Lotsa lotsa differences between an X-101ST and an X-202. Hardly trying to say the former is bad -- it is in fact quite good, but it's not an X-202.
Dave
Dave
Fisher 1800 Receiver Information thread and roll call
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Very cool, I added it to the list of serial numbers known to exist. I also have one with all the paperwork, they just used 800-C manual but did mention it was for late version 800-C's and the 1800 in the upper right hand corner. It would be cool to find out the history and if it was purchased in a PX, and served overseas with a soldier.
Nice, so great to have the story with these!
ivorydan
New Member
Steve, in an old post from July 2016, you reference a post by someone who states they are the original owner of an 1800, who you would like to contact. I believe that 1800 was 51997T, which I purchased and eventually traded for other equipment. I was forced to conclude the individual was not actually the original owner, he wasn't old enough. At some point he then changed his story to say his "relative" was the original owner. None of his stories added up, and he eventually stopped communicating with me. Dan
Not sure if I've added my SN to the list, so here it is: 52167 T.
@Fisherdude that's three of the rarest...add a 202t preamp-tuner and, at least from about 1960 onwards, you have the rarest of the rare. i still haven't been able to work on my big number 800c since we had to evacuate from the fire nearly 2 years ago! i now have to find an 1800 (could you imagine a big number 1800?)...
I also have an X-1000 and FM-1000.
The "really" rare Fisher components are the mono amplifiers. I only have one.
you mean like the 80 or 100? or things like the 50 or lower numbers?
maybephile
New Member
New to AudioKarma. I've been a connoisseur of what I think you all would consider mid-range HiFi stuff for decades. I know very little about tube electronics, and quite frankly, the insides and workings of any electronics. Thank you for all the great information about the Fisher 1800. For 20 years I've been giving my father in law a hassle because he and MIL didn't play his nice Fisher stereo. I was the only one to throw on a record the few times a year we visited them. So I guess he got the hint and gave it to me for Christmas. Of course, it is a Fisher 1800, along with a Dual 1019 turntable. I have all the paperwork that came with both components except, unfortunately, the bill of sale.
FIL's initial story regarding the purchase is that a friend was able to get him the receiver, turntable, and pair of TruSonic 816 speakers (which he gave away decades ago) from the Wiesbaden PX in Germany. But as we talked, he remembered that he bought it through a HiFi club in Germany, but he thought the club bought the units through the PX. He said he made the purchase in late 1966. The serial number is 52283T, so given it is so late in the series (for known 1800s), I'm not sure if you all think that is possible or likely. The only changes made to the unit per the service receipts I have are, a capacitor was replaced, as well as 2 tubes (6BEG, 6BAC), and something else that cost $1.25 in 1980. And of course, it was changed from 220v to 110v when they moved back to the states.
One interesting characteristic of this 1800 which I don't think I saw on any pictures of other 1800s is that the wood case's front edge is not beveled or routered, it's plain. Maybe that gives some credence to the possibility that it was one of the first sold? Anyway, I don't plan to restore it other than to give it a good cleaning. It sounds nice, no extraneous noise coming from it at all. It will be a show piece in my living room which I'll likely be the only one to listen to.
As an aside, I can't be the only one who has family who seems not to have an appreciation for music reproduction? As an example, I often walk in the family room to see my wife or kids standing in front of some fairly nice stereo equipment, listening to music from their phones. I mean, their phone's speaker, not headphones. Now, I may not have the highest end equipment, but I'm reasonably sure my stereo systems sound considerably better than a phone speaker. Probably a subject for a different forum string.
FIL's initial story regarding the purchase is that a friend was able to get him the receiver, turntable, and pair of TruSonic 816 speakers (which he gave away decades ago) from the Wiesbaden PX in Germany. But as we talked, he remembered that he bought it through a HiFi club in Germany, but he thought the club bought the units through the PX. He said he made the purchase in late 1966. The serial number is 52283T, so given it is so late in the series (for known 1800s), I'm not sure if you all think that is possible or likely. The only changes made to the unit per the service receipts I have are, a capacitor was replaced, as well as 2 tubes (6BEG, 6BAC), and something else that cost $1.25 in 1980. And of course, it was changed from 220v to 110v when they moved back to the states.
One interesting characteristic of this 1800 which I don't think I saw on any pictures of other 1800s is that the wood case's front edge is not beveled or routered, it's plain. Maybe that gives some credence to the possibility that it was one of the first sold? Anyway, I don't plan to restore it other than to give it a good cleaning. It sounds nice, no extraneous noise coming from it at all. It will be a show piece in my living room which I'll likely be the only one to listen to.
As an aside, I can't be the only one who has family who seems not to have an appreciation for music reproduction? As an example, I often walk in the family room to see my wife or kids standing in front of some fairly nice stereo equipment, listening to music from their phones. I mean, their phone's speaker, not headphones. Now, I may not have the highest end equipment, but I'm reasonably sure my stereo systems sound considerably better than a phone speaker. Probably a subject for a different forum string.
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Thanks for posting, always exciting to see another beautiful example of the Fisher 1800 show up here. I have one that has the same identical wood case, but there were a few different types available over their production run. I will list your serial number along with the others for documentation.
artdecoradio
Active Member
I just picked up a nice Fisher 1800 locally yesterday. Pictures and more information coming soon. But, for now, the Serial Number on my 1800 is: 52223 T
Great, congrats on owning the rarest of the Fisher receivers. Looking forward to the pictures, and I put your serial number on the list of known units.
I have it listed as owned by another member, possibly you purchased it from them. 51674T - rufleruf
Okay great, I will change the name on the list to yours, congrats on owning such a unique piece of Fisher history!