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Passion for sound

At Bowers & Wilkins, the quest to develop the perfect speaker has lasted over 40 years. Just what do we mean by perfect? We mean a speaker that portrays a musical performance exactly as it was recorded, with zero colouration. Like you, we don’t just want to hear music; we want to experience it, feel it and be a part of it, and that’s the case whether we are listening to a high-end hi-fi or an Apple iPod.

Our founder John Bowers instilled a passion in his company 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.

Digital signal processing

Zeppelin Mini’s drive units are like sections of an orchestra, reproducing everything from the delicate frequencies of a violin to the bass impact of a kick drum. But even the greatest orchestra needs a conductor to ensure the parts are working together as they should. Digital Signal Processing optimises the response of each unit, adjusting the sound balance depending on the signal. Which means all the subtle dynamics of your music are beautifully preserved, no matter how loud you play it.

From the studio to your living room

All over the world, demanding recording studios depend on our speakers for their near-flawless sound reproduction. But we don’t reserve our best technology just for studios. Zeppelin Mini was developed with exactly the same acoustic engineering principles we use to make the speakers in the control room of Abbey Road Studios. So you can trust Bowers & Wilkins with the music on your iPod. The people who made it already do.

Flowport

Bass is all about air movement. In order to produce really powerful, atmospheric bass effects, you need plenty of space within the speaker for the air generated by the bass units to move around freely. It’s a problem for smaller speakers – but not for Zeppelin Mini, whose Flowport gives the speaker’s mighty bass driver the air it needs to breathe, while also minimising any distortion caused by turbulence. So while the speaker might be mini, the bass it delivers is anything but.

USB digital connection

Every track on your iPod is made up of digital information. For your music to sound as good as it can be, you need to preserve as much of that information as possible. With most iPod speakers the music is taken in analogue format from the iPod. This results in unnecessary conversion between analogue and digital signals, and when that happens, you risk losing some of this precious data. Zeppelin Mini is different. It’s one of the few of its kind with a USB digital connection, keeping the purity of the digital signal - and your music - intact.