Nautilus - update Aldo?

[RNKC]

Hey Aldo - since you're the only guy I know who has the snails, I thought I'd post here. It's been a few months now. Have you fully broken in your snails? Any more thoughts on Nautilus vs 800D vs 8xxD?

Cheers!

http://www.htguide.com/forum/showthread.php4?t=24794

[Joey_V]

Oh yeah.... where's Aldo?!

[Cambs12]

probably hasn't left his listening room since the last report!

[Ted]

probably hasn't left his listening room since the last report!

:rofl: No kidding, and who could blame him!

[Briz vegas]

Its the internet so I can pretend to be Aldo if you like.

I'll just race out and get some snails from the garden - well I would if we had any snails -everything is too dry here for fancy things like grass and snails. All you guys with power hungry heat generating class A amps have changed our weather patterns.
(you are forgiven - I'm sure that you all ticked the box on your power bill to buy renewable energy)

I think most on this forum would like to be Aldo for the day, or at least have access to his listening room.

[Briz vegas]

Its the internet so I can pretend to be Aldo if you like.

I'll just race out and get some snails from the garden - well I would if we had any snails -everything is too dry here for fancy things like grass and snails. All you guys with power hungry heat generating class A amps have changed our weather patterns.
(you are forgiven - I'm sure that you all ticked the box on your power bill to buy renewable energy)

I think most on this forum would like to be Aldo for the day, or at least have access to his listening room.

[Briz vegas]

oops

[bigburner]

everything is too dry here for fancy things like grass and snails

Briz, you should move to Byron Bay. It rains there all the time. Well it did all Easter...

Nigel.

[Aldo]

tonight.......

[RNKC]

tonight.......

Man ... Aldo - you tease us with this waiting game!

At least post another pic to satiate us in the meantime! :B

[Joey_V]

tonight.......

Awesome ALDO!!!

Can't wait for what you in store for us.... mere mortals!

Joey :T ;x(

[Aldo]

100 angels!

Hi:
First of all I'm going to tell you that I think the Nautilus are not broke in jet!
Why? Because I only get to listen to them about 30 min every next day!
Why? Babies in town!

Well now lets start with these:
These are only MY thoughts, some can agree some not but don't worry I'm just another crazie guy as you!


The first question I'm shure you want to ask is "what about the missing Diamond tweeter" (For those of you who doesn't know the Nautilus have a 15 year old tweeter).
Ok I do not missed the diamond a lot, BUT, as a compleate speaker!
I think the diamond tweeter is better, YES, and sweeter.
The Nautilus Tweeter is in my opinion sharper, more focused but a little harsh! That last one could be my very BAD, BAD enviroment in wich I did not spend a single dollar and where I urgently need to do some research.

Where I do believe the Nautilus is VERY good is in the mids, there is where I can say WOW.
I just received The B&W with real world records promo CD an it is heaven!
That CD is extremely well recorded and have very good tunes! (hear Joseph Arthur Redemption's son') amazing!

On the bass side I need extra amp power, I was advise to buy bigger amps but..... (will work on that).

The real thing is that the Nautilus sing like a 100 angels; As a whole they are nothing but amazing.
There are sometimes when I need to look at the McIntosh amps to look if they are on (they feed the sorround speakers) because I believe the back speakers are on.
It's like a sorround sound but in stereo!
The soundstage is more than huge!
The phantom image is very focus, you can almost see the lips of the singer!

I kind of missed when I had all the 800's diamond tweeters on home theater viewing but......what can I do!
I think it is better when you have all matching speakers on HT even though I was a little skeptical first.

The true is that I'm very happy with them!
Thanks! :B

[Joey_V]

Aldo!

Glad to see you are enjoying the babies! I'm pleased to hear about the degree of focus that these Nautili are able to reproduce and image! That sounds like something I would love to get my ears on.

A few questions though....

1. Do you know if BW is able to accommodate upgrades for the Nautilus? I mean, Wilson keeps updating their already discontinued speakers and afford their customers the ability to update their retired speakers.... why not the Nautilus?
2. Do you think they are better than the 800D that you replaced?
3. If you could do it all over again, would you spend the money and buy the Nautilus all over again?

Thanks!

Joey

[Briz vegas]

...............and do they leave little silvery tracks around your living room after it has rained.

At this point Aldo has me thinking I would rather have the 800Ds if that big lotto win came my way. Pity about the 30 minutes also. My pre-amp is still warming up after 30 minutes.

Bigburner - I think our rain migrated south for the Byron lifestyle.

[Aldo]

Aldo!

Glad to see you are enjoying the babies! I'm pleased to hear about the degree of focus that these Nautili are able to reproduce and image! That sounds like something I would love to get my ears on.

A few questions though....

1. Do you know if BW is able to accommodate upgrades for the Nautilus? I mean, Wilson keeps updating their already discontinued speakers and afford their customers the ability to update their retired speakers.... why not the Nautilus?
2. Do you think they are better than the 800D that you replaced?
3. If you could do it all over again, would you spend the money and buy the Nautilus all over again?

Thanks!

Joey

Hi:
1.- Yes, the drivers are decoupled from the cabinet (not a single screw) and could be upgraded, the cross over is also upgradable, you chan change a chip that match each driver and you are set. BUT there isn't any upgrade today!
2.- Yes I do beleive that they are overal better than the 800D!
3.- In a second! Today I beleive they are a bargain!

Thanks!

[Cambs12]

as they are a bargain,and ideally all speakers should be the same for HT,will you be buying a couple more sets to complete the system?

[Aldo]

as they are a bargain,and ideally all speakers should be the same for HT,will you be buying a couple more sets to complete the system?

Yes! Not a bad idea :B

[Joey_V]

Yes! Not a bad idea :B

You are one crazy dude! :T :T

[Briz vegas]

Five snails - WOW

In france that is a good sized entree

[Aldo]

Now I just need to know wich back to robe! :B :B :B :B :B

[PavelL]

Now I just need to know wich back to robe! :B :B :B :B :B

no banks left... all of them already robbed by you, huh? hard to find, huh?

[Joey_V]

no banks left... all of them already robbed by you, huh? hard to find, huh?

Heheheheh.... :B .

[RNKC]

Interesting update Aldo - thanks! I found your comments about the tweeter (diamond vs Nautilus) most interesting. I've often wondered why B&W didn't update those, considering they more or less killed the regular N series in favour of the D lineup. (Yeah yeah, I know you can still buy 803S and the like, but face it, most of us in a buying mode would go D nowadays.)

[Aldo]

Interesting update Aldo - thanks! I found your comments about the tweeter (diamond vs Nautilus) most interesting. I've often wondered why B&W didn't update those, considering they more or less killed the regular N series in favour of the D lineup. (Yeah yeah, I know you can still buy 803S and the like, but face it, most of us in a buying mode would go D nowadays.)

The second most expensive speakers from B&W also (as the Nautilus) have metal tweeters! The CT 800, 15K each! Intresting dont you think? :E

[hifiguymi]

The second most expensive speakers from B&W also (as the Nautilus) have metal tweeters! The CT 800, 15K each! Intresting dont you think? :E

That's because they started on the design before the diamond tweeter under development and they were going for maximum output as well as sound quality. The CT800 Series can play very loud!!

Eric

[sikoniko]

That's because they started on the design before the diamond tweeter under development and they were going for maximum output as well as sound quality. The CT800 Series can play very loud!!

Eric

ive never heard of seen a review of that series... it has been very quiet. my dealer said the subs were daisy chained off the mains...

[Aldo]

That's because they started on the design before the diamond tweeter under development and they were going for maximum output as well as sound quality. The CT800 Series can play very loud!!

Eric

The diamond speakers were realised more than 1 year before the CT800!

[hifiguymi]

The diamond speakers were realised more than 1 year before the CT800!

I heard about and received info at our store on the CT800 before the 800 Series with the diamond tweeter.

Eric