Customer Reviews and Ratings

I originally purchased another dock (same price) that ended up being a lemon after a week. I returned it & got the Zeppelin Mini as a replacement. I only use it at work and there are no lows (even with the sub port positioned at the corner of a cube) -- and others can hear it and comment on it being just loud enough to be annoying.
The other dock had a nice mix & nobody knew it existed ... plus it had bluetooth & all the cables necessary; you need to provide all the cables (even to update the firmware) with the Mini.
I gave it a 3 because it may be good louder, but it's just not worth the price tag.
I'll be ordering another of the first dock, ok the Audyssey, because it was just *that* much better.

1 of 12 people found this useful

I recently bought a Zep Mini for use in my kitchen area. It was absolutely perfect for the space that I have, with the Zep Air being much too big. I love the look of it and the fact that the dock can rotate to show the iPhone/iPod's display in landscape view. The sound is also excellent, with the exception of the low end being only okay. This is just the nature of the beast when you have such a small unit though, and I realize this. I've had a few issues with the inner workings of the unit. I had always planned to use this with my iPhone 4 and when I did there was strange popping noise form the speakers when playing music. Almost like the sound of an electrical short. When I contacted B&W, they assessed that it might be the power supply brick, and shipped me a new one at no cost. However, before the new power brick arrived the sound randomly stopped after doing this for several weeks. I loved the unit after that until the new iPhone 4S came out and I upgraded. As of today, the Zep Mini will not play any music from the 4S and I have also had problems charging the phone on it. I am hoping this is just a firmware update that B&W needs to make, but after contacting them, there has been no word of an update. Note that if you do have the iPhone 4 or 4S, you need to request the docking plate for these phones. The unit comes with plates for all previous iPods/iPhones from the past several years but the newest. These are free, but need to be requested. I still love the unit, but B&W does need to pay some attention to it's software on this product. As of now I have no way to use the Zep Mini until B&W makes another firmware update, which seem to come very slowly.

23 of 24 people found this useful

The Mini is a very beautiful piece of design and this can give a value added feature to any space you place it. The sound is clear & strong you have to trust companies like this when it comes to high quality audio. if you're a design lover looking for a stylish small speaker that make a statement and sounds incredible this is the right choice

7 of 8 people found this useful

I purchased the Mini last night after reading all the reviews.
The gentleman at the Apple store said if you don’t like it you have 14 days to return it. I thought I would give it a shot. It’s a keeper!
The sound is just unbelievable, clean and crisp. I’m extremely happy with the Mini.
Worked fine out of the box.
There was a question about using the Mini with a Iphone 4, no problems at all.

10 of 11 people found this useful

This is my fourth set of speakers for an iPod. Yes, it cost about $200 more than any of the others, but it is also far superior to them and worth every penny. The B & W Zeppelin Mini puts out great sound, is small enough to fit on an end table in my living room and not an embarrassingly ugly box.

The controls are simple. If you want a system where you fiddle with the sound mix, this isn't for you. I found that the sound it produces is better when you follow the manufacturer's recommendation to turn your equalizer on your iPod off.

13 of 14 people found this useful

Mini, for sure is a cool product.
I like its design and the fact that it can do landscape, and sync ipod / iphone while connected to
the dock.
But the biggest disappointment is the fact that it doesn't have any battery.
The point is if there is no battery then it is not much of a portable speaker.
Having said that, I think you can find other bookshelf speakers better than this in the same price range.
I think I will return my mini, but with a heavy heart.

4 of 15 people found this useful

I got the Zeppelin Mini for my home away from home.
Now I might keep it at main residence and bring my high end audio system at the cottage.
It's that good...

17 of 21 people found this useful

It really does work good and for me, better than anything. I never looked at the price for once, i immediately purchased it. but, this is with no doubt the best one that i had.

10 of 14 people found this useful

I was at an apple store and listened to all the offers except the 600$us B&W. This was by far the best, sounding much better than the bose at the same price. Listen to a well mixed and mastered piece with deep bass, piano and some brass and you will see the difference is huge. While there is good separation in the BW the Bose is just lacking and everything sounds muffled.

All units were driven by the same ipod and same music. You can spend 400 and get a much better system including an Amp and speakers but then again, they're not portable and they're second hand. This is a great little system that offers a nice sound at a decent price. If you can't see the sound difference between this unit and the bose, get the 300$us bose, it sounds the same as the 400 almost...

34 of 37 people found this useful

This is my third B&W product. True audiophile grade equipment. Would recommend to any music enthusiast.

24 of 30 people found this useful