B & W Nautilus

The N802 is a very nice speaker for the used prices. You need to mate them to the right components. I have heard them with Krell amps and they sound very nice, I have heard them with an Accuphase 30 wpc class A amp and thought they sounded too bright. The EMC may not be the right CDP for these speakers but it all depends on the rest of your system and cables.

Happy Listening.

Why wouldn't the EMC be a good CDP for Nautilus speakers? This one stumps me. I used one with N803's w/o problems.

the 802 is a great speak at used or new pricing. you can work dealers down off the msrp. they reveal everything, which can be rough with poor recordings, but is typically awesome. you will need to match them up well though. i'm running them with krell and love the matchup...many will diss the Nautilus, many will praise, go to a dealer and listen or better yet listen in your room and let your ears tell you.

Thanks for the advice, I've haven't heard them with Krell amps, but only with Electrocompaniet gear, they sounded great. I can't do a home audition though, the dealer is not fond of lending out equipment.

One thing though I thought the Sonus Faber Cremonas were nice to look at, but pictures don't do the Nautilus any justice.

One thing I noticed was the vocals, especially Tracy Chapman, seemed a little nasally, with not much fleshy tones through her voice, maybe it might be the amps or cabling, but does anyone else find this?

Dru

There are many that find the top end of Nautilus too revealing and harsh. You will have to work to master the highs with the Nautilus. Cables and tweaking got me there though and you get to keep the detail. Smooth and beautiful.