Bowers & Wilkins Zeppelin vs Sonos Sub Mini

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Zeppelin compared with Sub Mini

	Bowers & WilkinsZeppelin	SonosSub Mini
Overview
Released
Released	October 2021	October 2022
Sound
Type
Type	Speaker	Subwoofer
Dolby Atmos
Dolby Atmos	No	No
Drivers
Drivers	Two 25 mm double-dome tweeters, two 90 mm FST midrange drivers and a 150 mm subwoofer	Two 6 in woofers facing inwards (force-cancelling), in a sealed cabinet
Amplifiers
Amplifiers	240 W in total	Two class-D digital amplifiers
Frequency response
Frequency response	35 Hz – 24 kHz	As low as 25 Hz
Room tuning
Room tuning	Digital signal processing with Dynamic EQ	Trueplay (iOS device required); EQ balances automatically with the paired Sonos products
Connections
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	Yes	Yes
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	Yes	No
AirPlay
AirPlay	Yes	No
HDMI eARC
HDMI eARC	No	–
Voice assistants
Voice assistants	Alexa	None
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	–	802.11a/b/g/n, 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 5.0; aptX Adaptive, AAC and SBC	–
Ports
Ports	USB-C for service only	10/100 Ethernet
Multi-room
Multi-room	–	Pairs with at least one mains-powered Sonos product such as Era 100 or Ray
Streaming
Streaming	AirPlay 2, Spotify Connect; Deezer, Qobuz and TIDAL through the Bowers & Wilkins Music app	–
App
App	Bowers & Wilkins Music app	Sonos app (iOS and Android)
Design
Weight
Weight	6.5 kg	6.35 kg (better)
Controls
Controls	–	Join button
Mounting
Mounting	Pedestal stand with dimmable ambient light; optional wall bracket	–
Size
Size	650 × 210 × 194 mm (W × H × D)	305 mm tall, 230 mm diameter
Colours
Colours	Midnight Grey, Pearl Grey	Black, White
In the box
In the box	–	Sub Mini, power cable (2 m), documentation