Bowers & Wilkins Zeppelin (2021)
One-minute review Not before time, Bowers & Wilkins has revived its iconic Zeppelin wireless speaker . Well, in terms of looks, anyway – the internal hardware is all new and, it turns out, more than fit for purpose. Jump to Price and release date Design Audio performance Should I buy it? The Zeppelin comes with aptX Bluetooth, Apple AirPlay 2 and Spotify Connect built in – plus you get access to pretty much all the rest of the planet’s stock of music via its clean, tidy and responsive Music control app. There’s support for the Amazon Alexa voice-assistant, too. And the unit is just as good-looking, just as well-made, and just as big as it ever was. Best of all, it sounds better than ever. While it isn’t a substitute for an actual pair of stereo speakers , the Zeppelin serves up a wide, well-defined and endlessly engaging sound, no matter the genre of music. And although $799 / £699 / AU$1,199 is plenty to pay for a wireless speaker , in this case it seems absolut...