B&W - THE Nautilus.

Guys

Wanted to get your opinions about a purchase (hopefully, I am not crazy!). In case a similar topic has been discussed before, apologize and would appreciate if you can point me to right threads.

I am debating purchasing “The Nautilus” speaker (yes, the iconic B&W speakers shaped like the nautilus shell).

Its currently listed for just shy of 30K by a seller online (to keep it simple, let’s assume seller & speaker is legit and I’ll do all the verifications before buying - that’s the easy part).

I know this is an older model (w/o diamond tweeters etc.) but it looks great and was considered the very best by B&W at one point of time (heck, maybe even today!).

Couple of questions

1. what would be a reasonable price point to offer for this model, assuming seller is open to negotiation?

2. how would this compare in terms of sound quality to a used 800D that I can get for half the price.

3. Incase there are repairs / issues down the line, is it easy to find parts to fix for this model.


Thanks!