Striking Zeppelin Shaped iPod Speaker System By B&W

Posted on April 23, 2008
Filed Under iPhone Accessories

Bowers & Wilkins, or B&W in brief, has been making quality speaker systems with unique and stylish designs for nearly 50 years. The company has recently introduced the iPod via a high-end desktop speaker system called the Zeppelin.

Zeppelin includes a cradle to hold all dock-connectors for iPods, charging even third-generation models (it is supplied with special authorization chip for the third-generation iPod nano or classic, and the iPhone), composite and S-video output jacks for using TV, a remote control and an auxiliary-input audio jack. The Zeppelin also includes a USB port for installing software updates.

B&W applied all their awesome aesthetic and audio design principles to the Zeppelin. Dirigible-shaped enclosure, associated with system’s name, is really massive - 25 inches wide, 7.5 inches high (with a stand) and 8 inches deep. The front side of Zeppelin is black, backside has a chrome cover that reflects the shiny rear of an iPod.

The Zeppelin’s rubber-foot base can be handled slightly upwards, an additional stand lifts the system’s back so the speakers radiate horizontally 17 pounds of weight with no handle makes the device hardly transportable. The dock connector is placed on a spring-loaded hinge and tilts forward for accommodating the player while pressing against a rubber bumper, so there is no need for plastic dock.

The Zeppelin’s remote control is a glossy-black and chrome-plated device with a smooth surface to feel great in a hand.

Striking Zeppelin Shaped iPod Speaker System By B&W

The Zeppelin possesses the rear auxiliary-input jack, a built-in digital-to-analog converter, a Tone Control setting that enables you to choose a bass level, a new Backlight setting to control the screen lighting in different modes.

Some newest iPhones and iPods’ screens show the Zeppelin’s volume level resembling the iPod’s own volume bar. B&W boasts that iPhones signals won’t cause any audible GSM interference.

The Zeppelin is really good in sound quality. It houses five speaker drivers: a 5 inch central subwoofer, left and right 3.5 inch drivers and 1 inch metal-dome tweeters. And all these are empowered with a 50 Watt amplifier for the subwoofer and dual 25 Watt amps for both channel drivers. So the sound quality is great, especially at lower volumes.

The price tag of 600$ makes Zeppelin one of the most expensive iPod speaker systems. Although the sound quality can be found the same in cheaper products, the design makes it number one anyway.

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