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B&W (Bowers & Wilkins) Nautilus 801 Cherry Speakers

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Wonderful Opportunity: B&W Nautilus 801 Speakers, in handsome Dark Cherry on convenient rolling casters:


                Highly Recommended and I can not think of a better value !

                                                                                           
Wonderful Sound & highly recommended and being sold by a authorized B&W dealer. Excellent condition.

Available to audition and see in our Los Angeles Showroom.

One owner, no low offers considered.
WANTED:  Pick up.
We can deliver with a "White Glove Service" for $395 ONLY to California Coastal locations wrapped in moving blankets and delivered by a true delivery expert (call for details).

If Shipping we will add $400 to build safe boxes and properly line them in Styrofoam + shipping costs.
Each full range reference speaker weighs 229 lbs.

B&W Nautilus 801 loudspeaker Specifications:


Description: Three-way, reflex-loaded dynamic loudspeaker. Drive-units: 1" (25mm) metal-dome tweeter, 6" (150mm) woven-Kevlar-cone mid range unit, 15" (380mm) paper/Kevlar-cone woofer. Crossover frequencies: 350Hz, 4kHz. Crossover type: third-order. Frequency response: 32Hz-22kHz, ±3dB. Sensitivity: 91dB/2.83V/1m. Nominal impedance: 8 ohms (3 ohms minimum). Recommended amplifier power: 50-1000W. Maximum recommended cable impedance: 0.2 ohms.

Dimensions: 43.7" (1110mm) H by 20.6" (522mm) W by 27.2" (690mm) D. Net weight: 229 lbs (104kg).

Serial numbers of units reviewed: 0541, 0542.
Finishes: black ash, cherry, red-stained cherry. Price: $11,000. Approximate number of dealers: 150.

Manufacturer: B&W Loudspeakers Ltd., Meadow Road, Worthing BN1 2RX, England, UK. Tel: (44) (0)1903-524801. Fax: (44) (0)1903-534725. US distributor: B&W Loudspeakers of America, 54 Concord St., North Reading, MA 01864-2699. Tel: (978) 664-2870. Fax: (978) 664-4109. Web: www.bwspeakers.com .


Read more at: https://www.stereophile.com/content/bw-nautilus-801-loudspeaker-specifications#uTW7Lwz4FfPq69Xm.99
Stereophile's said:

Great necessities call out great virtues
The Nautilus 801 is the latest version of B&W's longest-running franchise, the 801 loudspeaker, totally updated with design lessons learned from making the costly, visually striking Nautilus loudspeaker (see the sidebar, "The Inside Story"). The new speaker represents a substantial price increase over the 801 Series III, which retailed for $5500/pair, but B&W is quick to point out that the Nautilus 801 has been so totally redesigned that it would be fairer to compare the 801 Series III to the $8000 Nautilus 802.

The Nautilus 801 is a three-way system, but there the resemblance to preceding generations ends. The new model features a teardrop-terminated, spherical-profile midrange "head" cast from a mineral-filled resin called Marlan, which is coupled to a round-backed wooden Matrix woofer enclosure. Nested into the top of the midrange head is the tweeter enclosure---a racy-looking, streamlined, teardrop-shaped nacelle scarcely larger in diameter than the tweeter itself. Viewed head-on, the Nautilus 801 resembles the unlikely union of a washing machine and a one-eyed alien---only good-looking.

It is a handsome speaker, the glossy black curves of the tweeter and midrange housings nicely set off by the black-fabric lid and rich wood finish of the woofer cabinet. My samples do show some orange-peel effect on the wooden finish and seam overpaint on the woofer cabinets, however, which seem out of place on a speaker costing $11k/pair.

B&W's attention to detail is apparent before the speaker is even unpacked. The boxes the speakers are shipped in are designed to be opened easily and lifted off the speakers. The Styrofoam packing is then used to support the speaker on its back while the bottom packaging is removed and the speaker is tilted back into position on the floor---a two-man operation. This is simple and clever, but the speakers weigh 229 lbs each, so "let" your dealer deliver and unpack them for you.

Once the speakers are back on their base-plates, they're relatively easy to move around because of the attached ball casters. Once you've determined the best position, however, you'll want to replace the casters with the cast spike assemblies that B&W supplies with the speakers. The difference in sound stage focus, transparency, and bottom-end tautness is not a bit subtle.


See full rave review: https://www.stereophile.com/floorloudspeakers/207/index.html


Many small make a great
So, is the B&W Nautilus 801 the speaker for you? It could be---I've never wanted to keep a review pair more. But, while the speaker is expensive at $11,000/pair, that ain't a patch on matching it to a pair of topnotch stereo amplifiers, or the even greater expense of four high-end monoblocks. You'll also need to mate the speaker to a room that supports huge amounts of deep bass---the N-801 will easily overload small or flimsily built rooms. You'll also have to accept its need to be pushed ever so slightly; the speaker just doesn't come alive at low levels.

But that's about it for shortcomings. The Nautilus 801 is incredibly dynamic, images and sound stages like crazy, and has that special magic that marks it as one of the great loudspeakers.

How great? Well, let's just say that if you're fortunate enough to live with it, you just might forget all about old girlfriends when you remember the best times you've ever had.


Read more at https://www.stereophile.com/content/bw-nautilus-801-loudspeaker-page-3#sQPEz1kjeJQPtlir.99
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