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 B&W Revamps Nautilus Range December 22, 2004
List prices for the new Nautilus speakers range from $20,000 USD per pair for the 800D (shown) to $2500 per pair for the 805S. In between, the 801D costs $16,000 per pair, the 802D $12,000, the 803D $8000, the 803S $5500, and the 804S $4000. There is also a range of new matching home-theater speakers. For more information on B&W's entire speaker lineup, visit the company's website.
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Bowers & Wilkins has
announced a new flagship 800 series of loudspeakers, which are due to be available from
dealers on January 15, 2005. The new 800-series speakers' most radical innovation is the
diamond-dome tweeter used by the top models, identified by a "D" suffix in their
model names. The remaining models in the 800 series (denoted by an "S" suffix)
use the alloy-dome tweeter developed for the B&W's Signature series, and are said to
be considerable improvements on the original Nautilus 800 speakers. All of the new
three-way 800-series speakers use an improved version of B&W’s FST midrange
driver that is said to incorporate enhancements developed for the Signature 800 speaker.
The new 800-series speakers also use new bass drivers with cones made of a
sandwich-construction of carbon-fiber skins and a core of Rohacell, a rigid foam widely
used in the aerospace industry for its light weight and high strength. Improved crossovers
finish off the new Nautilus speakers. 