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Fisher XP-12's vs KLH 6's

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I'm probably a majority of 1 but I'd go for the Fishers. The KLH 6 is very well respected, liked and is a really good speaker but, a functional XP-12 has a sound that is so smooth and so nice for classical and jazz.

If the KLH 6 is early enough, the drivers are part of the baffle and getting into them requires cutting the back, a pain.
 
I picked up the Fishers; the highs are lacking like people have said but the midrange an bass are good. Got 'em hooked up to the TV right now. The grilles are nailed on; I'll have to dig out a flat-bar an try to pry them off, hopefully without damaging anything. Either way whatever goes back on will probably use velcro.

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The grills should not be nailed on. They slide back and forth in a channel. You need to fiddle with them a bit, you'll figure out how to get them out.

The tweeters on these models do not hold up well after a few decades of time have gone by. I would first recap the crossovers, see how that sounds, and then if you're not satisfied swap out the tweeters for something more modern.
 
It sure looks like a nail in the middle when I pry out the top. So I just shove the grilles to one side or another an they should pop out?
 
Well, it's certainly possible that a previous owner tacked it down. Just be as careful as you can, and if you want to try prying, use a piece of wood or something similar to protect the edges of the cabinet.
 
I heard a set of XP series Fishers today. Didn't know they had a following. They were in a thrift store. They had like a 4 inch cone tweet, three 6 or so inch mids and a 10 or 12 all crammed into the speaker baffle.

They were the house speakers, and they were playing some very tastefully done jazzy techno. I thought they had a very relaxed sound and it was a perfect counterpoint to the very quick envelope of the sampled instruments. I found the frequency response to be very smooth, if not particularly resolute. They had a nice soft focus to them.
 
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