I picked these up a week or two ago, the seller lives less then a mile from my house. They are three way, with a 4.5" tweeter, 5.5" mid and (2) 10" woofers. Things weigh a ton, i'm guessing around 80# each and approximately measure 2.5' x 2.5' x 15". There is little to no information on Fairfax speakers and i've found only one thread on audio karma that notes the version I have. I have taken the photos from that thread as I haven't gotten around to taking any pictures yet.
Once I pulled the drivers I found that the tweeters were not original. They are Fishers that are roughly around the same period I think. They measure 8 ohm so I'm hoping the previous owner was smart enough to stick with the proper driver. The photos I have listed below show philips tweeters so that is what I purchased. Not doing my homework, if I had measured each driver i'd find that the philips are much too small. The models with Philips tweeters appear to be later versions. Exploring further, I found other Fairfax models that are using CTS tweeters. These would be the proper size. I have two options at this point. I could try to find original CTS drivers or buy the modernized versions that parts express carry. I decided on option three, buy both since they are fairly cheap.
Functionality and Sound: They seem to be efficient, I was running my amps on them and the volume was quiet loud at 11 o'clock. For the same source on my main speakers, i'm looking at roughly 2PM. One speaker sounds amazingly good, the low end is very good/ surprisingly punchy. The mids are warm and defined and i'll wait to comment on the highs until I have the proper drivers but they still sounded good. The other speaker has some issues. All drivers are working but the output is not as loud. I'm thinking crossover work will be in order. I also found that one of the two 10" woofers has a cap wired into the terminal, i'll have to replace those as well.
Appearance: I've spent some hours sanding/filling/oiling/finishing the cabinets and they turned out very well. There are some scratches that will take further work to get out/fill and at some point the previous owner (elderly woman) went nuts with a furniture pen on a side panel. My plan is to re-cloth the grills and I might have to make a new grill frame for 1 of the 4 as it's pretty well broken into pieces. Overall they are impressive looking. I can only equate what I've had in the past like a pair of Bozak 302's, but they look and are beefy. Real veneer over particle board but still monsters.
