Pleased to be making progress on a Fisher 800C that was gifted to me in pretty sad shape. The Fisher 400 and 500C (same as the 800C but without an AM section) were our standard bench receivers when I was running service operations for Pacific Stereo in the 70s because they were so reliable.
I'm...
First time tube rolling 12ax7’s. Sovtek WB’s, LPS, Doge (Select Shuguang), Tung-Sol Gold pin, Genelex Gold lion Gold pin.
Ended up with SovtekLPS in Phono V18-19. Gold Lions in Phase Splitters V14-15. Believe it or not I like the Doge Chinese tubes in V16-17 Filter Amps. It’s just more...
I have a Fisher 800C receiver and the necessary Sencore FM generator, distortion analyzer and scope to align it.
Many service manuals and units label the coils and pots that require adjustment. I don't find a physical drawing that does this. Can anyone provide a labeled photo, drawing or...
My 800 C tuning meter shows strong after warm up, about a 4 or so for about 30 seconds to a minute then drops to about 1.5 out of 5 segments.
Any thoughts on the cause of this? The sound of the tuner does not seem to change.
No affiliation. This auction ends tonight. It is already at over $800. What do you all think would be top dollar for this unit (comes with new walnut cabinet)? I have seen others question what tubes come along with these receivers so I'm asking the seller that question.
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