Part 1 Unpacking

[ejuanpiman]

i wonder if you can get the for 38k lol

[Aldo]

i wonder if you can get the for 38k lol

Well, you can get them for 39,99 for shure!

[chinets]

ONLY !! 39.99 :E SOLD !!! :T :rofl:

[Kobus]

I will audition the speakers this weekend and determine is I need those extra watts!

I think you will be just fine.

Kobus

[DSGCobra]

you may need some sort of power sub station behind your house.

[Race Car Driver]

Are those speakers really 100K?!? :E

Aldo, your the man

The 7.4 setup of setup is.

Then add the electronics. 8O

[thijsvanwettum]

...wow!

[worldys]

aldo

i was browsing the audiogon's all out assault section and your system blows them all away ;x(

1) how are you splitting the signal from your pre/pro between all the amps necessary for each nautilus speaker

2) i have never seen a nautilus in real life, i always imagined them to be huge, maybe it is the perspective but in your pictures they don't seem that much bigger than the 802D, what is your impression of their size/bulk compared to the 802D

thanks for your time

worldys

[Dutch BW]

Yesterday I did a quick google search on 804/805s and ended up at this B&W only forum, great place to read and learn. Being a B&W fan (saving money for the 804s) I thought I might register myself. After seeing your setup I instantly signed up! ...amazing setup!

[chinets]

Hey Dutch BW... Are you Thinking about getting them Snails?? Join the "Aldo Show room" as he is auctioning them of, so you came at the nick of time. Welcome to the forum, and get an Aldo Snail for free !! Nice place to join M8..right??
Cheers!

[thijsvanwettum]

The few snails I have are those in my garden and they don't brake the bank!

[William]

Looks great! But I must ask... is all that REALLY needed? :lol:

4 subs, 4 802s and 2 Nautilus' all so close together.....


However, if I could, I would!

Don't forget the HTM1D. :E :E

[William]

The few snails I have are those in my garden and they don't brake the bank!

All I have are slugs. 8O

[Dutch BW]

Hey Dutch BW... Are you Thinking about getting them Snails??
Cheers!

Maybe for dinner... :roll:

[ac81017]

Question!

I know that what I´m about to ask, could result in me being the most hated person in the history of B&W speakers! SOooo, here goes!!!

I love music, I listen to music at least 3hrs a day, I have PERFECT PITCH, so I can really here and understand music, I´m also a musician, I play Bass, guitar, drums and piano!

I have have 805s for music together with an asw750! I´ve listen to the top B&W models, and I can hear the difference! And I would buy a pair of 803d´s if i had the money! But Paying that much for the snails? Peolpe buy super cars like a Ferrari and yet they can´t really drive! It´s what I call, a penis enlargement! Yet someone with a Nissan skyline or a top of the range porsche who buy such a car because they can drive and not because they have to show off by buying a Ferrari!

My question is, is it because you have money that you buy what you want, or is there really a huge differance from the 800 series to the snails, that it´s really worth buying them? Or?


OK, so I´m guessing all the knives are out!!!

[dknightd]

So, it is the weekend where I live. . . How do they sound? It must be hard to have waited so long for delivery, have them finally in your room, and still not listened to them yet!

[Kobus]

My question is, is it because you have money that you buy what you want, or is there really a huge differance from the 800 series to the snails, that it´s really worth buying them? Or?

The man is slightly busy now but my take is:

money, damn sure

huge difference, no, there are no huge differeces at the top

worth, yes, it's a work of art

[RebelMan]

I think Kobus sums that question up nicely.

[ejuanpiman]

shizzzz!!, id buy them just to have them!

[ejuanpiman]

Well, its funny Ive contacted two dealers already both saying they have discontinued the snails...

[chinets]

I don't know about your dealers :E , but I still have Snails all around my garden!! :rofl:
Bon Apetit ami !!

[Andrew M Ward]

The man is slightly busy now but my take is:

money, damn sure

huge difference, no, there are no huge differeces at the top

worth, yes, it's a work of art

The difference between the 800D and a properly set-up pair of Naut. Snails is very noticeable - I find the difference amazing and not that subtle

Not trying to be contrary

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[Andrew M Ward]

Well, its funny Ive contacted two dealers already both saying they have discontinued the snails...

More Naut's were sold last year than the previous year... (an upward trend in sales) not discontinued...


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[dknightd]

Strange they don't use kevlar like the high end (or in fact most) b&w's. I wonder what their thinking was on that. I would love to hear the snails next to the 802d. Since that is not liekly to happen I'm hoping Aldo will come back and tell us what he hears (after spending that much it might be hard to tell us if the change in sound was worth it or not, and, perhaps it does not matter) Stilll I am curious.

[P1et]

So what was wrong with a 600 series setup?

:B

Just kidding, that is one setup that most of us can only dream of!

[Alex999]

Aldo,
Would you adopt me please. I'm low maintenance . I promisse to be a good boy. :W

[Joey_V]

Aldo,
Would you adopt me please. I'm low maintenance . I promisse to be a good boy. :W

Yeah, until you're alone in the room with the Nautili... and Aldo's away working, earning an honest living.

Then all hell breaks loose as you push the SPL meter over 110db.

[moonlightdrive21]

Wow, thanks for sharing the great pictures. You must be one happy man!

[chinets]

Nice one Joey

Joey_V,
That just put a picture in my mind seeing Alex999 "SOLO" at Aldo's Mansion..Just like the kid in the the Movie " Home All Alone " or Tom Cruise in " Risky Business" !
That comes to my mind TSSSSSSSSS!! Danger Zone !! :rofl: Toys for Big boys !! Yup, The difference between a Man and a Boy is the price of his toys!! :T
Cheers

[Aldo]

aldo

i was browsing the audiogon's all out assault section and your system blows them all away ;x(

1) how are you splitting the signal from your pre/pro between all the amps necessary for each nautilus speaker

2) i have never seen a nautilus in real life, i always imagined them to be huge, maybe it is the perspective but in your pictures they don't seem that much bigger than the 802D, what is your impression of their size/bulk compared to the 802D

thanks for your time

worldys

Thanks!
1.- Thats the X-Over job, each Nautilus came with one X-Over wich splits the signal in four, one for each drivers channel.
2.- The are not very big, what make them look bigger are the tubes on the back, but in genaral the are not bigger than a 800D.

[Aldo]

I know that what I´m about to ask, could result in me being the most hated person in the history of B&W speakers! SOooo, here goes!!!

I love music, I listen to music at least 3hrs a day, I have PERFECT PITCH, so I can really here and understand music, I´m also a musician, I play Bass, guitar, drums and piano!

I have have 805s for music together with an asw750! I´ve listen to the top B&W models, and I can hear the difference! And I would buy a pair of 803d´s if i had the money! But Paying that much for the snails? Peolpe buy super cars like a Ferrari and yet they can´t really drive! It´s what I call, a penis enlargement! Yet someone with a Nissan skyline or a top of the range porsche who buy such a car because they can drive and not because they have to show off by buying a Ferrari!

My question is, is it because you have money that you buy what you want, or is there really a huge differance from the 800 series to the snails, that it´s really worth buying them? Or?


OK, so I´m guessing all the knives are out!!!

Hi, Don't worry you are not going to be hatted for a question that for many makes sence!

I'm an audiophile since I was 12!
I love music, and as you can see I love audio gear!
I'm not going to tell you there is a huge difference between the 800 and the Nautilus, for some maybe the 800 sound better, and thats great, if you are happy with a pair of 805 thats even better!
Just be happy with what you can and want to buy and enjoy the music! :T

[Aldo]

Well, its funny Ive contacted two dealers already both saying they have discontinued the snails...

Do you want me to get a pair for you, or you just want to bother?
How could they be discontinued if I bought them from B&W, and in the signed manual is stated that they finished them on Dicember 2006!
But if you are shure they are discontinued, why don't you call B&W and ask them to take it out from their webpage as the top of the prestige line! :B

[Aldo]

More Naut's were sold last year than the previous year... (an upward trend in sales) not discontinued...


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As many here can recall I was supposed to receive my speakers in April, because B&W told me that they where selling them a lot!
I got my pair early because someone cancel his order!

[Aldo]

Yesterday I finally start to listen to the Nautis!
I start with Al D'Meola John McLaighlin Paco De Lucia SACD and I want to tell you that I get the longest spine chill ever in my life!

WOW!

They shure sound different from the 800's, HUGE soundstage, if I have to describe them in one word I would said "detailed".
The true is that I was a little concerned about the Nautilus for not having the Dimond tweeter, but I was VERY wrong! They are fine without it!

One curious thing is that the speakers need to be extremely toed in and tilted up because they have greater dispersion as the 800's I beleive that's what make the soundstage to be that big!

Where I found the Nauts to be clearly different is in the mids, vocals sound very detailed and sweet, some could qualified them to be too sweet, maybe if you like hard rock these are not the speakers you are looking for!

I have to say, I hear the Madonna Confessions on a dance floor and they rock the house down!

Well returning to good music... Peter Gabril Pays Live Highlight SACD: I hear things that I never did in other speakers, instrument separation is absolutely incredible!

Please be advise that I'm impresed of these speakers sound but you have to concider that I'm thrilled of having those speakers in the house and you will have to wait some time for me to post a FULL NEUTRAL review for these speakers!

I had a pair of 800N for 3 years, I also had the 802D as fronts and they are BOTH extremely, I mean EXTREMELY! good speakers I love the sound of the kevlar mid and I do shure love the Diamond tweeter, for any of you who have any B&W speaker you are all set!

Now I want to tell you that I have a little problem, I get the Nauts at the same time with the 4 Classe amp and the Classe SACD2 so I'm not really shure about what is making the improvement and in wich level!

[Dutch BW]

I want to tell you that I get the longest spine chill ever in my life!

I can feel your chill all the way to my home... The ground was shaking for the last couple of minutes, have you been playing heavy bass overthere? :dudes: :B

[Aldo]

Thank You Very Much To All!

[DelRay]

This is one of the most riveting threads I've seen in a long time. Can't wait to see more pics. ALDO ;x( Great setup BTW.

[Kobus]

Thanks!
1.- Thats the X-Over job, each Nautilus came with one X-Over wich splits the signal in four, one for each drivers channel.

Where is this thing, pic please.

Kobus

[Race Car Driver]

Where is this thing, pic please.

Kobus

Hows this?

[Dutch BW]

Where is this thing, pic please.

Kobus

See this picture , it's right above the classe's...

[Aldo]

More...

[Aldo]

And more...

[Aldo]

And more...enough to through up of Aldo's system uker: !
Thank you!

[sikoniko]

are you a photographer by trade aldo? you have some beautiful pictures!

[PewterTA]

Is it right having all this nice equipment and then having a picture of Monster Cable wires? :P ha ha. j/k

But seriously, your picture taking is phenominal. Great pictures!!!!

And good review so far! I'd love to hear how they sound. :E