B&W Nautilus 803

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General

  • Manufacturer: B&W Bowers & Wilkins
  • Model: Nautilus 803
  • Years of manufacture: 1999 - 2005
  • Made in: England
  • Colour: Black ash, Cherry wood, Cherry wood red
  • Dimensions: 1.046 x 285 x 431 mm (H x W x D)
  • Weight: 30,0 kg
  • Original 1999 price approx.: € 5.000,- (RRP pair)


Technical Data

  • Type: 3-way bass reflex, floorstanding speaker
  • Chassis:
    • woofer: 2x 180 mm (paper/Kevlar cone).

midrange driver: 1x 150 mm (FST-Kevlar fabric cone)

    • tweeter: 1x 25 mm

Power handling (nominal/music):

  • Recommended amplifier power: 50 - 250 W
  • Efficiency: 90 dB (2.83 V, 1 m)
  • Frequency response: 42 - 20,000 Hz (±3 dB)
  • Transitional ranges: 350 / 4,000 Hz
  • Impedance: 8 Ohm (minimum according to B&W = 3.0 Ohm, thus the impedance according to DIN/IEC = 4 Ohm)


Special features

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Remarks[edit]

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Pictures[edit]

Bowers & Wilkins Nautilus 803.jpg

Reviews[edit]

  • Audio issue 10/1999; 28 products tested: "Reference class" (93 points, rating: 5 out of 5 ears); sound: "outstanding"; workmanship: "outstanding".

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