B&W Nautilus 805
Data
General
- Manufacturer: B&W Bowers & Wilkins
- Model: 805
- Years of manufacture: 1998 - 2004
- Made in: England
- Colour: Black ash, 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 pair)
Technical Data
- Type: 2-way bass reflex, shelf speaker
- drivers:
- woofer-midrange: 1x 165 mm (Kevlar cone)
Tweeter: 1x 25 mm (aluminium dome)
- Power handling (nominal/music power): 120 Watt
- Recommended amplifier power: 50 - 120 W
- Efficiency: 88 dB (2.83 V, 1 m)
- Frequency response: 42 - 20,000 Hz (±2 dB)
- Crossover frequency: 4,000 Hz
- Impedance: 8 Ohm (minimum according to B&W = 3.7 Ohm, thus the impedance according to DIN/IEC = 4 Ohm)
Special features
- list here
Remarks
Other models in the same series:
- Nautilus 800
- Nautilus 801
- Nautilus 802
- Nautilus 803
- Nautilus 804
- Nautilus 805
- Nautilus HTM1
- Nautilus HTM2
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Reviews
- audio issue 9/2003; 30 products tested: "very good" (top class; 81 points); practical rating: "outstanding".
- stereoplay issue 3/2000; 167 products in test: "outstanding" (58 out of 62 points)
- stereo issue 2/2000; 204 products in test: sound quality: 82% price/performance: "very good
- audio issue 3/2002; 12 products in test: "top class"; sound: "very good" (81 points)
- "With the 805 B & W created a particularly finely finished compact speaker. The 805 shines with powerful dynamic bass, colourful lightness in the mids and the finest resolution in the highs."
- Audio issue 10/1999; 28 products tested: "top class" (5 out of 5 points); sound: very good; workmanship: "outstanding".