Wireless desktop speakers

I have a wonderful pair of Bowers & Wilkins MM-1 speakers on my desk, and I'm very happy with the sound quality, but I'm trying to see if I can diminish the growing number of cords on my desk.  So I'm wondering if anyone makes really good desktop speakers that are wireless.  Ethernet, Bluetooth, AirPlay, whatever. 
I know B&W makes the Zeppelin Air, and I'm going to check that out, but I'm not sure a single unit will sounds as good as the pair of speakers I now have.  In theory, I'd prefer a 2.0 or 2.1 system.  But if the Zepplein sounds really good, I'd go with it. 
Any recommendations?

Correct me if I'm wrong, but that would be fine if my only audio need was to play iTunes through the speakers.  But I want these to be the speakers I use for everything that comes through my computer, from website audio to DVDs.  I don't think Airport Express hooked up to powered speakers will do that.

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