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B & W Nautilus

Just curious does anyone have any personal feedback on the Nautilus 802, as I am looking for a second audio system for my weekend home. Also what would be good source(CD) and amplification(maybe electrocompaniet).

The reason I am interested in the 802 is I hopefully can get them for a reasonable price.

Thanks for any help/advice

Dru
milkandjuice
arthursmuck
451 posts
 
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.
milkandjuice OP
14 posts
 
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
arthursmuck
451 posts
 
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.
chrisvs
2 posts
 
N802 are for acoustic music lovers.
michel_findlay
6 posts
 
Acoustic, voice, heavy metal, live saxophone, rock and roll, you name it, they are not definable by music type. I love the suckers...funny I used to dislike B&W when I sold them in the early 90's, all except the silver signature. But by some weird coincidance I just got a pair of 802's a few months ago. I went to listen to sonus faber and walked out with 802.

Just love them, detailed, soundstage, image, dynamic, just great.

Nice thing is you can get away with a cheap amp if you starting out, (i got a proceed amp3 that will move to the HT chanel) and when you get the good amp they open up to a whole new level. Tried them out with a classe omicron and we'll it's a nice combo. Like any good speaker, the better the electronics the better the results, but unlike some other speakers, you dont need crazy electronics to make them sing.

Michel
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