B&W Zeppelin

The Zeppelin is the speaker system your iPod® has been waiting for. Bowers & Wilkins has focused its four decades of experience designing and manufacturing amazing speakers for the home as well as the world’s great recording studios into the development of the Zeppelin.

Experiencing it in action tells you it’s all worth it. From the elegant way your iPod connects to the front of the Zeppelin, to the previously undiscovered levels of clarity it gives your digital music collection this is a breathtaking piece of equipment.

Unbox your music.

Music is important. You know it, we know it. At Bowers & Wilkins, the quest to develop the perfect speaker has lasted over 40 years. Just what do we mean by perfect? We mean a speaker that portrays a musical performance exactly as it was recorded, with zero colouration. Like you, we don’t just want to hear music; we want to experience it, feel it and be a part of it, and that’s the case whether we are listening to a high-end hi-fi or an Apple iPod®. Founder John Bowers instilled a passion in the company to pursue his dream of the ultimate speaker. You wouldn’t believe how close we’ve come. And you wouldn’t believe the kind of lengths we’ll go to get even closer.

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.

Technical features	Digital Signal Processing Digital amplifier Switch mode power supply
Description	iPod® speaker system
Drive units	1x 125mm (5 in) bass 2x 90mm (3.5 in) midrange 2x 25mm (1 in) metal dome tweeter
Frequency range	-6dB at 47Hz and 22kHz
Amplifier power output	1x 50W (bass) 2x 25W (midrange/tweeter)
Power input voltage	100V - 240V ~ 50/60Hz
Rated power consumption	20W
Standby power consumption	3.7W
Inputs	30-pin iPod connector 3.5mm mini jack analogue / optical digital
Outputs	S-video (mini DIN) Composite video (RCA Phono)
Height	173mm (6.8 in) without tilt pad 198mm (7.8 in) with tilt pad
Width	640mm (25.2 in)
Depth	208mm (8.2 in)
Net weight	7.5kg (16.5 lb)
Finish	Enclosure: Polished stainless steel with black trim Grilles: Black cloth