B&W Nautilus Loudspeaker Story Part 2

Part 2 of 2 The story on the invention of the Nautilus Loudspeaker, B&W's flagship monitor. This is the final version 3.
This Video, by Jake Purches and written by Roy Stannard was made in 1993 and shows the development of one of the most important advances in acoustic engineering. Nautilus is still B&W's flagship loudspeaker in 2010. Laurence Dickie has since taken the Nautilus concept further with his own Vivid Audio GIYA. www.fideliosound.com Video © Jake Purches 1993/2010.

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[ubersum1]

heh, b&w must've felt "cochlea" doesn't sound very marketable either ;)

[theprof291166]

If we really want to get pedantic then the true likeness is actually a cochlea in the inner ear.

[ubersum1]

huh. it looks more like a nautilus and is called nautilus. i guess the snail was just the first step of inspiration

[shadow96432]

i like triangle magellan grand concert

[OmegaSlayer117]

also the same shape as your inner ear

[chris pieters]

i use a modified set of klipsch la scala. but what i play with , is not interesting for this topic.

[JAZZKID07]

So speakers do you have Bear?

[theprof291166]

Your point on electrostats is true - but Quad ESL63 with its delay line and concentric circles solves that problem entirely. It was the only electrostat to do it, and modern quads have this feature. What ever makes you happy is correct for you. At the end of the day that is what its all about. Appreciating the music!

[chris pieters]

the problem with electrostatic speakers are that you will have to be exact in the crosspoint of the two speakers to hear the good sound .. so not suitable for a room with more listeners.

and for as far as i know , every electrostatic speaker needs a high voltage to operate ,and can not reproduce the low frequency range , so a woofer still needs to be added with a active or passive filter.

so i think i stick to my dream , sorry , but i still have found no reason to change my mind.

[theprof291166]

Nothing to be sorry about - good discussion. Stiff suspensions need horns. Horns are one way of making loud sound from little input energy. Another way to get full range without crossovers that works is electrostatic. They work better than cones mostly as they are driven over their entire surface and have no break up.