Bowers & Wilkins A7

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Apr, 2024

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 168 reviews of Bowers & Wilkins A7. The average rating for this product is 4.2/5, compared to an average rating of 4.3/5 for other products in the same category for all reviews. People really like the reliability and size. The design and usability are also mentioned favorably, but comments are divided on the price.

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We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other products in the same category the Bowers & Wilkins A7 is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 90/100 = Excellent quality.

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Amazon.co.uk review summary for Bowers & Wilkins A7

alaTest has collected and analyzed 38 user reviews of Bowers & Wilkins A7 from Amazon.co.uk. The average user rating for this product is 4.5/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.4/5 for other products in the same category on Amazon.co.uk. People are impressed by the reliability and size. The design and usability are also mentioned favorably. Reviews are divided on the price.

usability, design, size, reliability

89% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

Apr, 2024

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Amazon.com review summary for Bowers & Wilkins A7

alaTest has collected and analyzed 16 user reviews of Bowers & Wilkins A7 from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 4.0/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.2/5 for other products in the same category on Amazon.com. Reviewers really like the design. The size also gets good views. There are some mixed reviews about the reliability. Many are negative about the price.

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81% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Apr, 2024

Expert review by : Tim Gideon (pcmag.com)

Bowers & Wilkins A7

Not everyone has the budget for the iconic Bowers & Wilkins Zeppelin Air , but what if you do, and simply lack the space for the horizontal behemoth in your living room? Fear not—B&W has just the thing. The new A7, at $799.95 (list) exceeds the...

Extremely powerful audio performance with rich lows and articulate, clear highs. Sturdy, sleek design

Extremely expensive. Remote control can be pesky to operate

The incredibly pricey Bowers & Wilkins A7 is a powerful, well-designed AirPlay speaker with clean, nuanced audio performance.

Dec, 2012

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Expert review by : Brent Butterworth (soundandvision.com)

Review: Bowers & Wilkins A7 AirPlay Speaker

Still, for a lot of people the Zeppelin's elliptical shape is just too weird. For them, B&W just launched two visually tamer alternatives: the $499 and the $799 . It's hard to imagine anyone would object to these systems' sleek, simple look — unless...

Nov, 2012

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Expert review by : Jeremy Horwitz (ilounge.com)

Reviews: Bowers & Wilkins A7 Speaker with AirPlay

Today, we’re looking at four recent wireless releases: Brookstone’s Big Blue Media Tower ($400) and Ecoxgear’s Ecoxbt ($130) are on the Bluetooth side, with AQ Audio’s AQ SmartSpeaker ($179) and Bowers & Wilkins’ A7...

Overall, A7 is a good system that—like its predecessors—suffers more from its high price tag than any particular failing of the design or sonics. While we applaud B&W for moving to an industrial design that preserves the Zeppelin Air’s premium appeal...

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Expert review by : Edward Chester (trustedreviews.com)

Bowers & Wilkins A7

B&W's new AirPlay speaker sets a new standard.

Multiple A7s can be setup around the house with the app allowing you to name each one. It's then simply a case of selecting which one to connect to from the AirPlay option on your device. Alternatively, if you’re using iTunes you can stream to all A7s...

Feb, 2013

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The Bowers & Wilkins A7 produces wonderful sound quality but it's very expensive and Apple AirPlay is a little limited

The Bowers & Wilkins A7 is exceptionally expensive, although it looks fantastic and produces excellent sound. If you’re after the best AirPlay speaker to use with your iPhone or iPad, then this is definitely it if you can afford it, although the A5 is...

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Expert review by : Sam Biddle (gizmodo.com.au)

Bowers & Wilkins A7 AirPlay Speakers: So Good And So Expensive

Bowers & Wilkins makes some of our favourite audio hardware. We also happen to love AirPlay — so the union of the two should be terrific, right? Sort of. The A7 speaker is tremendous — but it's just so, so expensive.

Unless money is no object to you, probably not. If it is (and it probably is), you can afford to buy two AirPlay speakers for the price of this one. And it’s hard to justify not doing so.

Jan, 2013

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Expert review by : Sam Biddle-, Gawker Media (gizmodo.in)

Bowers & Wilkins A7: This Thing Is So Good. This Thing Is So Expensive.

Bowers & Wilkins makes some of our favorite audio hardware. We also happen to love AirPlay—so the union of the two should be terrific, right? Sort of. The A7 speaker is tremendous—but it's just so, so expensive.

Unless money is no object to you, probably not. If it is (and it probably is), you can afford to buy two AirPlay speakers for the price of this one. And it's hard to justify not doing so.

Jan, 2013

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Consumer review (johnlewis.com)

Would give 10 stars if I could

Having read all the reviews before purchasing this wonderful piece of equipment, I decided to hard wire it right from the start - hardly a problem.Obviously no issues with dropping out of signal, and, as a non technical person I can only praise the...

Nov, 2015

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Pristine, faultless sound quality

The way I listen to my music has changed over recent years and now most of my music is either on my Mac, iPhone or music streaming.I was looking for an easy and reliable way to wirelessly play the music from my iPhone and Mac and that got me looking at...

Aug, 2015

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HiFi Quality Sound

The performance of this speaker is first class and compares favorably with my floor standing speakers playing from a HiFi separates system.I listened to a number of competing speakers but the A7 was a simple choice because it sounded so much better...

Nov, 2014

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