Dedicated to Joe Akroyd's classic, vintage British made Hi-Fi speakers
Been a busy evening of scanning through old magazines, but I’m pleased to let you know there are fresh reviews for the site from What Hi-Fi? magazines dating back to the early 1990s. There are reviews for the A7 II, Sapphire II and Merlin. What Hi-Fi? always praised the Royd speakers for their speed and timing, but their overall preference often lied elsewhere.
A7 II Review, What Hi-Fi? Nov 1991
Merlin Review, What Hi-Fi? Dec 1994
Sapphire II Review, What Hi-Fi? August 1993
Much of this new information was supplied by Jens Bondarenko. If you have any information, I’d love to hear from you.
Many thanks to the top chaps over at Hi-Fi Corner (Edinburgh) for sending through scans of the original literature/brochure for the Prior and Abbot floorstanders.
A few weeks ago, rog on pinkfishmedia.net refoamed his pair of Royd Seven speakers. With his kind permission, I have reproduced the details here in a useful guide for others who wish to undertake this project. It’s by no means an easy task and not for the faint hearted, however given the cost of picking up a pair of old Sevens (or other older 7ltr Royds) in need of repair, there is little to lose.
Read the full article on refoaming the speakers here.
Recently ace-reuse-kettering on ebay sold a pair of Minstrel SE’s with the rate steel base. This optional base was studier and gave extra support through a rear vertical brace the Minstrels could rest against.
I have added a timeline page to the history section, that lets you scroll through all the Royd Audio Speaker releases in order. It gives a great insight into which models came out when and what they replaced. Unfortunately some of the dates aren’t as accurate as I’d like (e.g. some are based on dates of reviews) and some are still missing. So I’d appreciate any new information or corrections.
I wish to thank Peter Briffett for scanning in the Royd brochure we received with his Royd Eden’s many years ago. The brochure has info on all the 7 litre speakers of the time; the Eden’s, A7 Series II’s and the Coniston R’s.
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I’ve added a page with information on what speakers cables work well with Royd speakers. Check out the page here: Recommended Speaker Cables
I’ve finally found a review of the Royd Topaz, from What Hi-Fi? April 1994. The Topaz was a budget 7 ltr stand mount speaker, that never gained a huge popularity, despite its respectable performance. Read the full review here.