As went the infamous tag line of Royd Audio, whose speakers were an underrated gem from the British Hi-Fi industry. Each pair was hand built by Joe Ackroyd in Telford, UK from the early ’80s until the start of the 21st Century. Over this time, Joe produced many unique and exceptional speakers, all of which captured the hearts of their owners. Regret only came to those who sold them on prior to a misjudged upgrade…
Royd Audio Minstrels
Within this site you can find a mass of information and resources about these legendary and cult speakers. For new users just stumbling on their first Royds’ and long time addicts wishing to reminisce over all the models tried; I hope that you will enjoy them for many years to come.
Please note: although www.roydaudio.com was original the official UK Royd company website, this is no longer the case. This site has no affiliation with Royd Loudspeaker Co. Ltd and is now simple run and contributed by fans, for fans of Royd speakers.
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Many thanks to Dave, for sending through some nice photos of his A7 Mk I’s (which are currently on ebay), with their highly distinctive violet/purple tweeter. Check them out here.
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Just added review of the A14 MkII from Hi-Fi Choice, May 1991. Some insight into Royd’s early 14 litre speakers.
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Just added an interested review of the Royd Apex and Rega Ela (version 1) from Hi-Fi Review, Nov 1989. The first versions of the Rega Ela shared a good deal of design with the Royd Apex. It includes some elusive information on actively bi-amping the Royd Apex, using the Naim NAXO 2-4 active crossover.
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I’ve updated the Coniston page with details of the different versions that existed, Series I, Series II and R. All were subtle different and are testament to Joe striving for perfection. I still have little info the first release of these, so if anyone has anything, I’d greatly appreciate it.
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Just uploaded a review of the Sapphire’s, from Hi-Fi World, June 1992. This is from a round of up various speakers at the £200 price point and refers to the first version of this speaker (I presume as it mentions them being just single wired).
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Added a review of The Herald, from What Hi-Fi? April 1997. Just a short review, but does shed some light on this less common model.
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