No new of Peter King - he was the voice of the BBC broadcasts to to the Falklands - most poignantly during the Falklands War - Callin the Falklands ended in 2006 - Peter's exhortation was to 'Keep your heads down and your hearts high' at the end of every broadcast. He was quite advanced in years back then - but have no way of telling whether he is still with us. A wonderful man and a joy to be with even for a brief time - great stories.
Nice Jake, it has been a long time since we put this video together and to see Steyning brings back memories of the times when John and I started that lab. Dic truly hasn't lost his touch and the creation of Vivid Audio's GIYA G1 and G2 is ample proof that his decision to leave B&W and to continue the research and development of what he started with Nautilus was correct - thanks god or we would never have had such a wonderful and amazing sounding speaker like the Giya!
Only yesterday i moved my original first ever built pair of Nautilus to a friend of mine (Giya G1 has taken over in my living room - sorry) and Bruno and I remain terribly disappointed that Dic never got round to offer a set of VIVID drivers that would fit the Nautilus - something that would bring Nautilus up to date in the true spirit of the creator. Sorry Dic we still love you all the same ! Robert Trunz
@Melt2000Africa Dear Robert, glad you enjoyed the video. Remastering it reminded me how complex it was to put together with the technology of the late 80s and early 90s. I still have all the rush tapes, about 3 boxes of them. I don't have the heart to dispose of them. They all play perfectly on my U-Matic Highband SP and are pushing 19 years old.
Just a piece of perhaps useless information. John Bowers inspiration for the backless dipole speaker prototype came from an article in the AES journal in1975 by Peter Baxandall:A Bi-Directional Line-Source Loudspeaker with Von Braunmühl and Weber Baffle.
Nautilus story - I remember (I think it might have been me) back in the prototype Nautilus time, which used the 801 driver, destroying it on some deep bass from an Organ CD of mine that had 16 and 32 hz tones, that nearly broke the foundations of Heathside - you came storming in wanting to know what it was, which resulted in a rather shagged out bass driver - which prompted Dic to make a much more powerful new bass vented driver. Jake
Well jake maybe you should offer Dic to do a little video on the GIYA's so people can see the wonders of this most amazing new snail !
thanks again for putting up this classic video for people to see the true genius of Laurence Dickie and the only true product in the B&W range that deserves the name Nautilus !
Yes the Nautilus is a strict exercise in 'form follows function'. Normally speakers are 'designed' then engineered to sound good. Nautilus wasn't really designed in the true sense, but is a cleaned up version of the original prototype. The shape is thus totally functional. Have a look at Laurence Dickies new speakers, Vivid Giya, and you will see similar functional design, although most of the tubes are hidden inside the main 'snail' now.
What a wonderful video - beautifully produced, carefully written and voiced in a wonderful resonant way by Peter King. Thanks to Jake Purches for posting it. A complete lesson in audio electronics and soundscapes from the team - Laurence Dickie, Robert Trunz, Jake Purches and Roy Stannard - none of whom are currently involved with B&W. Watch and wonder. Listen and you'll see.
4:39 you can see a driver with an obvious defect in the surround.
sunsetsniper 4 months ago
What's the music at 6:24? I'd guess Steve Reich but I wouldn't know what particular piece it'd be.
superbert3000 1 year ago
@superbert3000 Yes its Steve Reich - from SEXTET 1st movement. From the CD Sextet/Six Marimbas.
Its a cool piece of music. In fact I have just put it on the stereo. I like your call to prayer song too.
theprof291166 1 year ago
No new of Peter King - he was the voice of the BBC broadcasts to to the Falklands - most poignantly during the Falklands War - Callin the Falklands ended in 2006 - Peter's exhortation was to 'Keep your heads down and your hearts high' at the end of every broadcast. He was quite advanced in years back then - but have no way of telling whether he is still with us. A wonderful man and a joy to be with even for a brief time - great stories.
roypolloi 1 year ago
Nice Jake, it has been a long time since we put this video together and to see Steyning brings back memories of the times when John and I started that lab. Dic truly hasn't lost his touch and the creation of Vivid Audio's GIYA G1 and G2 is ample proof that his decision to leave B&W and to continue the research and development of what he started with Nautilus was correct - thanks god or we would never have had such a wonderful and amazing sounding speaker like the Giya!
Robert
Melt2000Africa 1 year ago
Only yesterday i moved my original first ever built pair of Nautilus to a friend of mine (Giya G1 has taken over in my living room - sorry) and Bruno and I remain terribly disappointed that Dic never got round to offer a set of VIVID drivers that would fit the Nautilus - something that would bring Nautilus up to date in the true spirit of the creator. Sorry Dic we still love you all the same ! Robert Trunz
Melt2000Africa 1 year ago
@Melt2000Africa Dear Robert, glad you enjoyed the video. Remastering it reminded me how complex it was to put together with the technology of the late 80s and early 90s. I still have all the rush tapes, about 3 boxes of them. I don't have the heart to dispose of them. They all play perfectly on my U-Matic Highband SP and are pushing 19 years old.
theprof291166 1 year ago
Just a piece of perhaps useless information. John Bowers inspiration for the backless dipole speaker prototype came from an article in the AES journal in1975 by Peter Baxandall:A Bi-Directional Line-Source Loudspeaker with Von Braunmühl and Weber Baffle.
Robert Trunz
Melt2000Africa 1 year ago
Nautilus story - I remember (I think it might have been me) back in the prototype Nautilus time, which used the 801 driver, destroying it on some deep bass from an Organ CD of mine that had 16 and 32 hz tones, that nearly broke the foundations of Heathside - you came storming in wanting to know what it was, which resulted in a rather shagged out bass driver - which prompted Dic to make a much more powerful new bass vented driver. Jake
theprof291166 1 year ago
@Melt2000Africa Yes I read that too.
theprof291166 1 year ago
Well jake maybe you should offer Dic to do a little video on the GIYA's so people can see the wonders of this most amazing new snail !
thanks again for putting up this classic video for people to see the true genius of Laurence Dickie and the only true product in the B&W range that deserves the name Nautilus !
Robert Trunz
Melt2000Africa 1 year ago
Yes the Nautilus is a strict exercise in 'form follows function'. Normally speakers are 'designed' then engineered to sound good. Nautilus wasn't really designed in the true sense, but is a cleaned up version of the original prototype. The shape is thus totally functional. Have a look at Laurence Dickies new speakers, Vivid Giya, and you will see similar functional design, although most of the tubes are hidden inside the main 'snail' now.
theprof291166 1 year ago
What a wonderful video - beautifully produced, carefully written and voiced in a wonderful resonant way by Peter King. Thanks to Jake Purches for posting it. A complete lesson in audio electronics and soundscapes from the team - Laurence Dickie, Robert Trunz, Jake Purches and Roy Stannard - none of whom are currently involved with B&W. Watch and wonder. Listen and you'll see.
roypolloi 1 year ago
@roypolloi Is Peter Kind still alive?
theprof291166 1 year ago