Bowers & Wilkins Zeppelin
An all-in-one hi-fi solution for all your audio needs, the Zeppelin offers a sleek, iconic body housing five speakers that produce only the clearest sound from your iPhone, iPod, computer, television or any other sound source.
- Analog and optical digital AUX port for connecting various devices
- Connect to TV with composite and s-video output
- Midrange and tweeter derived from Bowers & Wilkins' advanced M-1 speaker
- Powerful bass from centrally located internal subwoofer
Overview
The award-winning B&W Zeppelin is the speaker your iPod and iPhone have been waiting for. It uses drive unit technologies and design principles refined and perfected for Bowers & Wilkins' most advanced reference-standard speakers.
Freedom to choose your sound source
Unlike most speaker docks, Zeppelin lets additional sound sources to play through Zeppelin, view videos on a screen using your iPod/iPod touch or iPhone and/or stream sound using Apple AirPort Express or any other networked audio streaming system.
Sounds as good as it looks
The Zeppelin's stunning body follows the form of its components, with two tweeters at each end, two mid-range drivers next with a subwoofer/bass driver in the center. The less physical material there is around tweeters and midranges, the better they sound. By minimizing the baffle area around the drive units, the cabinet reduces diffraction effects, making for ultra-wide sound dispersion and a much smoother response.
Superbly easy to use
Complimenting the iPod user interface, the docking port lets you grasp the iPod as if it were in your hand. It also cleverly accommodates iPod or iPhone models of differing depths with a spring-loaded docking arm that flexes to secure them without adapters or other manual adjustment.
Features
- Analog and optical digital AUX port for connecting earlier iPod models, television, CD players, computers and more
- Composite and s-video output for connecting to televisions for video output
- Midrange and tweeter derived from Bowers & Wilkins' award-winning and class-leading M-1 speaker
- Internal subwoofer centrally located for bass that has power and authority
- Three high-quality amplifiers: one for left, one for right and one for bass
- Docking arm that lets you grasp your iPod as if it were in your hand
- Spring-loaded docking connector flexes to accommodate each iPod model, eliminating the need for adapters
Did you notice?
You can connect Zeppelin to a monitor/television to view photos, movies, even YouTube videos directly from your iPod or iPhone.
Apple Recommends for...
Listening to streaming audio from YouTube, Internet radio or other applications available for iPod touch and iPhone. Streaming and networking music using AirPort Express or enhancing the sound of an Apple TV system.
Technical specifications
- Technical features: Digital Signal Processing; digital amplifier; switch mode power supply
- Drive units: One 125 mm bass; two 90 mm midrange; two 25 mm metal dome tweeters
- Frequency range: -6dB at 47Hz and 22kHz
- Amplifier power output: One 50 W (bass); two 25 W midrange/tweeter
- Power input voltage: 100V-240V @ 50/60Hz
- Power consumption: 20 W rated; 3.7 W standby
- Inputs: 30-pin iPod dock connector; 3.5 mm mini-jack analog/optical digital (TOSlink); USB 2.0 slave (for software upgrades)
- Outputs: S-video (mini DIN) composite video (RCA phono)
- Enclosure: Polished stainless steel with black trim; grilles of black cloth
- Dimensions (HxWxD): 6.8 x 25.2 x 8.2 in./17.3 x 64.0 x 20.8 cm
- Weight: 16.5 lbs./7.5 kg
What's in the box?
- Zeppelin speaker
- Remote
- Power cord
Warranty
Two-year limited (For details, please visit: http://www.bowers-wilkins.com/display.aspx?infid=2466&terid=2479.)
Mfr. Part No.: FP26147
This accessory is compatible with the following:
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iPhone 3GS
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iPhone 3G
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iPhone
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iPod touch
2nd generation -
iPod touch
1st generation -
iPod nano
5th generation (video camera) -
iPod nano
4th generation (video) -
iPod nano
3rd generation (video) -
iPod nano
2nd generation (aluminum) -
iPod nano
1st generation -
iPod
5th generation (video) 30GB -
iPod
4th generation 20GB
Most Useful Reviews
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Bowers & Wilkins Zeppelin
Best Sound I Have Ever Heard From An iPod
Written by GP from London
Jun 11, 2009
1. Sound is unbeatable. In my opinion this speaker makes other products I've tried such as Bose sound tinny.
2. User Interface is Unbeatable. Scrolling through menus, adjusting EQ, Bass booster/reducer, etc is a joy to use because its just like using the iPod with headphones normally - the iPod operates on the stand whilst recharging just like it's in the palm of your hand on the move - staggeringly simple.
3. This speaker's sound balance and quality not only beats all iPod speakers hands down, but it rivals cinema speakers. It can double as an awesome home cinema system or speaker/soundbar for your TV/Video gaming solutions from it's AUX connectivity and digital/fibre optic adaptable TOSlink input. eg. I even listen to DAB radio on it in fantastic quality by plugging in a tuner I got on Ebay for £20
4. Via the USB connection, connection to the PC is possible in order to upgrade the software on these speakers so that the seamless user interface can be upgraded to work with any of the future Generations of iPods so effectively you never need to spend any more money on new speakers ever again as you've already got perfection.
The Best investment I've ever made - worth every penny!
Give the credit to this hard-working British Company who lead the world in sound development, Bowers & Wilkins. …More177 of 197 people found this useful
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Bowers & Wilkins Zeppelin
Superb sound!!
Written by RF from Kenai
Jun 12, 2009
It was a great purchace it's been used for a wedding reception in a huge ball room and it sounded like huge performance speakers. They pack a punch. The only draw back is it does not work with iphone/itouch apps such as Pandora internet radio. But other then that the speakers are worth the investment, they sound so beautiful, rich, and loud. …More
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Bowers & Wilkins Zeppelin
Stunning
Written by RM from Addison
Jul 24, 2009
The speakers are everything the other reviewers have commented on, and more. I am upgrading from an Apple iPod HiFi (not a shabby speaker itself), but this is better, both sound and design. A clever feature is the dock connector - no inserts, works with everything. If you have three iPods and two iPhones, possibly with cases, you don't have to change a dock insert or remove the case. They all fit (solidly).
Note that only the Z-2 version of the Zeppelin is fully iPhone compatible (the older Z-1 will pop up the annoying "Airplane mode" warning, but still have good sound quality). According to B+W support, only the Apple online store currently has the brand new Z-2 (you can tell by the iPhone logo on its box) and I can confirm it works beautifully with the iPhone 3GS.
…More85 of 95 people found this useful
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Most Recent Reviews
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Bowers & Wilkins Zeppelin
Good sound, but questionable life span.
Written by JS from Seoul
Dec 7, 2009
Had Zeppelin for a year ( Z-0 version)
Sent it in for repair once due to electronic static noise with Touch 2G.
10 months later, I'm getting a horn-like humming sound from the speaker, regardless of the volume, when Ipod Touch is docked.
Other testimonies below me say that it stopped working, and I'm about to send mine in before it goes dead on me.
Conclusion: Good sound, good design,,,, but I have to question the durability of this thing, especially considering the price! …More3 of 3 people found this useful
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Bowers & Wilkins Zeppelin
Very disappointed - Caveat Emptor
Written by CB from Houston
Dec 5, 2009
Bought the zeppelin and the iTouch online on black Friday Nov 27 2009. Got all excited when they arrived, but that didn't last too long. Apple products are supposed to "just work" right?....yeah, right... The iTouch itself is a work of art, loading music from iTunes is a breeze...the headphones work just fine....the zeppelin however is another story....I suspect this one is a dud...one big good-looking expensive paperweight... when you dock the itouch is sees the zeppelin and makes a small beep, but 99 times out of 100 thats all the sound your going to get out of the itouch. To be fair it has actually worked once or twice with the zeppelin (and the sound is truly great when it has) but all the other times of deafening silence has soured this deal for me. In all the hours I've spent raking my brains to figure out what actually made it work last time, the answer continues to elude me. Reading the manuals did not help much; updating the software on both the zeppelin and the itouch did not help; restoring the settings and software on the itouch did not help....perhaps the B&W support will prove useful....I guess we'll have to wait for Monday to see. If they come through and rescue the sale I'll let you know. In the meantime take heed - Let The Buyer Beware …More
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Bowers & Wilkins Zeppelin
Great sound, no longevity
Written by BL from MINNEAPOLIS
Dec 5, 2009
I bought this unit 11 months ago and it started to act up but not enough to prompt me to take it in right away.
At 13 months old it effectively stopped working.
I'd think twice about spending this much money again. …More4 of 5 people found this useful
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Questions & Answers
Most Interesting
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Is it possible to remove the iPod dock? I want to use it with my airport express only!
- Asked by SF from Southampton
- Oct 27, 2009
Best Answer
Yes. You need to carefully pull off the rubber base. It is held in place by double sided adhesive tape. Undo the four security screws that hold the arm in place. Once the arm is lose, you will need to carefully unlock the ribbon cable connector and coax the cable out of the connector. Replace the rubber base. The tool to remove the screws is included in the optional wall mount bracket, which turns Zeppelin into a great 2.1 soundbar for your flat panel display. Contact Zeppelin Tech Support through the www.bowers-wilkins.com website with additional questions. …More
- Answered by GW from TEWKSBURY
- Oct 30, 2009
- 6 of 6 people found this useful
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does it charge the iphone whilst plugged in
- Asked by DH from wirksworth
- Oct 13, 2009
Best Answer
Yes, it does charge the iPhone whilst docked.
- Answered by LC from Littlehampton
- Oct 16, 2009
- 6 of 8 people found this useful
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Can you wall mount the Zeppelin speaker?
- Asked by GM from MELROSE
- Nov 12, 2009
Best Answer
YES!
B&W now sell a bracket that allows you to mount your Zeppelin to a wall.- Answered by DH from St Helens
- Nov 15, 2009
- 5 of 5 people found this useful
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Most Recent
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Can I view Sky Mobile TV on my television screen by connecting the Zepplin to my TV?
- Asked by SN from Birmingham
- Dec 12, 2009
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i lost my remote control to the zeppelin, where can i buy a new one in ireland?
- Asked by NW from askeaton
- Dec 1, 2009
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Is it compatible with the 3rd generation ipod touch?
- Asked by KC from THORNDALE
- Nov 21, 2009
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what sort of cable do i need to plug it in to my telly so i can play tv sound through it and play ipod films etc
- Asked by IM from Skipton
- Nov 19, 2009
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Can you receive calls while the i phone is plugged in ? Most sound systems stop the i phone operating as a phone
- Asked by AF from CRAMLINGTON
- Nov 18, 2009
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is there a remote control facility available?
- Asked by AT from BIRMINGHAM
- Nov 13, 2009
