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Bowers & Wilkins Zeppelin
Zeppelin is a wireless smart speaker reimagined for the streaming age. Its elegant form combines high-resolution stereo sound with a comprehensive range of smart, connected features and services.
The Beauty of Sound
The Zeppelin you’ve always wanted
Why choose between a product with the features you need and a beautiful design with the sound you want? Have them both…
Multiroom-enabled
Bowers & Wilkins wireless speakers allow you to seamlessly connect and stream high-performance sound in every room of your home. Using Zeppelin, Formation Series or Panorama 3, you can build your musical ecosystem and use it to play your favorite songs and albums effortlessly with the Bowers & Wilkins Music app.
Driven by excellence
The Zeppelin uses drive units shared with proprietary Bowers & Wilkins loudspeaker designs. Nothing else comes close.
Connected, smart, intuitive
Zeppelin has Alexa built-in: just ask for your favourite song. It’s upgradeable too, so as new services appear, you’re covered.
Hi-Res sound
With built-in access to a wide range of streaming services, you can enjoy your favorite music in up to 24-bit high-resolution quality from Deezer, Qobuz, TIDAL HiFi Plus, Pandora, Amazon Music HD and more. You can access podcasts and radio stations too, all with seamless control via the Bowers & Wilkins Music app.
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The Zeppelin pours out a surprisingly room-filling sound with weighty bass and an expansive soundstage, marrying B&W driver tech with modern streaming. Reviewers from Gordon Brockhouse and Yongki Go, Ph.D. note natural mids, clear treble and robust build, while the updated app and Alexa integrate contemporary streaming features neatly into an iconic design.
Pros
- Expansive, room‑filling presentation with authoritative, well‑controlled bass for a single‑box system
- Natural, well‑balanced midrange and clear, extended treble with lively dynamics
- Premium build and iconic, attention‑grabbing design with a sturdy metal stand and refined finish
- Wide streaming support and Alexa built‑in make modern connectivity and voice control seamless
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Cons
- No wired audio inputs and the B&W Music app lacks direct local‑NAS access
- Currently missing Chromecast/DLNA/UPnP and some hi‑res service support is limited
- Volume control can feel coarse, making fine adjustments less precise
Sound Quality
89/100
Bass
90/100
Multiple reviewers praise the Zeppelin's deep, weighty low end and 'prodigious' bass for a single-box system; HomeTheaterHifi and What Hi‑Fi note strong, articulate bass that can be felt at high volumes. SoundStage Solo and The Ear flagged occasional woolliness or excess on some material, but overall the 150mm woofer delivers authoritative bass for its size.
Mid
89/100
Midrange is consistently described as natural, full and well-balanced (Fidelity, HomeTheaterHifi, The Ear), with convincing vocal presence and credible instrument timbre. A few reviewers observed slight loss of mids in very wide presentations or a touch of dryness off-axis, but clarity and body remain strong.
Treble
86/100
Treble is generally crisp, extended and detailed with pleasant sparkle (HomeTheaterHifi, Fidelity), contributing air and detail. Some reviewers noted peaks/hardness at high levels and occasional shrillness on very bright material (SoundStage Solo, The Ear), so refinement dips under extreme levels.
Soundstage Imaging
90/100
Across reviews the Zeppelin is praised for a surprisingly wide, open and room-filling presentation that belies its compact footprint (What Hi‑Fi?, SoundStage Solo, The Ear). Imaging is stable and three-dimensional for a single-box system, though it cannot match a full stereo pair for depth.
Dynamics
90/100
Reviewers highlight punchy, lively dynamics and the ability to play loudly without losing composure (HomeTheaterHifi, Yongki Go, SoundStage Solo). Transient snap and macro dynamics are strong, making percussion and rhythmic drive involving for the form factor.
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Build Quality
93/100
Build and finish receive frequent praise: sturdy construction, metal stand, and acoustically optimized enclosure with driver tech borrowed from higher-end B&W models (HomeTheaterHifi, The Ear, Fidelity). The Zeppelin looks and feels premium with good attention to detail.
Features Connectivity
80/100
Passive baseline applied.
Value for Money
87/100
At roughly $799/€800 reviewers call it competitive and hard to beat in its category; SoundStage Solo notes it competes with systems costing almost twice as much. Strong performance, brand cachet and streaming features support a high value score versus peers.
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