Driver Compliment Two way monitor
Tweeter 25mm / 1" aluminum dome
Mid/Bass driver 165mm / 6.5 in woven Kevlar® cone
Crossover Frequency 4000Hz
Frequency Response 49Hz - 22kHz ±3dB on axis, -6db at 42hz and 50khz
Sensitivity 88dB/W/M
Impedance Nominal 8 ohms, Minimum 3.7 ohms
Power Handling 50-120 watts
Dimensions H x W x D 418mm x 238mm x 351mm
Weight 11.5 kg

The Nautilus 805 was introduced over nine years ago. The relatively new B&W 805S and its Nautilus 805 predecessor look so much alike that most people will think they are the same speakers. There are very minor visible changes like the grill cloth and the slightly different location of the tweeter on the top. The mid-bass driver is also slightly different, but most people will never notice these differences. I don’t know if it’s brave or foolish on B&W’s part to come out with a whole new line of speakers that look virtually the same as the one’s they are replacing, but that’s what they have done. Maybe a bit risky, but I guess they believe a good design doesn’t need to be changed.

Regardless of how close they are in looks, B&W says that most of the parts in the new 805S are different from those used in the Nautilus 805. It’s just that nearly all the changes are well hidden, and specifically oriented towards improving the performance and sound quality. The design goal is for the 805S to totally outperform the Nautilus 805 and cost nearly the same as the nine-year-old design.

The 805S does a very good job with voices, and it is extremely easy to listen to for long periods of time. Their performance is more coherent than any B&W I have ever heard, and they hold their own with the single-driver speakers in coherency if not transparency. Their bass is taut, big, bold, and dynamic. They are vastly improved in the area of PraT over the Nautilus 805s. They have a beautiful top-end that in the S series blends seamlessly with the midrange. All in all, they are simply more enjoyable musically and more fun than the previous 805 models. Last, I should share that, the truth is the rest of my family thought these were the best of the mini-monitors I have had in for review

The B&Ws have a very appealing sound when you first listen to them. They decidedly command entry into the "high-end" club. There is a great amount of detail (especially in the treble), tight and extended bass response and not too shabby a mid-range presentation. The tweeter-on-top also helps with a very exciting soundstage. And the looks really close the sale.

Upon deeper inspection, the treble response can be fatiguing and the rest of the performance (while impressive in absolute terms) does not keep up with the relative price points of the competition. It has the high-end looks, but falls just a bit short on the things that really matter (I think I dated some girls like that in my youth).

B&W's engineers have done a great job. These standmounts are fabulous. They set the standard at this price level when it comes to clarity, timing and dynamics. Listen to a complex recording, such as Orff's Carmina Burana, and the B&Ws paint an utterly convincing sonic picture, with pin-sharp stereo imaging and breathtaking articulation.

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