The Nautilus Loudspeaker Remains an Audacious Audiophile?s Dream
To celebrate the 30th Anniversary of the iconic Nautilus loudspeaker, Bowers & Wilkins has produced a unique pair in a stunning Abalone Pearl finish.
Within the rarefied air of audiophilia, there are very few ultra-high-end loudspeakers as iconic as the Bowers & Wilkins Nautilus. There is simply nothing like it, a statement that rings true to this day 30 years after its launch. Bowers & Wilkins is commemorating three decades of the Nautilus with the creation of a unique pair of their flagship design finished in a dramatic Abalone Pearl paint that may be its most exceptional expression of the biomorphic audio object.
The Nautilus was imagined as an audacious and sculptural expression of the company’s late founder John Bowers, brought to fruition by lead engineer Laurence Dickie. With five years time and a “no-holds-barred approach” to audio performance, the speaker shaped to resemble the marine cephalopod came into reality and has withstood the test of time to remain relevant and an aspirational statement piece.
This no compromises approach has meant every Nautilus was and continues to be made-to-order and hand built at the Bowers & Wilkins factory in Worthing across its thirty-year span. Each piece requires an extraordinary amount of craftsman skill, taking over a week’s effort to complete each cabinet even before the unit is sanded, painted, or polished to its eventual desired finish.
The loudspeaker’s exponentia...
Within the rarefied air of audiophilia, there are very few ultra-high-end loudspeakers as iconic as the Bowers & Wilkins Nautilus. There is simply nothing like it, a statement that rings true to this day 30 years after its launch. Bowers & Wilkins is commemorating three decades of the Nautilus with the creation of a unique pair of their flagship design finished in a dramatic Abalone Pearl paint that may be its most exceptional expression of the biomorphic audio object.
The Nautilus was imagined as an audacious and sculptural expression of the company’s late founder John Bowers, brought to fruition by lead engineer Laurence Dickie. With five years time and a “no-holds-barred approach” to audio performance, the speaker shaped to resemble the marine cephalopod came into reality and has withstood the test of time to remain relevant and an aspirational statement piece.
This no compromises approach has meant every Nautilus was and continues to be made-to-order and hand built at the Bowers & Wilkins factory in Worthing across its thirty-year span. Each piece requires an extraordinary amount of craftsman skill, taking over a week’s effort to complete each cabinet even before the unit is sanded, painted, or polished to its eventual desired finish.
The loudspeaker’s exponentia...
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