Thanks Ant!

That's a great idea, and even easier than adding more fluid... I can easily just turn the paddle up out of the trough and try again. Will do that tonight and let you know.

Hi, Since moving from sealed speakers to some (amazing) ported Royd Sorcerers I have noticed some occasional cone flap. I think my cart compliance (high compliance Denon DL-301mk2) / tonearm (low mass SME 3009 series 2 improved fixed headshell with fluid damper) match is ok, at least the numbers sug...

Yep - thats the backup plan!

Hey Jamie, My brother took it to Audio Gold in North London, which worked out a bit more convenient than your guy would have been (my brother lives a couple of miles away). Not heard back yet... when i took a look, the behaviour seemed to be: 33rpm - it was just about stable but slightly slow, if yo...

Thanks Karatestu, Extremely pleased with myself at present. These are certainly the finest speakers i have ever owned and amongst the finest i have ever heard. ..unlike my little Spendors, which you kinda have to cencertedly listen to for a bit to get ‘into their world’, these badboys just grab you ...

Well...blow me down. The technique illustrated on the Royd (fan) site (see link above) has worked absolutely perfectly! The speaker I doctored now sounds identical to the other, and seemingly no fattiness at higher volumes either. Hopefully the very sparing application of nail polish remover to the ...

I picked up a pair of Royd Sorcerers on Ebay the other day which had been described as having 'off-centre' drivers and so not working 100%... I was tempted to take a punt because in case turning them 180 degrees worked... Especially, as I'd noticed that some Sorcerers were even badged for use with t...

Sure no problem!

Cool - money should be with you now.

Wow the paint sounds tempting, although my previous experiences with spray cans have been somewhat disappointing!

I'd be a bit scared of ruining it!

Yay! Thanks Jayman - will buzz it over tonight!