B&W Nautilus 803 -- great shape!

This ad is for our a beautiful  

B&W Nautilus 803 speaker, in Red Cherry finish.

This is a consignment from a customer, and has been carefully handled. It’s complete with all original packaging. 

Condition is pretty good, a very conservative 8/10. 

Some info:

●  Floor-standing design with a two in one cabinet construction, which reduces sound diffraction between the bass and midrange. NautilusTM treble unit, MatrixTM cabinet and FlowportTM bass tube.

●  The Nautilus 803 cabinet is made up of layers of ply. The graceful curves of the cabinet are skillfully moulded layer by layer which helps to eliminate the unwanted resonances caused by flexing of flat and square cabinet walls. 

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. 

FlowportTM: 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.

MatrixTM: 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. 

D e s c r i p t i o n 

3-way vented-box system

Drive units 

1 x 25mm metal dome high-frequency 1 x 150mm woven Kevlar® cone FST midrange

2 x 180mm paper/Kevlar® cone bass 

F req uen cy re s p o n s e 

42Hz – 20kHz ± 2dB on reference axis

S e n s i t i v i t y 

90dB spl (2.83V, 1m) 

N om in al im pe da nce 

8Ω (min 3.0 Ω)

Power handling 

50W - 250W into 8 ohm on unclipped programme

D i m e n s i o n s 

Height: 1064mm Width: 285mm Depth: 431mm

The unit is currently in our store in Southern California (San Diego area).

Who’s “Alma Music and Audio”?

We’re a new hi-end audio store in Southern California, set in beautiful La Jolla (San Diego area). We do NOT operate by appointment, so you can stop by our store anytime, browse the LP racks (2000+ and counting!), and enjoy our 6 rooms set up with great gear from some of these brands:

ADL/Furutech - Audioquest - Audionet - Audiopax - Auralic - Aurender - Avantgarde - Bergmann - D'Agostino - darTZeel - DEQX - ENIGMAcoustics - Evolution Acoustics - Hegel - iFi - Kii Audio - Koetsu - Kronos - Kubala Sosna - Kuzma - Linn - MSB Technology - Music Hall - Ortofon - Solid Steel - Trafomatic - Wharfedale - YG Acoustics 

We prefer payment to be made by check, cash, or money order. If you’re in CA, there’s also an 8% sales tax.

We’ll ship worldwide, please contact us for a quote to your destination!

We’d love to hear from you, so send us your questions, inquiries, orders, etc to: [email protected], or call us at (858) 412-5530, (619) 243 4924, or (619) 243 6615.

Thanks for looking!