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Royd Audio- "the best speakers you never heard"| thedelihaus |
Posted: June 08, 2009 06:12 pm
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 The Black Dahlquist  Group: Moderator Posts: 2478 Member No.: 9 Joined: June 30, 2006  |
Royd Audio - "The best speakers you've never heard of"....
Or so went the tagline. Hand-built in the UK by Joe Ackroyd, these speakers enjoy a cult following in Europe but are virtually unheard of in the states. A friend owns two or three pair- first time I heard his bookshelves, me and the others were peeking under the table for a hidden subwoofer. Later I heard the towers he owns, and was dually impressed. I picked up a pair on Audiogon a while back called the Sevens and fell in love wit these smallish bookshelves. Another later bookshelf pair came up recently, tattered and unloved, but still proved difficult to secure. But I landed them! One woofer is described as "bad", so I'll see what I can do to repair it. If it proves fruitless, I'll see what a speaker repair guru can whip together for me repair-wise. Both these Sapphire models and Sevens will receive a new veneer sometime in the near future. -------------------- What you got back home, lil' sister, to play yer fuzzy warbles on? Pitiful, portable picnic players? Come with uncle & hear all proper! Hear angels trumpets & devils trombones. You are invited!
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| socal sam |
Posted: June 08, 2009 06:53 pm
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 Advanced Member  Group: Members Posts: 986 Member No.: 265 Joined: July 25, 2007 |
No pics of the Seven at Roydaudio.com. You might want to forward some...
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| thedelihaus |
Posted: June 08, 2009 07:39 pm
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The Black Dahlquist Group: Moderator Posts: 2478 Member No.: 9 Joined: June 30, 2006 |
Indeed I will. When the Sapphires arrive, plans are photos of the sevens and sapphires in detail.
Inside these is a cast tube of some blackish-blue, rubber-like gelatinous material. Looks like a severed horse penis- that sits betwixt the cabinet and driver. Kinda like a blunt Loofa sponge. Gotta take pics... -------------------- What you got back home, lil' sister, to play yer fuzzy warbles on? Pitiful, portable picnic players? Come with uncle & hear all proper! Hear angels trumpets & devils trombones. You are invited!
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| dingus |
Posted: June 08, 2009 10:13 pm
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 How can people be so cruel? Group: Admin Posts: 4734 Member No.: 3 Joined: June 29, 2006 |
thats the single best audio related quote i've ever heard. -------------------- Teledyne AR9, Yamaha B-2x, Yamaha M-2, Hafler DH-110, EAD DSP 1000, Wadia WT-3200.
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| niklasthedolphin |
Posted: June 09, 2009 02:50 am
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 Valued Member Group: Members Posts: 103 Member No.: 560 Joined: September 23, 2008 |
I used to have the Royd Abbot.
For the money it was a great speaker. Deserves an amplifier with a great deal of room definition in the reproduction. This is one of these speakers big force. "dolph" -------------------- My Gear
"niklasthedolphin". Denmark. Cassette from ‘70, R2R&TT from ‘65 till present. My gear: See photo. +40 years of matching got me high grade of synergy!! |
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