B W Nautilus 805

Krell, your particular experience is certainly valid and adds depth to the discussion here, but shoddy? I don't think so, and neither has anyone that I have ever met.

Krell, i am surprised that you haven't check into ACI Sapphire's? You visit the AudioAsylum and you heard opinions of many about these great speakers. I chose Sapphires over Soliloquy 5.3.

Let me clarify. I think the N805's are built well. I just do not see $2K reflected in the build. The veneer is just ok, the plastic tweeter housing is lame, the grills are bad, and besides the nice WBT connectors that connector pan is cheap. I suggest you do not open the N805's as you will see whats not inside.

By contrast the Soliloquy 5.0s @$895 brand new have the following:
Beautiful veneer way nicer than the 805's
Solid like a rock even without matrix
Hand wired crossover
Back Panel is much nicer then N805's
The grills are nicer
Internally wired with Straightwire wiring

I don't mean to knock the 805's totally I just don't consider them a value.

Eldragon, I did very seriously consider the ACI's but went with the Sol's due to impedance and matching to my AE 25 Superamp. They sound great and am very happy even after living with N805's.

I want everyone to know my experience in the hope it may not only help others but illustrate my personal audio philosophy (VALUE).

The 805s are more adept at revealing the quality of the electronics and source material than most speakers. They have excellent build quality and an examination of the internal components of the tweeter assembly and woofer enclosure reveal excellent quality and value. The crossover is concealed in the heat dissipation plate on the bottom. The sound quality is exceptional. They do not prodiuce much bass below 50-60hZ.

Nice midrange. Nice imaging. Could do better.