"Unique pie pan woofers"

[mstrane21]

Do what?

***Edit: holy cow...i just googled these and apparently these look stock.

http://bham.craigslist.org/ele/d/fisher-xp4a-speakers/6254133152.html

 

[Snow]

I bet they sound tinny


Regards Snow

 

[goodolpg]

Do what?

***Edit: holy cow...i just googled these and apparently these look stock.

http://bham.craigslist.org/ele/d/fisher-xp4a-speakers/6254133152.html

I had the same reaction the first time I saw an example of those.
That can't be right....
hard to believe, until you Google them.

 

[OMGCat!]

There was a big thread about those a while back. I thought the same thing "who would put pie tins on their woofers and why??". Apparently the answer was Fisher. Still not sure why.

 

[markshan]

Ever listen to a Hartke bass cab? Aluminum is certainly a viable driver material, though I know nothing about this particular example.

 

[steerpike2]

Fisher DID make some really serious metal cone drivers, sintered nickel.
But these crunched aluminium foil things are just gimmicky.

 

[SFBayArch]

They were made in the Cheesecake Factory

 

[soundmotor]

They had to get past Avery Fisher back then, they could not have been that bad.

 

[bberkom]

Photo for when the CL ad is gone. Very strange indeed.

 

[Outta Ammo]

I bet Cake sounds wonderful through these.

 

[toxcrusadr]

And people say how chintzy mass market audio is NOW.

 

[Windwalker]

American Pie(Don McLean) would have to be the first song I played on them

 

[beer]

My friend has a pair. They sound and look very good.
Beer

 

[I LIKE MUSIC]

They would likely sound good when playing music from the days of Tin Pan Alley...

 

[Ds2000]

I ordered mine in key lime.

 

[jt01]

The ad says "Tweeters don't work. Still sound good" - they must have been pretty bad tweeters. Nothing like CL salesmanship.

 

[jt01]

Just checked the ad on CL. Somebody had a conscience - the ad now says "Good sounding speakers. Need tweeters" and the price is now $50 instead of $70. Guess they want to sell quick.

 

[lakegville]

Not to re whip the batter but the man that owned them just dropped them off at my doorstep. For free!!

 

[usedto]

Not to re whip the batter but the man that owned them just dropped them off at my doorstep. For free!!

Great!

You know Fisher at least tried the prototypes out before manufacturing them, so the can't be THAT bad. For that price, you can do a lot of experimenting!!

 

[lakegville]

Thanks. I am not sure what to make of them. I am getting into tubes and I am sure that is what they were made for but I have the tweeter problem?