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Nautilus 802

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F l o o r-standing loudspeaker system

Product Summary

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The Nautilus 802 incorporates two bass drivers which allowed the engineers to design a narrower cabinet whilst maintaining the excellent performance of the Nautilus 801.

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The 802 has received excellent reviews from the Hi-Fi press for both aesthetics and sound quality. The cabinet incorporates the unique Matrix bracing system, which reduces resonances and movement within the cabinet. The Flowport™ directly fires down onto the plinth for maximum dispersion and heart stopping bass response.

Technical highlights

Tweeter on top: B&W's Tweeter on top technology ensures that the sound remains focused and time-sensitive and that the stereo-image is presented with unparalleled three dimensional accuracy.

Kevlar®: B&W developed and patented the method of using Kevlar® for loudspeaker cones to reduce unwanted standing waves. DuPont originally created Kevlar® for use in bulletproof vests.

Flowport™: Golf ball aerodynamics theory points the way towards lower distortion reflex ports. Dimples improve the way the air flows over the surface of any object. In the case of reflex ports, they offer a significant improvement over

P roduct of the Year

Hi-Fi Grand Prix Aw a rd

1999 USA

1999 Golden Note

Aw a rd Wi n n e r

Best Loudspeaker Design

$8000 and under

The Academy USA

1999 Product of the Year

Media Totaal Aw a rd ‘99

Multi Media Totaal Netherlands

E u ropean High End Audio of the

Year 1999-2000

EISA Aw a rd s

simply flaring the port ends in reducing air flow turbulence at each end of the port; so you get less chuffing noise and less compression at high sound levels.

Matrix™: The basic construction of nearly all loudspeakers is exactly the same panels of wood-based materials, bonded to form a rectangular box. B&W studied and evaluated how each aspect of cabinet behaviour and the efficiency of various materials and construction methods affects sound.

D e s c r i p t i o n Drive units

F requency re s p o n s e

S e n s i t i v i t y

3-way vented-box system 1 x 25mm metal dome high-frequency 1 x 150mm woven Kevlar® cone FST midrange 2 x 200mm paper/Kevlar® cone bass 39Hz – 20kHz ± 2dB on reference axis 91dB spl (2.83V, 1m)

Nominal impedance Power handling

D i m e n s i o n s

F i n i s h e s

8Ω (min 3.0Ω) 50W - 500W into 8 ohm on unclipped programme Height: 1106mm Width: 385mm Depth: 548mm Cabinet: Real wood veneers, Black Ash, Cherrywood, Red Stained Cherrywood Grilles: Black cloth

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