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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 are impressed by the reliability and size. The design and usability are also mentioned favorably. There are some mixed reviews about the price.
usability, design, size, reliability
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 89/100 = Very good quality.
Consumer review (amazon.co.uk)
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. Reviewers are impressed by the reliability and size. The design and usability also get good feedback, whereas comments are divided on the price.
usability, design, size, reliability
89% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.
Consumer review (amazon.com)
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 are impressed by the design. The size is also mentioned favorably. There are some mixed reviews about the reliability, and there are some critical opinions about the price.
usability, size, design
price
81% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.
Expert review by : Edward Chester (trustedreviews.com)
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...
Expert review by : Tim Gideon (pcmag.com)
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.
Expert review by : Sam Biddle (gizmodo.com.au)
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.
Expert review by : Sam Biddle-, Gawker Media (gizmodo.in)
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.
Expert review by : Brent Butterworth (soundandvision.com)
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...
Expert review by : Jeremy Horwitz (ilounge.com)
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...
Consumer review (johnlewis.com)
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...
Consumer review (johnlewis.com)
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...
Consumer review (johnlewis.com)
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...
Consumer review (johnlewis.com)
This B&W A7 Speaker sounds as expected and is so easy to set up. If you want a quality sound , you have to pay for it and you will not be disappointed. I just wish the remote was a bit bigger. I still think it deserves 5 stars
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