nerica19 wrote:

Dr Bunsen Honeydew wrote:This new Royd company is a joke. When they go bust, I hope some enthusiast buys the name to protect it. If they fancy it I will emulate and modify his designs for future production.

What a great idea +100

I'd chip a few quid to help this happen!

As would I.

Got any pictures of your progress Alfi ? I've refoamed a few AP2/AP3's & completely messed around with the crossovers... With admittedly very unspectacular results I'll be very interested to hear how it goes when you remove the inductor & dope that bass driver.

Dr Bunsen Honeydew wrote:Please stop it, I am having serious problems controlling my finger

Thankfully I can neither afford nor house them so I don't have that problem

2 offers on them now... Anyone here ?

www.hifi-wiki.de/index.php/Kenwood_KL-10000_Z

Using an inflation calculator these RRP'd at around £2772 in 1980.

Macca wrote:Good job they are so far away otherwise I would have to have them.

68 miles from me

Must resist !!!

Hows about these then ? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Kenwood-KL-10 ... 27f784a30f

I dub them "the terminators"

All very interesting ! I've had some of the Teledyne era stuff [AR18 & AR94] they still sounded very capable but were using exactly the same technology as the 60's models... No new innovations or idea's as you say, just cheaper vinyl wrapped chipboard cabinets to lower the costs. I also have a T...

Ah yes, AR3a & AR2ax are some of my favourite "classic" speakers. It's a pity the cats out of the bag now though... I recall buying my mint AR3a's 8 years ago for £25 ! Lucky if you can get some knackered AR4xa for double that now. Acoustic suspension bass reproduction is unparalleled ...

May be of interest to someone on here ? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/141523339044? ... EBIDX%3AIT

Babies of the series but still look like a nice design, tweeters look unusual... Rather, nipple like ?!