old Fisher speakers, newbie questions

dtw2112 · 29th May 2005, 10:17 PM

I found a pair of speakers for $15 at the local Salvation Army. There is a sticker on the back that says:

The Fisher
95
Speaker System

The cabinets are about 2 feet tall, a foot wide, and a foot deep. They have a 2.75 inch tweeter, a 4 inch midrange, and a 9 inch woofer. (measurements are from the outer edges of the surrounds)

The woofer surrounds were intact when I bought them, but completely disintegrated when I brought them home and started using them.

Are these worth putting any time and money in to, either new drivers or new surrounds?

Ron E · 30th May 2005, 01:44 AM

I think up through the early 70's fisher made good quality stuff. The fisher during the 80's was usually low-fi rack systems with cheap thin-walled cabinets.

If nothing else, they would be a pair of speakers you could practice putting new surrounds on.

post some images and someone may recognize them and give you better advice.

Bill Fitzpatrick · 30th May 2005, 02:45 AM

Fisher made lousy speakers and solid state gear. Their tube units were OK though.

29th May 2005, 10:17 PM	#1
dtw2112 diyAudio Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: ?	old Fisher speakers, newbie questions I found a pair of speakers for $15 at the local Salvation Army. There is a sticker on the back that says: The Fisher 95 Speaker System The cabinets are about 2 feet tall, a foot wide, and a foot deep. They have a 2.75 inch tweeter, a 4 inch midrange, and a 9 inch woofer. (measurements are from the outer edges of the surrounds) The woofer surrounds were intact when I bought them, but completely disintegrated when I brought them home and started using them. Are these worth putting any time and money in to, either new drivers or new surrounds?

30th May 2005, 01:44 AM	#2
Ron E diyAudio Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: USA, MN	I think up through the early 70's fisher made good quality stuff. The fisher during the 80's was usually low-fi rack systems with cheap thin-walled cabinets. If nothing else, they would be a pair of speakers you could practice putting new surrounds on. post some images and someone may recognize them and give you better advice. __________________ Our species needs, and deserves, a citizenry with minds wide awake and a basic understanding of how the world works. --Carl Sagan Armaments, universal debt, and planned obsolescence--those are the three pillars of Western prosperity. —Aldous Huxley

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30th May 2005, 02:45 AM	#3
Bill Fitzpatrick diyAudio Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Eugene, OR	Fisher made lousy speakers and solid state gear. Their tube units were OK though.