Bowers & Wilkins Zeppelin Air 2.1 Wireless AirPlay Speaker System

At one time, Zeppelins filled the sky. Today, they fill rooms with Sound from your iPod.

Zeppelin Air is the ultimate AirPlay wireless speaker system; the best sounding Zeppelin yet, it features dramatic changes over previous models. Plus it is the first premium iPod speaker to feature the new Apple AirPlay wireless Streaming technology.

Its fully active 2.1 design means that all five units are individually driven by Dedicated audiophile class D amplifiers, which were specially designed for Bowers & Wilkins. The improved 4x25 Watts + 1x50 Watts Output powers improved drive units, many of which are smaller for improved dispersion. The addition of Bowers & Wilkins Flowport technology and advanced Digital Signal Processing has dramatically improved the Bass performance. The DACs have also been upgraded, with new 24bit/96KHz capability for improved performance.

Apple's AirPlay technology allows Music to be streamed wirelessly from your Mac or PC to Zeppelin Air. You can even bypass the Computer entirely, and stream high-quality audio directly from your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch. All without the need to dock the device. If you have more than one Zeppelin Air, you can use them in an elegant multiroom system.

Features

AirPlay compatibility - Zeppelin Air AirPlay works with, iPad, iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, iPod touch, (4th, 3rd and 2nd generations) with iOS 4.2 and iTunes 10.1 (Mac or PC) or later.

USB Connectivity - There's no need to undock your iPod or iPhone if you want to sync it with iTunes or add more playlists - you can do it all through Zeppelin Air. Simply connect the speaker to your computer by USB and your iPod will be linked directly to iTunes. Syncing contacts, apps, bookmarks, calendars and playlists couldn't be easier.

Connectivity - A USB Input allows you to stream music directly from your Mac/PC, as well as allowing you to synchronies with iTunes. A useful Auxiliary socket provides both Optical and analogue input with the relevant cable. Lastly a composite Video output allows the playing of video on a docked iPod or iPhone to be sent to a TV or computer monitor.

Specifications

Description: Speaker system for iPod / iPhone

Drive units: 2x 25mm (1.0 in) Nautilus Tube aluminum Tweeter / 2x 75mm (3.0 in) Midrange / 1x 125mm (5.0 in) Subwoofer

Frequency response: 51Hz - 36kHz ±3dB on reference axis

Frequency range: -6dB at 36Hz and 42kHz

Amplifier power output: 2x 25W (tweeter) / 2x 25W (midrange) / 1x 50W (subwoofer)

Input voltage: 100V - 240V ~ 50/60Hz

Inputs: iPod / iPhone (30-pin connector); Network (RJ45 Ethernet or Wi-Fi); Auxiliary - analogue / optical digital (3.5mm mini jack); Streaming, synchronization & firmware Upgrades (USB 2.0)

Outputs: Composite Video (RCA Phono)

Dimensions (HxWxD): 6.8 x 25.2 x 8.2 in.

Weight: 13.5 lbs.