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Nautilus owners upgrade to what?

Hello all, just wondering anyone who has owned B&W Nautilus and sold them for something else that they liked better. I see people here selling their B&W so there must be something they are trading upt to. Every dealer who sells B&W invariably points me to B&W. These dealers also sell: Thiel, ProAc, Monitor Audio, Paradigm, NHT, Wharfdale, DynAudio.
As one B&W dealer told me, once people hear B&W that's what they want to buy. He was saying if B&W started selling at Circuit City, he'd be out of business.
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samski
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Your B&W dealer keeps pointing you to the B&W because he has the lagest profit margin on them, obviously, thats how he makes his money, speakers are a matter of taste, there are no best for everyone, some people (like me) sometimes change just for the sake of change, I have owned B&W among many others (aerial,dyn,etc.)and B&W are way down on my list, just my opinion,if you shop around, you can get 20 to 30 % off other brands, B&W keeps a tight lid on their dealers, no mail order etc., thats why the dealers push them, again, simly higher margins, good luck
g_m_c
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I am heading to Meadowlark Audio.
purist
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I had a pair of N 802's that I thought the world of. . . until I heard them against the 800 signature. I can see why people would part with the lesser nautilus lines to upgrade to higher priced B&W's. I also run Avantgarde Uno's, and know that the Uno's "jump factor" outdoes the B&W's, even with a fraction of the amplifier power required for the nautilus.-- As with most things audio, (and primarily speakers) its really a matter of personal taste.
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