zeppelin Air is fantastic. The other features, however, are hard to use....
Abstract: Bowers & Wilkins’ Zeppelin Air iPod dock sounds excellent, looks very stylish and works easily once you’ve got it set up (an initially confusing process). The only concern we have is with its high price tag, which will deter plenty of prospective buyer...
Excellent sound quality for a medium-sized room, AirPlay works very easily, Great design
It's so expensive, Setup for AirPlay could confuse newbies, especially because there is no LCD screen
Bowers & Wilkins knows that the Zeppelin Air is a premium product. It's very pretty and sounds very good, and now has the advantage of Apple's AirPlay wireless music streaming system -- the only downside is its high price...
This is the best iPod or iPad attach product in Australia today that is under $1,000. The sound is spectacular which is what one expects from a Hi Fi Company like Bowers & Wilkins.
The weakness in the B&W Zeppelin Air, has nothing to do with sound or even B&W but more to do with Apple's poor AirPlay technology, which appears to be in its infancy and a long way away from the slick networking professionalism that Sonos delivers. At the end of the day the Zeppelin Air is more about great sound than networking.
Excellent sound quality, Easy to use app, Sleek design
Awkward controls, Streaming can be unreliable, Not truly portable
To call the Bowers & Wilkins Zeppelin Air a "portable" speaker is stretching a point. It's over 2 feet wide, and it doesn't include a rechargeable battery -- so it's tied to AC power as well as to your home network. However, within your home, it will look...
While $599.95 may seem steep for a lifestyle-oriented loudspeaker that isn't a soundbar, I'm going to go out on a limb and say that I can find instances where the Zeppelin Air's cost is justifiable. Years ago (10 plus), my mother spent over a grand on Bos...
Abstract: Back in Issue 178, Robert Harley wrote about B&W’s first venture into the brave new world of iPod-based music systems. As Robert rightly pointed out, “Most amplified speaker systems for the iPod are cheap plastic jobs with sound quality so poor you a...
Apple AirPlay which blows Bluetooth away, Stunning looks and even more stunning sound, Solidly built, Music sharing app,
Very Expensive, Different colored lights on the front of the unit mean something. I can never remember what, plus it's hard to see what color is showing far away, Frustrating AirPlay setup. But once done, it's simple to use, Beware the firmware updates.
Abstract: Bowers & Wilkins launched the original Zeppelin years ago as the first dockable iPod stereo system to simultaneously feature heart-melting audio quality and a heart-breaking price tag. But for those who could shell out for the product, which was shap...
In the end, I decided what you pay for in the Zeppelin Air, with its $600 price tag, is all the above: design, build quality, ease of use, and most of all sonics that are a dramatic cut above any of the usual iPod dock fare. I don't want to overstate it ...
