Fisher XP-7C
The Fisher XP-7C is a floor-standing, 3-way loudspeaker from the late 1960s or 1970s. No exact production years are documented. What is known comes from surviving listings and collector records. It is an 8-ohm system with a 12-inch woofer, a 5-inch midrange and a 3-inch cone tweeter, crossed over at 800 Hz and 4 kHz. The enclosure is bass-reflex (ported). Fisher rated it at 50 watts RMS, with a sensitivity of 93 dB and a frequency response of 30 Hz to 20 kHz. Cabinets were typically finished in walnut veneer.
Fisher was pushing its speaker line hard in this period. An ad in High Fidelity (July 1967, p.17) argued that a pair of XP-7s could upgrade an existing system without buying a new Fisher amplifier, and noted the company had been making speakers for eight years by then. The XP-7C appears to be a variant of the XP-7, but the exact relationship is not firmly documented. One collector forum post claims the C version added an extra midrange driver. That can't be independently verified from the available record.
Owners consistently report the same problems. The foam woofer surrounds are prone to dry-rot, and nearly all need refoaming by now. The original electrolytic crossover capacitors drift out of spec. The cone tweeter is a known weak point. Replacements are hard to find, and swapping in a modern dome tweeter requires crossover changes. Some owners find the high end rolled off compared to dome-tweeter designs. The cabinets aren't heavily braced, so resonance can appear at high volume. The general consensus is that these are warm, full-sounding speakers best used at low-to-moderate levels with modest amplifiers.
Known specs:
- Type: 3-way, floor-standing, bass-reflex
- Impedance: 8 ohms
- Power handling: 50 watts RMS (10–50 watts recommended)
- Frequency response: 30 Hz – 20 kHz
- Sensitivity: 93 dB (1W/1m)
- Crossover points: 800 Hz / 4 kHz (2nd order)
- Drivers: 12" woofer, 5" midrange, 3" cone tweeter
- Finish: Walnut veneer
No original price, dimensions or weight are documented. Asking prices on the secondary market in 2023-2024 ranged from $250 to $450 per pair depending on condition. Confirmed sale data isn't available.
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