My friend also bought the B & W Matrix from him 6-7 years ago. It was in very good condition. We know him as a good seller. Since we have a long term relationship with Kiran with my friend, I trusted him and bought the speaker without any bargaining, even though he didn't provide the original stand of the speaker.
Exactly
Probably the person who sold it to him did the repair and then he was not aware about it.
I don't think so.
Off cource. In such cases must see Engine is there or not. For my case repect my hard earned money. Try to buy new models only considering availability of service near to my place. Iam not so much passionate to spend my money on 30 yrs old royce.When first came in 1998, they used to be around 1999€ equivalent(inflation corrected in 2025: 3047€ or around 2,75 lakhs x 1.3 times). The indian prices are generally 1.3 times the price of European / US prices at the lowest. This was revised to 2400€ in 2004. The current generation 800 series bookshelfs retails for around 10,000 euros in 2025.
800 series is the higher end series from Bowers and Wilkins, and back in its day it used to be their highest end bookshelf that was in the market. High end speakers are not just about sound, but also their build, looks and quality of parts(which translates to good sound and reliability), and manufacturing tolerances. I have listened to the D4 briefly in a home theatre setup. They are good, but definitely not my cup of tea in terms of sound(also out of my budget range). Its like buying a used Rolls Royce from 1999. There can be new cheaper cars which are more comfortable, faster and so on. But its still not a Rolls Royce
wharfedale evo 4.4 is like comparing a Hyundai i10 to a vintage Porsche 911( B&W Nautilus 805)
Not comparing them. But a 20 yr old speaker with that amount where we can fet some goodones under that budget. If it isxfir 50 to 70k its fine.wharfedale evo 4.4 is like comparing a Hyundai i10 to a vintage Porsche 911( B&W Nautilus 805)
Each to their own. Whatever rocks your boat
Choice of speaker and flavour of sound it generates is very subjective for everyone and hence mostly no one follows laws of economics in it. It's all about owning your dream speaker.
Vintage items being exotic always warrants heavy maintenance to have its value preserved but at the same time you get the please of owning something which a very very small audience can afford to.wharfedale evo 4.4 is like comparing a Hyundai i10 to a vintage Porsche 911( B&W Nautilus 805)
Each to their own. Whatever rocks your boat
its quite easy to explain as in the end its a very individual taste and what one finds good might not be liked so much than another. its great that you love these speakers and i know of many folks who love fostex or feastrex based driver although i could never warm up to them personally.
The current B&W 805D4 is light years different from the N805. They are 2 different speakers entirely, just sharing the name imo. He is not going to experience the current sound with the N805. Personally, I didn't like the current 805D4, so for me thats fine, but I would never confuse the 2. And if the new 805D4 is being sold for 13 lac, that is another rip-off, US price is approx 8,31,250.
If I get the original driver of the speaker (zz11460) it might resolve the issues because the tweeters are untouched.
Yes, also i added people are not keen on setting the speakers properly and not dedicating their time to make it sing.. In my opinion all the speakers are good.
Does it imply that Harmony Speakers are on par with Tannoy Westminster? No, they cannot be even though both these speakers will give enjoyment to its owners. People pay for the sound they like and according to their capacity. Someone willing to spend 30 Lacs plus on speakers is very unlikely to audition a 50k speaker.
