Upgrade from the old Nautilus

2013crossxx

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Has anyone tried to up grade from the old Nautilus Titanium tweeter to the new Diamond tweeter? Should you also replace Xover?
 

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Has anyone tried to up grade from the old Nautilus Titanium tweeter to the new Diamond tweeter? Should you also replace Xover?
I think you should contact the Bowers&Wilkins dealer with that question. Sometimes there is a way to have an upgrade like that, but not always. Hard to predict.
 

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I think you should contact the Bowers&Wilkins dealer with that question. Sometimes there is a way to have an upgrade like that, but not always. Hard to predict.
I know someone who replaced the diamond tweeters in a set of 802D with a re-coned version not using the diamond cones. I think they were aluminum. It was done for money reasons and I think they were less fragile. I did not like the results but, for him, $300 instead of $1300 each was the deciding factor.
 

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I know someone who replaced the diamond tweeters in a set of 802D with a re-coned version not using the diamond cones. I think they were aluminum. It was done for money reasons and I think they were less fragile. I did not like the results but, for him, $300 instead of $1300 each was the deciding factor.
The fact that did not like the result might be due to the mismatch between the original and new tweeter. Without a correction of crossover the result might be unsatisfactory.
 
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Hey members, I want to warn you that I believe the original OP 2013crosxx is a scammer. This posts text is identical to a post made in 2020.

B&W N804 Diamond up grade

I got a message from him a couple of days ago telling me that he knew someone that was selling the exact combo of stuff I have posted as a WTB in the classifieds sections he gave me an email to contact. I looked him up and found he was new that day and made 3 posts, this was one of them.

I became suspicious because the combo of products I listed in my post would be very unusual for someone to actually have on hand to sell, it would most likely be a special order.

Its obvious he was using the Wanted to Buy posts to find victims for his grift.
 

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