Speaker Asylum: REVIEW: B&W Nautilus/Signature 800 Speakers by audioguy@techstopnet.com

Model:	Nautilus/Signature 800
Category:	Speakers
Suggested Retail Price:	$$$
Description:	Top-of-the-line model from B&W
Manufacturer URL:	B&W
Manufacturer URL:	B&W

Review by audioguy@techstopnet.com ( A ) on August 22, 2003 at 05:52:59
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The Signature 800 is the best B&W speaker I've heard (the Nautilus 800 is just different by finish, I believe)... far better than even the next in line, the venerable Nautilus 801. Take note that I never heard the Nautilus model speaker (the one like a shell).
Read my short review of the Revel Salon, and that is more or less what I think of the Signature 800. True to the source. Plain and simple, but IS the ultimate high-end-audio virtue.
Did N801 sound too bright and forward nearfield? Did they boom in typical-size room? Well I have no means to verify that, but the Signature 800 I auditioned was perfect fit to the average-sized demo room.
Given similar price and sound quality, I would choose the B&W over the Revel simply for its superior appearance. But this is a trivial matter. They both look sci-fi anyways, not for all tastes.

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Type of Audition/Review:	Dealer Demo