Zeppelin is an iPod® docking station that fills a room with crisp, deep, lifelike stereo sound, and delivers musical detail that you won’t believe your iPod is capable of. That’s because the two have so much in common: blissfully simple design and world-leading technologies that let you get the most out of your music.
Zeppelin is an integrated iPod docking station from Bowers & Wilkins, the makers of the speakers that much of the music on your iPod will have been made using. B&W creates technologies and systems that world-leading studios depend on and that find their way into the Zeppelin, its first iPod speakers.
This is the iPod docking station your music has been waiting for!
B&W developed its iPod docking station with the same exacting standards as the speakers that sit in Abbey Road Studios or Skywalker Sound. Drive units are the engine room of any speaker and Zeppelin's midrange and tweeter derive directly from those in our award-winning M-1, regarded by the world's specialist audio press as a class-leading compact speaker.
Added to these is an internal subwoofer driver, centrally located in the deepest part of Zeppelin's sleek enclosure, where it handles deep bass with power and authority.
Powering these drive units are three high-quality amplifiers (one for left, one for right, and one for bass). Most iPod speakers make do without that third one, but Zeppelin was conceived to offer the sort of sound you’d expect from a component stereo system rather than normal iPod speakers.
The less physical material there is around tweeters and midranges, the better they sound. That’s one of reasons why B&W speakers are such distinctive shapes. Zeppelin’s rounded, tapering ends aren’t there just for show. 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. In other words, it sounds as good as it looks.
Handling high frequencies is a pair of aluminium dome tweeters featuring an adapted version of B&W's trademark Nautilus™ tweeter tube.
The twin midrange drive units that supply the bulk of Zeppelin’s amazing sound rely on highly-optimised glass fibre cones.
Zeppelin’s central bass unit features an oversized magnet and 4-layer voice coil drive the Kevlar®-reinforced 5" cone. This helps to ensure Zeppelin can produce real bass extension of the sort you would normally associate with much larger speaker systems.
The Zeppelin iPod docking station is very pleasing on the eye, but its design is based on sound acoustic principles. One of the reasons tweeters are so small is that they disperse the tiny high frequency waves over a wider area than larger drivers. But what is less well known is that the size of the enclosure housing the tweeter also affects this dispersion, and that's why Zeppelin's body narrows as the drivers get smaller.
Exactly the same principle is seen on the iconic B&W Nautilus speaker and models like those in the XT Series. So not only does Zeppelin give you clearer sound than simpler designs, but you can also enjoy that clarity over a wider listening area.
The Zeppelin is an ideal digital music companion even if you don’t have an iPod. The analogue inputs on the back of it allow you to plug in any brand of MP3 player, but they also allow you to use a wireless system such as Apple’s AirPort Express to stream music direct from your computer's hard drive to the Zeppelin.
Thanks to the 100watts of amplification it is certain to get the best out of your digital music collection
Compatibility
Made for iPod Zeppelin works with all the latest generation iPods including nano, Classic and Touch, and it also works with and charges the iPhone and iPhone 3G. Other, earlier iPods (4G, mini) can also benefit from Zeppelin’s high quality sound, and 3G iPods are also supported; however, Zeppelin will not charge their battery.
Hear what other people are saying...
"The best way to enjoy all the great music on your iPhone is at home using a high quality speaker" says What'sOniPhone.com.
"Peerless build quality immediately marks this iPod speaker apart from the crowd. It feels solid and exudes high-class attention to detail. And the Zeppelin's audio quality soundly complements its design, giving a detailed and insightful sound, underpinned not by tubby one-note bass, but a tight and musical low end that gives real body to all music." - MacWorld
"The Bowers & Wilkins Zeppelin isn’t just any iPod speaker system, it’s the granddaddy of them all. From the sound quality to the design, B&W really got it right." - Connect Reviews
and much more positive reviews!
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This product was added to our catalog on Tuesday 02 February, 2010.
