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In Reply to: Fisher XP-1A Speakers posted by steveh1155 on July 23, 2007 at 16:59:37:
My 1963 Allied Radio Catalogue lists them at $110.10 each, and they came in a cabinet approximately the same size as the later, and more expensive, XP-7 and XP-9 models. They were reasonably expensive for the time - if you use an inflation factor, they would cost around $800 each today.
While I do not have this model, I do have the XP-5, XP-9, and XP-15 models. They all have a similar sound: muted highs, warm, expansive midrange, and deep but restrained bass. My daughter, who plays the cello, says the Fisher speakers, especially when paired with tube electronics, make symphonic music sound the way she hears it when she plays in her orchestras. Apparently, Avery Fisher, who played the violin, had NY Philharmonic musicians listen to his speakers and critique them. He then incorporated their thoughts in the final speaker design.
They do not sound like modern speakers, with their usual transparent clarity in the upper ranges. But, to some people, they sound like an orchestra should.
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