Reviews for Bowers & Wilkins Zeppelin Air Speakers

The design of this product is a real head turner and the build quality is excellent unlike some of the competitors. When it comes to sound quality and the pure size of sound, strap your feet to the floor for it will blow you away.

The Zeppelin Air really is an incredible piece of kit. The sound produced by this thing really is amazing and actually outperforms the original Zeppelin that was already considered the best sounding dock on the market.

The red flashing light problem that people are speaking of is completely different on the Zeppelin Air than it was on the original Zeppelin as a firmware update will resolve the problem on the newer Air model.

As well as this, people encountering problems on the Zeppelin Air during setup need to consider the performance of the router it is connecting to - as this is a two way conversation between the router and Zeppelin Air.

So chuffed with mine. Love it to pieces and although it seems some people have encountered problems during setup... persevere and contact B&W directly for assistance - It will all be worth it in the end.

To treat myself last week I bought the Zeppelin Air from Bowers & Wilkins, a top of the line iPod dock. As a student I move around far too often to justify the cumbersome overhead associated with the conventional Amp & Speakers arrangement. (An efficient student is one who has streamlined their worldly possessions to a single car-full!) That, and my paranoia towards in-ear personal music as the leading cause of deafness at any early age, I believe I can justify the need for such a sophisticated piece of tech. (At least justify it enough so I can sleep at night without worrying about the price tag)

After keeping for company the Zeppelin Air for nearly a week I have never felt more connected with my music. The quality of the sound is incredibly rich and satisfying across all genres. The integration with iTunes for wireless streaming is a properly cool feature. The free-standing dock for all Apple iDevices makes it the only missing link to a holistic personal music solution. Perhaps it is still the honeymoon from an expensive new purchase that has me talking like this but I honestly believe the Zeppelin Air to be the second best piece of technology I have ever owned.

I've just listened to Tubular Bells streamed wirelessly via my iPad to The Zeppelin Air and could go on and on about this amazing piece of kit, but quite simply it's CLASS!

The ideal speaker for my Apple products, good sound and easy to use with wifi. None of the other smaller systems I have tried come close. Price a bit on the high side though. I give it 5 stars.

Bought this product a week ago. The unique feature of this product (AirPlay) is excellent. I was hesitant to buy this product for this price, but now I am satisfied after using it. A very stylish, ergonomically designed model that stands out of the crowd beating it's nearest rival Bose in both price and features. Will certainly recommend this to music lovers with style.

The sound from such a small compact unit is sublime blows my Bose dock out of the water, the odd issues of the wifi dropping out occasionally but we live in a converted barn with very thick walls that aside it's worth every penny.

I had the mini which was wonderful, so I had to see how this could better it! Mainly I would say it offers more volume and of course bass, which you may not need. However I would agree with what B and W say on their web site in that this is not an iPod dock but a hi fi for the 21 century. Really great sound and more than enough power and bass to fill my house. Oh, the mid range and treble is great too of course.

The quality of sound from this speaker exceeds that of my B&W MM1's, just. And that's saying something. The ZA edges out the MM1s because ZA will fill a very large room with gorgeous, rich, warm music whereas the MM1s are designed to be heard at close quarters. As with the MM1s, there is a very effective sound-stage, giving each instrument its own space floating outside the speaker enclosure. It makes for mesmerising listening.

Treble is crisp and true; midranges are warm and open, bass is authoritative and tight.

The fact that the ZA uses its own high quality digital-to-analogue converter instead of the cheap one inside your computer/iPhone/iPad (even over AirPlay) raises the quality of the sound it produces way, way ahead of other speaker docks.

Result: it sounds gorgeous.

AirPlay adds another dimension. (Unlike some reviewers I had no problems setting it up - it took no more than five minutes and worked first time). I use it with my O2 wireless router to stream music from my Mac Book Pro, iPhone and iPad. The Mac Book and iPad give a rock-steady feed that never drops. The iPhone link is prone to drop-outs maybe once each hour - it might be because of the poor phone reception in my area and interference from the phone's constant attempts to pick up a carrier. I don't know.

One thing is for sure: this is the best-sounding set of speakers I have ever bought and I absolutely recommend the ZA to anyone wanting to hear their favourite music at its very best.

The only criticism I have is that the bass is slightly too over-pronounced even when adjusted to the -3 setting provided by the speaker's software. An ability to go to -4 would be appreciated.

If you love music, its a no-brainer. Get one!