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- Design
- Sound
- Active Features
- Connectivity
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Sonos Five vs Bowers & Wilkins Zeppelin 2021
Side-by-Side Comparison
Products
Sonos Five
Bowers & Wilkins Zeppelin 2021
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BluetoothNo
Wi-FiYes
SpeakerphoneNo
Voice AssistantNo
Battery PoweredNo
BluetoothYes
Wi-FiYes
SpeakerphoneNo
Voice AssistantYes
Battery PoweredNo
Variants
- Five (Black)
- Five (White)
- Zeppelin 2021 (Midnight Grey)
- Zeppelin 2021 (Pearl Grey)
Our Verdict
Sonos Five
Bowers & Wilkins Zeppelin 2021
The Bowers & Wilkins Zeppelin 2021 is a better speaker than the Sonos Five overall. The Bowers & Wilkins can get louder with less compression present at max volume, so audio quality doesn't degrade as much as you bump up the volume. It's also Bluetooth-compatible, comes with Alexa built-in, and can easily register your commands from far away and in noisy settings. If you prefer listening to bass-heavy music, the Sonos can produce a more extended low-bass that lets you feel the deep thump and rumble typically present in bass-heavy music.
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Music
7.5
7.5
Frequency Response Accuracy
8.2
7.3
Dynamics
5.0
8.1
Full Comparison
Design
Style
Style Photo
RGB Lights
No
No
Portability
3.6
3.0
Dimensions Photo
Volume
671 in³ (10,996 cm³)
1,602 in³ (26,251 cm³)
Weight
13.9 lbs (6.3 kg)
16.1 lbs (7.3 kg)
Power Source
AC Only
AC Only
One-Hand Carry
No
No
Build Quality
6.4
6.7
Build Quality Photo
Material Quality
Good
Great
Water Resistance
No
No
Dust Resistance
Unspecified
No
Impact Resistance
No
Unspecified
Floats In Water
No
No
Controls
7.0
6.9
Controls Photo
Controls Photo 2
Ease Of Use
Great
Great
Feedback
Great
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
In The Box
In The Box Photo
Sound
Frequency Response Accuracy
8.2
7.3
Frequency Response Graph
Slope
1.16
0.23
Std. Err.
3.96 dB
2.76 dB
Low-Frequency Extension
23.4 Hz
51.9 Hz
High-Frequency Extension
18.8 kHz
19.1 kHz
Raw Frequency Response
Raw Frequency Response Graph
Binaural Recording @ 1m
Binaural Recording @ 2m
Soundstage
7.5
7.9
Directivity Graph
Directivity Index
4.17 dB
3.98 dB
Stereo
Yes (when horizontal)
Yes
Dynamics
5.0
8.1
Dynamic Range Compression
SPL @ Max Volume
94.0 dB SPL
96.2 dB SPL
DRC @ Max Volume
7.30 dB
1.61 dB
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
Voice Assistant
0.0
9.4
Alexa
No
Built-in (Wi-Fi Only)
Google Assistant
No
No
Speakerphone
No
No
Siri
No
No
Voice Assistant
No
Yes
Voice Activation
No
Yes
Microphone Mute
No Microphone
Yes
Far-Field Performance
No Microphone
Excellent
Ambient Noise Performance
No Microphone
Great
App
9.3
4.4
App Picture
App Name
Sonos S2
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
Connectivity
Wired
Aux Input
Yes
No
USB Audio
No
No
Other Ports
Yes
Yes
Bluetooth
0.0
8.1
Bluetooth
No
Yes
Bluetooth Version
No Bluetooth
5.0
Bluetooth iOS Latency
N/A
149 ms
Bluetooth Android Latency
N/A
21 ms
Bluetooth Range
N/A
321.5 ft (98.0 m)
Multi-Device Pairing
No
No
Wi-Fi
7.6
8.3
Wi-Fi Version
Wi-Fi 3
Unspecified
Wi-Fi Frequency Band
2.4GHz
2.4GHz & 5GHz
Wi-Fi
Yes
Yes
Apple AirPlay
Yes
Yes
AirPlay Latency
15 ms
-7 ms
Google Chromecast
No
No
Chromecast Latency
N/A
N/A
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