B&W Nautilus 801

Data

General

• Manufacturer: B&W Bowers & Wilkins
• Model: Nautilus 801
• Years of manufacture: 1998 - 2004
• Made in: England

Colour: Black ash, Cherry wood, Cherry wood red

• Dimensions: 1.111 x 522 x 690 mm (H x W x D)
• Weight: 104 kg
• Original price approx.: € 12.800,- (RRP pair)

Technical Data

• Type: 3-way bass reflex, floorstanding speaker
• Chassis:
  • Woofer: 1x 380 mm (paper/Kevlar cone).

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

• • tweeter: 1x 25 mm (aluminium dome tweeter)

Power handling (nominal/music):

• Recommended amplifier power: 50 - 1000 W.
• Efficiency: 91 dB (2.83 V, 1 m)
• Frequency response: 37 - 20,000 Hz (±2 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

Other models in the same series:

• Nautilus 800
• Nautilus 801
• Nautilus 802
• Nautilus 803
• Nautilus 804
• Nautilus 805
• Nautilus HTM1
• Nautilus HTM2

Test reports

• Audio 09/1998: Sound: outstanding 98 points Audio rating: 5 ears, reference class
• Stereo 11/1999: Sound quality: 95%, 3 stars