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Originally Posted by meltemi
B&W production years:
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1993 original Nautilus
* 2nd generation 800 series (post Nautilus):
1998 - 2004 Nautilus 800 series (800N series, alu tweeter)
2005 - 2009 800 D series (800 D1 series, Diamond tweeters for 800, 801, 802 and 803)
2010 - 2015 800 Diamond series (800 D2 series, Diamond tweeters for whole range, no more 801)
* 3rd generation 800 series (50th anniversary):
2015 - current 800 D3 series (completely new construction, 800 D3 appeared 2016 as 50th anniversary model)
Martin
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Martin..... Considering that we just added a new HTM3S to our B&W lineup, I wanted to ask you...Based on your chronological listing of 800-type B&W speakers, I was wondering if the internals of the 800 speakers was completely changed after 2004, which you've described (above) as the the final year of the "Nautilus 800 series (with Aluminum tweeter)?
Here I was thinking that all of 800-series B&W speakers were based on the Nautilus internal design...was I wrong?
I'm sure it seems like a silly question to those in the know, but you have to admit that even the new 800D3s -- which my wife and I had demoed for us less than a week ago -- look very similar to our older 802Ns. Yes, the cabinet no longer has a "flat" face, but the tear drop midrange is still there and the tweeter, be it "diamond" or "aluminum," look pretty similar (overall).
Is it simply a case of B&W changing the overall design of the largest part of the speaker, the cabinet, and sticking with the tried-and-true tear drop midrange and "Mister Microphone" tubular tweeters?
Your description of the "3rd generation 800 series (50th anniversary)" indicates that the 800D3 was completely redesigned in later 2015...so please clue me in on why I should no longer refer to the the B&W 800 series as "Nautilus" speakers?