Bowers & Wilkins Nautilus
Ultimate LoudSpeakers - Pair
Nothing looks, or sounds, quite like Nautilus. A revolution when it launched and still an icon today. Its ethos informs everything we do. Nautilus comes in three standard colors: midnight blue, black, and silver.
Redefining sound
The long, tapered damping tubes were a revolution, allowing the drive units to work optimally by gently absorbing stray energy.
Shaped by sound
At a glance, you can see Nautilus is no ordinary speaker, and after almost a quarter of a century, it still defines high-end audio.
Setting the standard for the future
The striking spirals and tubes of Nautilus came from Bower & Wilkins' research into making speaker drive units behave as they wanted: this Nautilus Tube technology, for which they won a Queen's Award for Innovation, is now found in almost every speaker they make.
But why the Nautilus tube?
Waning to hear a speaker driver, not its side effects, conventional boxes contain sound from the rear of the driver, but bring up their own problems. Nautilus tapering tubes soak up wayward energy and reduct resonances to the point of insignificance.
Features
Nautilus tube loading
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Description
4-way tube-loaded loudspeaker system
Drive units
1x 300mm (12 in) aluminium cone bass
1x 100mm (4 in) aluminum/polymer sandwich cone lower midrange
1x 50mm (2 in) aluminum dome upper midrange
1x 25mm (1 in) aluminum dome high-frequency
Frequency range
-6dB at 10Hz and 25kHz
Dispersion
Within 2dB of response on reference axis
Horizontal: over 60 degree arc
Vertical: over 10 degree arc
Crossover frequency
220Hz, 880Hz, 3.5kHz
Power amplifier requirements
4 channels per speaker, rated 100W-300W continuous into 8 Ohms on unclipped program (each channel to have identical gain and phase)
Dimensions
Height: 1210mm (47.6 in)
Width: 430mm (16.9 in)
Depth: 1105mm (43.5 in)
Net weight
Speaker: 44.5kg (98 lb)
Plinth: 42kg (92 lb)
Total: 86.5kg (190 lb)
Standard finishes
Midnight Blue, Black, Silver
Product Manual | Download |
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Crossover Frequency | 220Hz, 880Hz, 3.5kHz |
Design | 4-way tube-loaded loudspeaker system |
Dimensions | 43.5 x 16.9 x 47.6" |