WHAT’S ON TEST...
54 T 3 JANUARY 2022State of the artBowers &
Wilkins Zeppelin
B&W’s unique-looking
speaker promises to be
more than just a bag of
gas. It’s Alexa-enabled,
packs a set of five drivers
backedby some serious
amplification, and it’s
compatible with many
codecs including a bunch of
24-bit streaming services.
£ 699 ,bowerswilkins.comSPECS
Drivers 5 ( 2 x 1 -inch
double dome tweeters,
2 x 3.5-inch FST
midrange, 1 x 6-inch sub)
Frequency range 35Hz
to 24 kHz Connectivity
USB–C, Bluetooth 5.0,
Apple AirPlay 2 , Spotify
Connect Voice assistant
Alexa Dimensions
210x650x194mm
Weight 6.5kgNaim Mu-so Qb
2nd Gen
The elegant angled
drivers (and intricately
tuned housing) of Naim’s
reimaginedand re-
engineered compact cube
give great all-around sound.
It can be app controlled,
but sits just as happily
under the hand with its
tactile dial controller – and
the wide range of services
it supports means it’ll playeverything thrown at it.
£749, naimaudio.comSPECS
Drivers 5 (2 x angled
tweeters, 2 x angled
midrange, 1 x sub)
Frequency range 35Hz
to 24 kHz Connectivity
USB–C, Bluetooth 5.0,
Apple AirPlay 2 , Spotify
Connect Voice assistant
Alexa Dimensions 210x
650x194mm Weight 6.5kgSonos Five
Sonos, given its history,
remains the name that
comes to mind when you
think of multi-room. The
Five, which is equally happy
working in a stereo pair, is
the most overtly speaker-
looking device on test here,
but don’t be fooled. There’s
far more to discover, and
connectivity options that
stretch way beyond simplemulti-room audio.
£500, sonos.comSPECS
Drivers 6 ( 3 x tweeters, 3 x
midwoofers)CPU 1.3 GHz
quad core GPU 512 MB
SDRAM, 512 MB NAND
Flash Connectivity 3.5mm
jack, Ethernet, Wi-Fi 4,
Apple AirPlay 2 Dimensions
203x364x154mm Weight
6.36kg