Bowers & Wilkins - Zeppelin Air Speaker for Apple® iPod® and iPhone®

If you haven't listened to one then you should if you want the best speaker / dock / airplay device in its class. You can even dock an iPad on it, but we use the airplay mode more which leaves the door wide open. We open Youtube, Pandora, Netflix through the iPad and have excellent sound throughout the Bowers and Wilkins Zep!!! Put together a play list and let its tone whisper into your eyes, or turn it up and fall in love with your favorites all over again.

What a pleasant surprise! I knew the product would be good, better than anything else in the market (name it Bose, beats, Sonos, Monster, etc.), but I wasn't expecting it to be this good. Sound quality is great, not audiophile quality but great for what it is, an Airplay speaker. The speaker is loud and there is no distortion at any level. I use it outside and I don't have to crunk it all the way up to get good volume. Stereo separation is fair, but it's impossible to make it any better as both channels are so close to each other. Anyway, I highly recomment this product.

I now own 2 of these. The sound produced is amazing and can easily fill a medium size room. I occasionally have some wireless connectivity issues, but almost certain this is due to my wifi. Some may balk at the $400 (sale) price, but you will generally get what you pay for when it comes to speakers. One downside is this only support Airplay and not Bluetooth. Worst case, you can use the 3.5mm connector. BTW, to one of these I have an optical connection to a DVD/CD player and listen that way occasionally.

Love this product, easy set up IF you follow this rule: Most important - make sure your WIFI has no SPECIAL characters $#@&%* etc. It cannot connect if there are special characters. Change your WIFI password FIRST if needed. Like all good speakers it will take 24-48 hours of PLAYING to loosen up and start breaking in. (sounds more compressed out of the box) - I like mine near a wall to enhance the bass. Remarkable sound for such a small unit. The sound can be adjusted in your iphone when docked. Other Answers: The app is ok - not perfect but workable. You cannot Airplay off multiple Zeppelins - you CAN stream from iTunes from computer over wifi to ultiple Zeppelins (I did not understand this when I purchased 2) Yes - when streaming from an old iphone or other hand-off device, sound will automatically mute when your iphone rings. I found this out when using my old iphone 5 to stream pandora when I answered a call on my current iphone (neat). Yes - if streaming from your phone you can change zeppelins you are playing from with a swipe of the finger in the app as you move from 1 room to another. When switching from dock to airplay some times it may get confused and not play - if this happens just stop your streaming ans start again. If you add an airport express your airplay options also increase. The whale app is usable also but whale will not allow airplay from iphone to multiple Zeppelins

I was looking for a great 'soundbar' for my LED TV and I wanted to be able to play or stream music from my phone and computer. I had previously purchased a Bowers & Wilkins Zeppelin mini to use strictly as an iPhone/pod dock. I immediately searched for a B&W model that was capable of being used as a soundbar as well as an iPhone/pod dock. This serves both of my needs and works perfectly! Plus, it sounds amazing, just as my previous B&W dock did. The sound range is absolutely incredible, very solid bass and crisp mids and highs. And it also features AirPlay to wirelessly listen to music from my iPhone. Plus it does have various inputs so nearly any brand of phone or device can be hooked up and controlled via the included wireless remote. I will not go with any other brand for any future purchases!

Great sound, easy to operate. However, the wireless management should be improved. Sometimes you have to delete the application and reinstall it from the scratch.

Reviewed and researched many music solutions for outside the house and selected the Zeppelin Air Lightning for its sound quality and convenience. To be used mostly by the pool there were other good options such as a pair of Sonus One + Subwoofer but their $1000 cost and sprawling complexity made the $400 single unit Bowers & Wilkins unit my choice. Whether docking an iPhone 5S or streaming wirelessly it was easy to set-up. This is my second B&W product since purchasing the 801 Series 3 Abbey Road monitors in 1996 for indoor listening.

theperformance is great, it is beautiful, the best sound