FMI 80, oh my

[CopperWizard]

Picked these up the other day at the thrift store. Plugged them into the Magnavox 8601 to test. They haven't moved yet. My other speakers are sitting silent in disbelief. First of all I prefer bass reflex to sealed. These are sealed. 96, or 92db depending on where you read. I thought i was done with two ways, the top tier in my stable consists of coaxial or triaxial depending on the genre. This is my first time with Peerless tweeters and they are very nice indeed. More pictures coming soon of the insides and crossover. The tone of these is really sweet. I've read where if a speaker lacks the semi-extreme end of the frequency spectrum, your brain fills in the rest. Well these nail that home in a new way. I also really like a tight bass, seeming to create a "ball" in the imaging. These do that really well.

 

[CopperWizard]

Well they are still occupying the top spot. So nice to listen to.

 

[Speedbump71]

I reacted the same way when I came home with a set of FMI Nuance Is. Very nice sounding speakers

 

[Salectric]

I have a pair of FMI-80s also. They still sound nice after 40+ years.

 

[Pete B]

Do you know who makes the woofer or what model it is?

 

[Salectric]

I remember reading somewhere years ago that the woofer in the FMI-80 was made by a company called Rolo or Rola, something like that. I had not heard of it before nor have I since. The tweeters were made by Peerless.

 

[CopperWizard]

Yep, Rola made the woofer. Cloth surround.

 

[RScott]

I reacted the same way when I came home with a set of FMI Nuance Is. Very nice sounding speakers

Which model Nuance do you have? Mine are 10" woofer 5" mid and 3" tweeter and 3" supertweeter.

 

[CopperWizard]

Dang, now I've gotta get the FMI out of the closet and hook them back up.

 

[Blue Shadow]

Dang, now I've gotta get the FMI out of the closet and hook them back up.

Don't forget the pics we have been waiting for, almost a year!