Minstrel on eBay.

[southall-1998]

Poor Minstrels, look at them

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Royd-Minstrel ... 931&_uhb=1

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[Ninanina]

I know i saw those... they just wont sound right

[jammy395]

Yep - need a fair bit of TLC to get those babies sounding good again i would think.....A labour of love.

[Dr Bunsen Honeydew]

Can't do it, they are Fff'd. You cannot get replacement bass drivers, so they are only worth the value of the tweeters.

[jammy395]

That's a crying shame...You would think that there would be a pile of suitable (if not better - Royds originals must be a fair age now)
Bass drivers out there.... But i guess if you deviate from original, then the magic will be lost.......

[Dr Bunsen Honeydew]

Joe individually rebuilt (doped and balanced) each driver for each speaker, that is one of the prime reasons his speakers are so good. So there never was a stock of drive units apart from the raw drivers he used to strip and use the parts from. I saw his rig where he did it, it was a time consuming process. I do the same sort of things with the Cube / Cubix bass drivers.

[jammy395]

Thank's for sharing that Doc - I never realised Joe put quite so much into his speakers, and i guess therein lie's the superior sound quality...
Good to see you are doing the same, there is indeed a lot to be learned from old master's......

[jammy395]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Royd-Sintra-r ... 416d45449c

Another gem on ebay.......£395.......MMMHH

Looks like a lovely example......

Jammy

[Dr Bunsen Honeydew]

Very silly price.

Some one is having a punt and taking the piss

[Neilardo]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Royd-Sintra-r ... 416d45449c

Another gem on ebay.......£395.......MMMHH

Looks like a lovely example......

Jammy

FYI Jammy, this pair sold for £196 on 03/10/12, I was second highest bidder. Not sayin' that they ain't worth £400 odd, after all life is short and ye can't take it with ye. Just a bit peeved to be outbid then see 'em the very next week back on ebay at this price. Like the Doc says somebody's takin the piss.