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B&W Zeppelin - An iPod Speaker System

post #1 of 16
10/8/07 at 11:31pm
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Has anyone seen this? CLICK HERE

It looks really cool. I'm thinking about ordering one. Does anyone have experience with it? I know it's only been available for a few weeks...but you never know. I bet it stomps all over the Bose sound dock!
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post #2 of 16
10/8/07 at 11:35pm
I like it. However, I like the B&W series, specifically the 600, and 800.


You can find the same performance for less, but the styling isn't there.. JMO.
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post #3 of 16
10/9/07 at 2:21am
A friend mentioned this to me about a month ago, so I checked it out... The styling reminds me of either a huge reptilian egg, or like two coneheads back to back, or possibly like those L'eggs plastic panty hose containers that used to be in every supermarket in the '80s.



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post #4 of 16
10/9/07 at 12:16pm
It seems promising on the initial reviews, but $600 is pretty steep.

It does have a a few types of inputs including USB so it does seem pretty versatile.
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post #5 of 16
4/7/08 at 11:31am
sort of interested in this but won't be able to make the drive to an audio store to listen to one for a few weeks. so i thought i'd give new life to this thread to see if anyone has one or has tried one out.
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post #6 of 16
4/7/08 at 11:49am
I heard it.

I will say it's the best iPod speaker system I have heard, but then again it should be considering it cost more than most of the others. Bass is clean, tight and punchy and but not particularly deep, and the treble is crisp and detailed.
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post #7 of 16
4/7/08 at 1:27pm
I wouldn't expect deep bass from such small drivers Looks interesting though.
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post #8 of 16
4/7/08 at 8:38pm
Ive heard it, its pretty nice for what it is... but it is an ipod dock. you can get a speaker set up for $600 that will kill it. in fact Im going to sell my active Swan monitors (t300) and velodyne subwoofer for about $500 in the near future, and that definitely bests in the egg in every way.
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post #9 of 16
4/7/08 at 9:07pm
it reminds me more of something B&O would produce, not B&W. i read in a review somewhere that it doesn't like loud volumes, either...
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post #10 of 16
4/8/08 at 9:02am
It sounds pretty good, but not earth shattering in any way :P
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post #11 of 16
4/8/08 at 9:12am
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Originally Posted by BoardC3 View Post
Ive heard it, its pretty nice for what it is... but it is an ipod dock. you can get a speaker set up for $600 that will kill it.
I don't disagree. You could take B&W's own bookshelf speaker (say a pair of 686 and any $150 integrated amp and have a better sounding system)

I think it's still pretty cool though. Almost all iPod speaker docks sound like crap, so it's refreshing to somebody do one right. There are other speaker makers (some pretty reputable) that have tried making iPod dockable speaker systems (Altec, Klipsch, Monitor Audio, Acoustic Energy, Bose, Mirage) that aren't nearly as good.

If I didn't have speakers in every room that I need one, I would consider buying one of these.
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post #12 of 16
4/8/08 at 1:24pm
When I tried it in-store, I was disappointed with the sound.

I think the Apple HiFi speaker sounds much better - in a "fill the room with music" kind of way. Neither are particularly high fidelity mind you.
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post #13 of 16
4/8/08 at 1:48pm
Looks really nice.
B&W are one of my favorite speaker vendors. So going to check these out next time I drop by the local dealer.
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post #14 of 16
4/13/08 at 10:11pm
I would say the best sounding iPod dock. Solidly built (if you do have problems, take back to you dealer). Where i work, the first day they were out we sold out by noon and we had about 12 of them. Compared to the tannoy, or a Tivoli i would say it has much better sound and better bass that any other option.
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post #15 of 16
4/14/08 at 12:18am
has anybody heard this thing, though?

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