Minstrel on eBay.
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Re: Minstrel on eBay.
Yep - need a fair bit of TLC to get those babies sounding good again i would think.....A labour of love.
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Re: Minstrel on eBay.
Can't do it, they are Fff'd. You cannot get replacement bass drivers, so they are only worth the value of the tweeters.
Re: Minstrel on eBay.
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.......
Bass drivers out there.... But i guess if you deviate from original, then the magic will be lost.......
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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.
Re: Minstrel on eBay.
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......
Good to see you are doing the same, there is indeed a lot to be learned from old master's......
Re: Minstrel on eBay.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Royd-Sintra-r ... 416d45449c
Another gem on ebay.......£395.......MMMHH
Looks like a lovely example......
Jammy
Another gem on ebay.......£395.......MMMHH
Looks like a lovely example......
Jammy
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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.jammy395 wrote:http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Royd-Sintra-r ... 416d45449c
Another gem on ebay.......£395.......MMMHH
Looks like a lovely example......
Jammy
Technic SL-P1200ASC>>SSP>>P50sa>>SSP>>A80>>LS6>>Royd Prior>>> and on the whole very pleased about it.