Field Guide:
First Model year: 1961
Price at launch: $79.50 Unfinished Birch; $84.50 Mahogany, Walnut and Cherry. (HiFi / Stereo Review, February 1961)
Period Reviews:
The view from today: The
In the FISHER XP-2 speaker system, the many advantages of FISHER high-efficiency high-compliance design have been incorporated in a unit of moderate price. Through its carefully evolved design, the XP-2 offers a remarkable transient response and an unusually high overload capacity. Frequency response is smooth and transparent throughout its range, and the low-frequency is of a quality heretofore associated only with larger, far more costly and bulky speakers. Two eight-inch low-frequency speakers of free-piston design, each with a 1 1/2-inch voice coil, assure splendid reproduction of bass tones and increased efficiency at the low end of the audible range. The upper range is reproduced by a 5-inch cone capable of a truly clean response up to 15,000 cycles.
XP-2 SPECIFICATIONS
Total of three speakers: two 8-inch bass units, free piston design, polyethylene-impregnated suspension for long-range stability, 1 1/2″ voice coils. 5-inch cone tweeter, crossover at 2000 cycles. Impedance, 8 ohms. Amplifier power required: 10 watts minimum. Dimensions: 22″ x 12″ x 11 1/4″ deep. Speakers can be used horizontally or vertically. Shipping weight: 30 pounds.