B&W (Bowers & Wilkins) Nautilus 802 Rosewood Finish Floor-Standing Speakers (pair)

Nautilus
802 Rosewood Finish Floor-Standing Speakers

 

CLIENT
IS MOVING AND CANNOT TAKE THESE WITH HIM.

THESE
SPEAKERS WORK AND SOUND GREAT ARE A REALLY GOOD CONDITION CONSIDERING THE AGE.

 

THESE
SPEAKERS ARE FOR LOCAL PICK UP ONLY AND CANNOT BE SHIPPED SINCE WE DO NOT HAVE
THE PACKAGING FOR THEM.

 

Product
Summary

The
Nautilus 802 incorporates two bass drivers which allowed the engineers to
design a

narrower
cabinet whilst maintaining the excellent performance of the Nautilus 801.

The
802 has received excellent reviews from the Hi-Fi press for both aesthetics and
sound quality. The cabinet incorporates the unique Matrix bracing system, which
reduces

resonances
and movement within the cabinet. The Flowport directly fires down onto the

plinth
for maximum dispersion and heart stopping bass response.

 

Technical
highlights

 

Tweeter
on top: B&W's Tweeter on top technology ensures that the sound

remains
focused and time-sensitive and that the stereo-image is presented with

unparalleled
three dimensional accuracy

 

Kevlar:
B&W developed and patented the method of using Kevlar for

loudspeaker
cones to reduce unwanted standing waves. DuPont originally

created
Kevlar for use in bulletproof vests

 

Flowport:
Golf ball aerodynamics theory points the way towards lower

distortion
reflex ports. Dimples improve the way the air flows over the surface of

any
object. In the case of reflex ports, they offer a significant improvement over

simply
flaring the port ends in reducing air flow turbulence at each end of the

port;
so you get less chuffing noise and less compression at high sound levels

 

Matrix:
The basic construction of nearly all loudspeakers is exactly the same -

panels
of wood-based materials, bonded to form a rectangular box. B&W

studied
and evaluated how each aspect of cabinet behaviour and the efficiency

of
various materials and construction methods affects sound

 

Description

3-way
vented-box system

 

Drive
units

1
x 25mm metal dome high-frequency

1
x 150mm woven Kevlar® cone FST midrange

2
x 200mm paper/Kevlar® cone bass

 

Frequency
response

39Hz
– 20kHz ± 2dB on reference

axis

 

Sensitivity

91dB
spl (2.83V, 1m)

 

Nominal
impedance

8W
(min 3.0W)

 

Power
handling

50W
- 500W into 8 ohm

 

THERE
ARE A FEW COMSMETIC BLEMISHES ON THEM, WHICH ARE HIGHLIGHTED IN SOME OF THE
PHOTOS. 1 SPEAKER HAS A SCRATCH IN THE BLACK DOME TOWARD THE BACK OF THE MATRIX
TWEETER TUBE, THERE IS ALSO A VERY SMALL PULL IN THE FABRIC ON THE TOP AND
THERE IS A SMALL SCRATCH ON THE LEFT SIDE OF ONE SPEAKER. ONE OF THE TWEETER’S
GRILLS NEEDS A NEW GRILL PEG WHICH YOU CAN GET FROM B&W FOR UNDER $5.00.
LASTLY THERE ARE SOME SCRATCHES AROUND THE GRILL GROMMETS ON THE SPEAKERS BUT
ARE NOT VISIBLE WITH THE GRILLS ON.