B&W Nautilus 805 specifications

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  • Manufacturer: B&W Bowers & Wilkins
  • Model: 805
  • Years of construction: 1998 - 2004
  • Made in: England
  • Color: Ash black, cherry wood, cherry wood red
  • Dimensions: 418 x 238 x 351 mm (H x W x D)
  • Weight: 11.5 kg
  • Original price approx.: € 2.400,- (RRP 1999 pair)/ €2600 (RRP 2004 pair)
  • Type of construction: 2-way bass reflex, shelf speaker
  • Chassis:
    • Woofer: 1x 165 mm (Kevlar membrane)
    • Tweeter: 1x 25 mm (aluminum dome)
  • Load capacity (nominal/music b.): 120 Watts
  • Recommended amplifier power: 50 - 120 W
  • Efficiency: 88 dB (2.83V, 1 m)
  • Frequency response: 42 - 20,000 Hz (±2 dB)
  • Transition ranges: 4,000 Hz
  • Impedance: 8 ohms (Minimum lt. B&W = 3.7 Ohm s, thus the impedance according to DIN/IEC = 4 ohms)
  • Woofer: 1x 165 mm (Kevlar membrane)
  • Tweeter: 1x 25 mm (aluminum dome)
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  • Audio edition 9/2003; 30 products in the review: "very good" (top class; 81 points); Practical grade: "outstanding"
  • stereoplay edition 3/2000; 167 products in the test: "outstanding" (58 out of 62 points)
  • stereo edition 2/2000; 204 products in the test: Sound quality: 82% Price/performance: "very good"
  • Audio edition 3/2002; 12 products in the test: "top class"; Sound: "very good" (81 points)
    • "With the 805, B & W created a particularly finely crafted compact box. The 805 shines with powerful dynamic basses, colorful lightness in the mids and the finest resolution in the highs."
  • Audio edition 10/1999; 28 products in the review: "Top class" (5 out of 5 points); Sound: very good; Workmanship: "outstanding"
  • "With the 805, B & W created a particularly finely processed compact box. The 805 shines with powerful dynamic basses, colorful lightness in the mids and the finest resolution in the highs."

B&W Nautilus 805


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