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April 2011
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The editors liked
Great sound quality
Attractive design
AirPlay wireless streaming works well
Fabulous build quality and design
Storming audio performance
AirPlay streaming convenience
Detailed
Musical sound quality
Iconic design
Convenience of AirPlay
The stunning looks of the original Zepplin are in place
But you’ll find it’s now a whole lot lighter
Weighing in at an almost portable 6.2kg. To differentiate the look
You’ll find a black piano lacquer backplate is now in place
Rather than the metallic backing of yore but it’s still a striking look. Never before has an iPod dock looked so good
With the Bowers & Wilkins Zeppelin Air iPod dock
Slick design
AirPlay-enabled
Good audio
Excellent sound quality for a medium-sized room
AirPlay works very easily
Great design
AirPlay enabled
Well-defined bass goes deep
Natural midrange
Sparkling treble
Design
Sound quality
Remote control
High volume
Homogeneous spatial distribution
Beautiful design
Incredible sound quality
Apple AirPlay wireless streaming
The editors didn't like
Expensive
Docking stand is redundant if you're using AirPlay
Crampt stereo imaging Low quality composite video output Withering price tag
Poor quality video output
Connection issues
No album art support
You’d think with its looks and great sound the Bowers & Wilkins Zeppelin Air would be a clear winner. Sadly
It’s not all plain sailing as actually setting up the beast in the first place can be something of a chore. Not only is it a laborious process
Once you’ve got it up and running with your iTunes account
You’ll find that it doesn’t really want to stray too far away from it. Then there is t
Pricey
No Internet radio (despite Wi-Fi connectivity)
It's so expensive
Setup for AirPlay could confuse newbies
Especially because there is no LCD screen
Using AirPlay results in a slight drop in sound quality
No doubt about it, the Zeppelin Air ain’t cheap, costing a full £100 more than the original did when it was released three years ago. Yet its stylishness endures, it still sounds great, and now comes with added AirPlay, though there’s still no option ...
Great sound quality, Attractive design, AirPlay wireless streaming works well
Expensive, Docking stand is redundant if you're using AirPlay
The Bowers & Wilkins Zeppelin Air looks like a blimp but, unlike the Hindenberg, it's not a disaster. This iPod speaker dock's good looks, impressive sound quality and useful AirPlay features make it well worth checking out....
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 ...
