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My Fisher XP66c Speakers Went To The Dump Today

A very sad day. I've had them since 1979 - almost 40 years - and they were still working when I trashed them. And they weren't new when I got them. They were at least third hand.  Sure, they had a few dings and smushed corners, but they still sounded pretty good as long as you didn't crank 'em. And you could still polish up the veneer to a respectable sheen.

I used them until I got the Magnapans in the 80s, and then they became the bedroom system. And they outlasted the Magnapans by a long time. 

I tried to sell them, I tried to give them away, but no takers. So here's to Avery Fisher and the XP series. He knew how to build a really good small speaker.
dragunski
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rar1
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Well, they weren't Avery Fisher when they were made.  It was the time of the Fisher Studio Standard line, etc and Far East Asia manufacture.  It was not the same Fisher of LIC, Queens days.

Fisher was sold to Emerson Radio before I entered High School (1971).  Unfortunately, that wasn't the same Emerson from its NJ glory days.

Rich 
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You couldn't give them away? What about Goodwill or Salvation Army.

Why would you throw them away?

dragunski OP
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No, I couldn't.  Goodwill won't take electronics. Even an ad on LetGo got no responses. Ditto Craigslist for $20. Nobody wants big speakers - though these aren't that big. They all want tall, skinny, home theater types.

Either that or they're high-end people who look down their noses at an old speaker like this. They assume the surrounds are shot, too.

They had to go. I've got 2 pairs of Bozaks, one the size of a small refrigerator, and some AR3As. Which ones would you keep? Do you really think she's going to let me buy more when I've already got 4 pairs?
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That's strange. I don't know where you live, but I'm in Arizona and Goodwill takes electronics at all of their stores here.
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