Bowers & Wilkins

Bowers & Wilkins

In 1966 John Bowers and his long time friend Peter Hayward started a business in Worthing on the south coast of England, then called B&W Electronics. Both founders agreed right from the start to live modestly and reinvest all profits in the company with the aim of developing the perfect loudspeaker...

With the Zeppelin, B&W reacted in 2007 to the trend of digitally stored music. It enables you to play the premium digital copies of thousands of music tracks stored on your iPod to their full potential. This award-winning speaker icon is incredibly detailed and eliminates the need to turn on your computer. Also in 2007, B&W founded the Society of Sound, an online forum for those who love great sound. It includes members like Peter Gabriel, a community of blogs and a download service for music in high-end sound format. Once again Bowers & Wilkins shows its commitment to true sound.

In 2010, Bowers & Wilkins is launching its first headphones. The P5 mobile hi-fi headphones feature a leather-covered headband and soft sheepskin ear cushions for maximum comfort and the ability to listen to your MP3 player or smartphone on the move.

In the meantime, the company can look back on a multitude of technological innovations. Whether it's the use of innovative materials such as Kevlar or diamond, new solutions to technically difficult problems or other brilliant ideas, Bowers & Wilkins engineers always strive to achieve the best possible sound.