Questions & Answers for Bowers & Wilkins Zeppelin Air
95 Questions from the Community
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What is the difference between the B&W A7 and the Zeppelin Air from a sound quality point of view?
I am looking for the one with the best audio quality.
- Asked by Andrea F from Brooklyn
- Nov 11, 2012
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They are very close but I feel the A7 is better. I own both and the A7 seems to have that little extra in both the bottom and top end.. I also have the A5 and frankly, the average listener (my wife's opinion) will not notice much difference between all of them. They are all great products.
- Answered by Randy E from Collingwood
- Nov 17, 2012
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No. Mine came with only the power cord and remote.
- Answered by Mohideen W from Springfield
- Feb 26, 2013
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I note that wirelessly, the Zeppelin can only play ITunes content but when docked, I assume it can play other audio, like Internet radio?
Web site audio when Ipod Touch is docked, not just ITunes content?
- Asked by Martin E
- Mar 13, 2013
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Is it possible to dock an iPad Mini on it to play music or charge???
I have a Mini iPad and want to know if it is possible to connect to the base dock with the connector Lighning. Also I want to know if it is possible to reproduce music with the Air Play.
I ask for excuses for my Englishman's level
Thank's- Asked by Jorge F
- Jan 22, 2013
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It has the 30pin connector not a lighting connector so you would not be able to dock the iPad mini, but setting up the speaker for airplay is very easy and as long as your ipad mini is connected to wifi it is easy to play to the speaker from the ipad mini
- Answered by Jace L from Orlando
- Feb 28, 2013
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Mostly, Yes. The most obvious issue I've had is that it beeps often ie. the same noise you get when you first put it onto the Zeppelin.
The other issue I've noticed since updating either the firmware or iTunes (I'm not sure which) is that the Zeppelin no longer appears in the iTunes multiple speaker window. I can still send music to the Zeppelin but not at the same time as to other speakers or my computer. This is a real retrograde step!- Answered by Edward H from Brisbane
- Oct 29, 2012
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Can you attach an external sub to Bower & wilkins zeppelin air ? What about to a pair of MM-1 ? Thank you
Can you attach an external sub to Bower & wilkins zeppelin air ?
What about to a pair of MM-1 ?
Thank you- Asked by Roberto B from Atlanta
- Jul 29, 2012
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There are no audio outputs on the Zeppelin Air, so no, your audio source would have to output to multiple speakers. However, I would argue that you do not need any external speakers to enhance the sound of the Zeppelin Air, mine sounds awesome as it is; if anything it's too bass heavy as it is :).
- Answered by Jamie B
- Oct 24, 2012
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how to connect Bowers and Wilkins Zeppelin Air speakers to Mac Book Air computer when computer has no ethernet port?
- Asked by Thomas B from Fort Collins
- Dec 8, 2011
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Zeppelin Air has it's own temporary wireless network which you can access from your browser . Details are in Bowers & Wilkins online manual.This will enable you to set up Airplay without using an ethernet cable .
p.s. Zeppelin Air will only join a network with an alphanumeric password . If you have any symbols in your home network password you'll need to remove them or set up a guest account without any . Hopefully this will be sorted with a firmware update .- Answered by Ian T
- Dec 14, 2011
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can this speaker play different music formats from the usb stick and if yes,which formats?
- Asked by Amir M from New York
- Jan 26, 2013
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Is the Zepplin compatible with an iPod Classic 30GB?
- Asked by Abbas V from Metuchen
- Dec 16, 2012
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No. I have both. Tried and did not work.
- Answered by Steven W from Irvine
- Jan 10, 2013
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2. How do you connect to a wifi network so that you can use air play?
Im worried that the strange way you have to connect to my school network will mean i won't be able to connect the speakers to the wifi.. You have to go through steps such as entering passwords and usernames...
- Asked by Tom C
- Nov 7, 2012
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You connect to a WiFi network via an app that you can download to an iPhone/iPad/iPod (touch) or to a Mac computer. This enables you to configure your Zeppelin Air for the specific WiFi network that you are using. I have an encrypted and hidden WiFi network that requires a password at home and found the process rather easy. The entire process took about 10 minutes, start to finish. The app is intuitive, includes demonstrations in case you feel out of your league, and provides easy feedback to the user.
Since I installed the app and configured for my WiFi I have had no problems. I run my Zeppelin primarily from my phone and also make use of the AUX input so that I have stereo from my TV. Now when I watch a movie from my iPhone/iPad/Mac it plays on the TV via the AppleTV and the sound runs through the Zeppelin!!- Answered by Harris B from Sharjah
- Jan 23, 2013
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can i use the zeppelin air speakers when using face time to hear the caller?
- Asked by Mark N
- Dec 19, 2012
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Can I dock iPhone 5 on zeppelin without the need o a lightning 30 pin adapter?
- Asked by Paulo Eduardo C from Santos
- Jan 10, 2013
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Yes, if your iPod/iPhone/iPad is plugged into the dock Zeppelin Air will charge the device.
- Answered by Sam G from Ann Arbor
- Oct 23, 2011
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Will the Iphone5 new Dock connector adapter support full functionality with the Zeppelin Air?
I'm referring to the adapter accessory and not the Thunder connection new to the Iphone5
- Asked by Carl F from Caneyville
- Sep 13, 2012
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Yes I'm listening to it work right now
- Answered by Alan H from Palo Alto
- Nov 2, 2012
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will/can this also work with sony walkman?
- Asked by Adam D from Collegeville
- Oct 19, 2012
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Naturally, the dock wont, nor will AirPlay, however where is a 3.5mm stereo input on the back on the Zeppelin Air, so a 3.5mm male to male audio cable will get you up and running to experience the Zeppelin.
- Answered by Jamie B
- Oct 24, 2012
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b&w zeppelin-air vs beat box which one should i get ? which ones louder, better quality of sound, etc
- Asked by Cam H from Sault Saint Marie
- Dec 10, 2011
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This device is a far better purchase overall. THe Beats audio speaker is ever more overprice (relatively) and looks awful, while sound quality is also sub-par for a $600 speaker.
- Answered by Alex M from Surry Hills
- Dec 22, 2011
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1. Do you need and apple tv to use the airplay feature?
- Asked by Tom C
- Nov 7, 2012
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Is the Zepplin compatible with an iPod Classic 60GB?
The compatibility specs on the Zepplin say it is compatible with the iPod Classic 80GB, but the 60 GB version isn't listed.
- Asked by Laurie B from Annapolis
- Nov 23, 2012
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can you use a bluetooth transmitter hooked up to a ipod classic 160 with the zeppelin air
- Asked by Robert V from Ilderton
- Oct 31, 2012
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