B&W Zeppelin iPod Speakers Systsem

• Posted: Wednesday, February 06, 2008
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• Author: pradhana
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• Filed under: Apple, Gadget, iPhone, iPod

Zeppelin is an integrated iPod speaker system from Bowers & Wilkins, makers of the speakers that much of the music on your iPod will have been monitored on. B&W creates technologies and systems that world-leading studios depend on and that find their way into even its most affordable speakers.

A black cloth speaker grille covers the entire front and wraps part way around the back as well; unfortunately, B&W deliberately made it nearly impossible to remove, citing that the drivers are very delicate.

It measures 25.2 inches wide by 8.2 inches deep. It’s 7.8 inches high, or 8.8 inches if you use the included rubber tilt pad. Without the pad, the speakers are angled upward for placement on a low table; you’d use the pad if you were putting the speaker at head height, like on a shelf or on top of your TV — a very thoughtful touch. It weighs a very beefy 16 pounds, which is about the same as Apple’s iPod Hi-Fi, though the Zeppelin is a lot more awkward to carry.

The two 1-inch aluminum dome tweeters — the same Nautilus tube-loaded ones that are in the company’s downright unaffordable Reference 800 speakers — are at either end. Just inside those are a pair of 3.5-inch glass-fiber midrange cones, and there’s a 5-inch subwoofer in the center. The sub is driven with 50W from the speaker’s amp and hass two bass ports in the back, while each other driver gets 25W apiece. Those are pretty solid specs for an iPod speaker.

The curved iPod dock sticking out of the front has a cool spring-loaded design, so it doesn’t require inserts or adapters to accommodate the different iPod (and iPhone) models, which pleases the environmentalist in me. You can even grasp the iPod comfortably in your hand while it’s in the dock.

Zeppelin allows you to have real hi-fi stereo sound wherever you need it: upstairs, downstairs or perhaps in a den, bedroom, kitchen, office or second home. Or you might just need a simpler, smaller and more stylish replacement for your traditional audio system.

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