Bowers & Wilkins Zeppelin Pro Edition vs Sonos Five
Better figure, where one is clearly better
| Bowers & WilkinsZeppelin Pro Edition | SonosFive | |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Released | October 2024 | June 2020 |
| Sound | ||
| Type | Speaker | Speaker |
| Channels | Stereo | Stereo lying flat; mono upright |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
| Drivers | Two 25 mm titanium-dome tweeters, two 90 mm FST midrange drivers and a 150 mm subwoofer | Three tweeters (one centre, two angled) and three midwoofers, in a sealed cabinet |
| Amplifiers | 240 W in total | Six class-D digital amplifiers |
| Frequency response | 35 Hz – 24 kHz | – |
| Audio formats | Up to 24-bit through its DAC | – |
| Room tuning | Digital signal processing with Dynamic EQ | Trueplay (iOS device required); bass, treble and loudness adjustable in the Sonos app |
| Connections | ||
| Wi-Fi | Yes | Yes |
| Bluetooth | Yes | No |
| AirPlay | Yes | Yes |
| HDMI eARC | No | – |
| Voice assistants | None | None |
| Wi-Fi | – | 802.11a/b/g/n, 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.0; aptX Adaptive, AAC and SBC | – |
| Ports | USB-C for service only | 3.5 mm line-in; 10/100 Ethernet |
| Streaming | AirPlay 2, Spotify Connect; Deezer, Qobuz and TIDAL through the Bowers & Wilkins Music app | Apple AirPlay 2; direct control from apps such as Spotify and TIDAL; Sonos Radio |
| Multi-room | With other Zeppelin Pro Editions and Bowers & Wilkins Formation speakers (What Hi-Fi) | Groups with other Sonos products over Wi-Fi; two make a stereo pair, upright or lying flat |
| App | Bowers & Wilkins Music app, which also adjusts the downward-firing light | Sonos app (iOS and Android) |
| Design | ||
| Weight | 6.6 kg | 6.3 kg (better) |
| Controls | – | Capacitive touch controls (play, pause, skip, replay, volume) that adapt to orientation |
| Microphones | – | None |
| Mounting | Pedestal stand; optional wall bracket | – |
| Size | 650 × 210 × 194 mm (W × H × D) | 203 × 364 × 154 mm (H × W × D) |
| Colours | Space Grey, Solar Gold | Black, White |
| In the box | – | Five, power cable (2 m), documentation |
