Speaker Asylum: Re: B&W Nautilus 804 - review posted by JerryS General speaker questions for audio and home theater.

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Posted by JerryS (R ) on October 30, 2004 at 20:40:14

In Reply to: Re: B&W Nautilus 804 - review posted posted by midirons on October 30, 2004 at 20:16:09:

Hi Forrest,
Please reread that paragraph in the BAT review. The observations about soundstage height were comparing the N804 to two planar speakers: Magnepan 10.1 planar magnetic and Final 500 electrostatic speakers.

When I first hear a planar speaker (a Maggie), my first thought was that I had never before heard a stereo do a soundstage like this. I haven't heard any cone type speaker that presents an illusion of height as well as the planars I've heard. This is not a criticism of the N804, just a characteristic of the cone speakers I have heard. The remarks about height were in the BAT amplifier review, and were included to let readers know that the BAT is a *very* capable component. I have not (yet, maybe) included those comparisons in the N804 write up.

Thanks for your kind comments.

Regards,
JerryS

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