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  1. Table of Contents
  2. Top
  3. Main Differences
  4. Design
    1. Pictures
    2. Style
    3. Portability
    4. Build Quality
    5. Controls
    6. In The Box
  5. Sound
    1. Frequency Response Accuracy
    2. Raw Frequency Response
    3. Soundstage
    4. Dynamics
  6. Active Features
    1. Battery
    2. Voice Assistant
    3. App
  7. Connectivity
    1. Wired
    2. Bluetooth
    3. Wi-Fi
  8. Comments

Denon Home 350 vs Bowers & Wilkins Zeppelin 2021

Side-by-Side Comparison

Products

Denon Home 350
Bowers & Wilkins Zeppelin 2021

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Variants

  • Home 350 (Black)
  • Home 350 (White)
  • Zeppelin 2021 (Midnight Grey)
  • Zeppelin 2021 (Pearl Grey)

Our Verdict

Denon Home 350

Bowers & Wilkins Zeppelin 2021

The Bowers & Wilkins Zeppelin 2021 is slightly better than the Denon Home 350, though they're similar speakers with different strengths. Both are smart home speakers that offer fantastic voice assistant support with Alexa built-in. However, the Denon can produce a more extended low-bass that can produce the deep thump and rumble typically present in bass-heavy music. You can connect it to a compatible Denon soundbar too. That said, the Bowers & Wilkins offers a wider-sounding soundstage and has less compression present at max volume, resulting in cleaner audio quality at louder volume levels. It also has lower latency with iOS and Android devices, making it better suited for watching videos and movies.

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Main Differences for
Music

Threshold 

0.10

Music 

7.6
7.5

Frequency Response Accuracy 
 

8.0
7.3

Soundstage 
 

6.7
7.9

Dynamics 
 

7.4
8.1

Full Comparison

Design

Style  

Style Photo  

Denon Home 350 Style Photo
Bowers & Wilkins Zeppelin 2021 Style Photo

RGB Lights  

No
No
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Portability 
 

3.4
3.0

Dimensions Photo  

Denon Home 350 Dimensions Photo
Bowers & Wilkins Zeppelin 2021 Dimensions Photo

Volume 
 

939 in³ (15,390 cm³)
1,602 in³ (26,251 cm³)

Weight 
 

15.0 lbs (6.8 kg)
16.1 lbs (7.3 kg)

Power Source 
 

AC Only
AC Only

One-Hand Carry 
 

No
No
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Build Quality 
 

6.7
6.7

Build Quality Photo  

Denon Home 350 Build Quality Photo
Bowers & Wilkins Zeppelin 2021 Build Quality Photo

Material Quality 
 

Great
Great

Water Resistance 
 

No
No

Dust Resistance 
 

No
No

Impact Resistance 
 

Unspecified
Unspecified

Floats In Water 
 

No
No
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Controls 
 

6.9
6.9

Controls Photo  

Denon Home 350 Controls Photo
Bowers & Wilkins Zeppelin 2021 Controls Photo

Controls Photo 2  

Denon Home 350 Controls Photo 2
Bowers & Wilkins Zeppelin 2021 Controls Photo 2

Ease Of Use 
 

Great
Great

Feedback 
 

Good
Good

Music Play/Pause 
 

Yes (Tactile)
Yes (Physical)

Call Answer/End 
 

No
No

Volume Up/Down 
 

Yes (Tactile)
Yes (Physical)

Track Next/Previous 
 

Yes (Tactile)
Yes (Physical)

Microphone On/Off 
 

No
No

Additional Controls 
 

Yes
Yes
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In The Box 
 

In The Box Photo  

Denon Home 350 In The Box Photo
Bowers & Wilkins Zeppelin 2021 In The Box Photo
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Sound

Frequency Response Accuracy 
 

8.0
7.3

Frequency Response Graph  

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Slope 
 

-0.07
0.23

Std. Err. 
 

3.42 dB
2.76 dB

Low-Frequency Extension 
 

28.7 Hz
51.9 Hz

High-Frequency Extension 
 

13.9 kHz
19.1 kHz
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Raw Frequency Response 
 

Raw Frequency Response Graph  

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Binaural Recording @ 1m 
 

Binaural Recording @ 2m 
 

Soundstage 
 

6.7
7.9

Directivity Graph  

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Directivity Index 
 

6.13 dB
3.98 dB

Stereo 
 

Yes
Yes
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Dynamics 
 

7.4
8.1

Dynamic Range Compression  

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SPL @ Max Volume 
 

97.0 dB SPL
96.2 dB SPL

DRC @ Max Volume 
 

3.33 dB
1.61 dB
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Active Features

Battery 
 

0.0
0.0

Battery Life 
 

N/A
N/A

Charge Time 
 

N/A
N/A

Power Saving 
 

No
No

Charging Port 
 

No Battery
No Battery

Battery Powered 
 

No
No
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Voice Assistant 
 

10
9.4

Alexa 
 

Built-in (Wi-Fi Only)
Built-in (Wi-Fi Only)

Google Assistant 
 

No
No

Speakerphone 
 

No
No

Siri 
 

No
No

Voice Assistant 
 

Yes
Yes

Voice Activation 
 

Yes
Yes

Microphone Mute 
 

Yes
Yes

Far-Field Performance 
 

Excellent
Excellent

Ambient Noise Performance 
 

Excellent
Great
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App 
 

9.3
4.4

App Picture  

Denon Home 350 App Picture
Bowers & Wilkins Zeppelin 2021 App Picture

App Name 
 

Heos
Bowers & Wilkins Music

iOS 
 

Yes
Yes

Android 
 

Yes
Yes

EQ 
 

Bass/Treble
Bass/Treble

Stereo Pair Mode 
 

Yes
No

Party Mode 
 

Yes
No

Multi-Room 
 

Yes
No
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Connectivity

Wired 
 

Aux Input 
 

Yes
No

USB Audio 
 

No
No

Other Ports 
 

Yes
Yes
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Bluetooth 
 

5.2
8.1

Bluetooth 
 

Yes
Yes

Bluetooth Version 
 

Unspecified
5.0

Bluetooth iOS Latency 
 

575 ms
149 ms

Bluetooth Android Latency 
 

499 ms
21 ms

Bluetooth Range 
 

328.1 ft (100.0 m)
321.5 ft (98.0 m)

Multi-Device Pairing 
 

No
No
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Wi-Fi 
 

8.3
8.3

Wi-Fi Version 
 

Wi-Fi 5
Unspecified

Wi-Fi Frequency Band 
 

2.4GHz & 5GHz
2.4GHz & 5GHz

Wi-Fi 
 

Yes
Yes

Apple AirPlay 
 

Yes
Yes

AirPlay Latency 
 

2 ms
-7 ms

Google Chromecast 
 

No
No

Chromecast Latency 
 

N/A
N/A
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