Bowers & Wilkins Zeppelin Air User manual

Zeppelin
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148mm
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Zeppelin specifications
Frequency range
Drive units
Amplifier output power
Power input voltage
Rated power
consumption
Standby power
consumption
Inputs
Outputs
Height
Width
Depth
Net Weight
Finishes
-6dB at 47Hz & 22kHz
1× ø125mm (5in) bass
2× ø90mm (3.5in) midrange
2× ø25mm (1in) metal dome tweeter
1× 50W (bass)
2× 25W (midrange/tweeter)
100V - 240V ~ 50 / 60Hz
20W
3.7W
30-pin iPod connector
3.5mm mini jack analogue / optical digital
USB 2.0 slave (software upgrades)
S-video (mini DIN)
Composite video (RCA Phono)
173mm (6.8in) free standing
200mm (7.9in) on wall bracket
640mm (25.2in)
208mm (8.2in) free standing
271mm (10.7in) on wall bracket
7.5kg (16.5lb)
Enclosure: Polished stainless
steel with black trim
Grilles: Black cloth
148mm
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Unbox your music Here’s the stereo speaker system
your iPod®and iPhone™ have been waiting for. Zeppelin
is from Bowers & Wilkins, the makers of the speakers
that much of your music was probably monitored on.
Bowers & Wilkins creates technologies and systems that
world-leading studios depend on, and that find their way
into even its most affordable speakers. Zeppelin will fill a
room with crisp, deep, lifelike stereo sound, and deliver a
greater level of musical detail from your iPod than you’d think
possible. That’s because the two have so much in common:
blissfully simple design and world-leading technologies that
let you get the most out of your music.
NautilusTM, the speaker that
sparked a revolution in the
audio industry and spawned
the pioneering technologies
and design concepts found in
Zeppelin and other Bowers &
Wilkins speakers.
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Passion for music Music is important. You know it, we
know it. At Bowers & Wilkins, the quest to develop the
perfect loudspeaker has lasted more than 40 years. What
do we mean by perfect? We mean a speaker that portrays
a musical performance exactly as it was recorded, with zero
coloration. Like you, we don’t just want to hear music; we
want to experience it, feel it and be a part of it. Founder
John Bowers instilled in the company a passion to pursue
his dream of the ultimate speaker. You wouldn’t believe
how close we’ve come. And you wouldn’t believe the kind
of lengths we’ll go to get even closer. Music’s more than
important. It is everything.
Peter Gabriel set up Real
World Records to capture
the extraordinary sounds of
artists from across the globe.
Now he’s part of Bowers &
Wilkins’ Society of Sound,
sharing his passion for music.
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Photography by York Tillyer, images courtesy of Real World Records, www.realworldrecords.com
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The reference speaker Zeppelin is a direct descendant of
Bowers & Wilkins’ legendary reference speaker range. The
800 Series is sought-after by world-leading recording studios.
At Abbey Road, for example, it has been a fixture since the
early 1980s. With that first series, we set out to develop a
speaker system with no compromises; one modelled on the
ideals of engineers and producers. New generations of the
800 Series have maintained its reputation for near-flawless
sound. What artists play is what gets played back to them.
With Zeppelin, the technologies that allow that to happen
can be experienced in your own home.
Michael Gleason and Peter
van Hooke, whose Live From
Abbey Road international TV
show captures extraordinary,
live musical performances
in the world’s most inspiring
recording environment, on
Bowers & Wilkins 800 Series
speakers.
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The sleeker speaker Your iPod and iPhone are treasure
troves. Pristine digital copies of thousands of tracks, all
waiting to be played to their full potential. Zeppelin sets
them all free. A full stereo system in one unit, it releases all
of the detail and atmosphere that standard speaker systems
miss. Thanks to its unique floating arm and universal docking
platform, you can play nearly any iPod, including Touch and
iPhone, on Zeppelin and control it as easily as if it were in your
hand. Zeppelin itself features the bare minimum of controls,
making full use of the intuitive control system that comes as
second nature to all iPod and iPhone users. Station it in a
den, bedroom, kitchen, office or second home, or enjoy a
simpler, more stylish replacement for your traditional audio
system. Zeppelin rocks, wherever you are.
Zeppelin is simple to set up
and use. Its specially designed
floating arm system lets you
cradle the iPod in your hand
and thumb the click-wheel
naturally and easily. Just scroll
down to your chosen musical
destination, hit the play button
and let Zeppelin take you there.
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