B & W Nautilus

Thanks for the advice, I've haven't heard them with Krell amps, but only with Electrocompaniet gear, they sounded great. I can't do a home audition though, the dealer is not fond of lending out equipment.

One thing though I thought the Sonus Faber Cremonas were nice to look at, but pictures don't do the Nautilus any justice.

One thing I noticed was the vocals, especially Tracy Chapman, seemed a little nasally, with not much fleshy tones through her voice, maybe it might be the amps or cabling, but does anyone else find this?

Dru

The 802s would be for a holiday home but the room is quite small as I cannot put them in the living area, rather a dedicated room, hence the size limitations.

I know that the 803s may suit better but my partner will only agree to 802s or higher(asthetics). The room is 3.5m by 5.5m long and 2.7m tall.

I can't get a home audition cause of where I am, an I would love to go to these speakers but am worried bout the room size.

What do you think?

Dru

Thanks, I have the option to place them to wherever in the room needed, and any acoustic conditioning is fine as it will be purely a dedicated listening room.

Just I was worried about the space provided, I have mixed opinions on the effects of a room that small, some opinions vary from loss of bottom end extension which I lean towards, and others feel it will overpower the room and dull the mid to high end.

There are no windows or openings in the room other than a single door at one of the short ends. At the moment I have drapes all around the surrounding walls but I can play with how much they react to the speakers by adding or removing sections.

I have Quad electrostatics already in my permanent residence hence I would like something different for this home. Plus I may turn it into a HT setup, but I doubt that.

Thanks for your advice

Dru