It became almost iconic when it arrived more than 10 years ago. Bowers & Wilkins Zeppelin was the first really good table speaker, and both the first version and the latest from 2015 was at the top of sound quality and ease of use.
Then it became quiet, and if the truth is to be told, we do not know exactly what happened to Zeppelin. Which got its name from the airships called zeppelinare.
But now it is back, in the same shape as before but with upgraded technology so that it can challenge Naims, Technics and Geneva’s table speakers in the premium class.
The new Zeppelin is wireless so you can stream music directly from the sofa. It supports AirPlay 2, Spotify Connect and has Bluetooth that supports aptX Adaptive, which at least in theory should allow you to stream audio files in high resolution format.
Read more about aptX Adaptive here:
There is of course an app for everything, where you can stream from Qobuz, Tidal and, as I said, Spotify, but also TuneIn radio and Deezer.
So far, so good, but it’s on the inside that the biggest changes are. The speaker elements are developed with B&W’s long experience, and we recognize the treble with Decoupled Double Dome from B&W’s latest 600 series.
A 15 cm subwoofer is placed in the middle, behind the fabric front, with a nine cm large FST intermediate register (Fixed Suspension Transducer) on each side. According to B&W, the total power corresponds to 240 watts.
The new Zeppelin is already on its way HiFi Club’s stores and costs SEK 8,000 in dark gray or light pearl gray.
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