Help identifying Tuner/Receiver

[daviddi922]

Can someone help me identify what make and model this tuner/receiver is?

I thought it might be Fisher but I cant make it out from the picture.

Thanks,

 

[A23gt]

It's a Fisher receiver, and a nice looking on at that. I have no idea what model, but someone with more Fisher experience will be along shortly who could tell you.

I would buy it just for a listen if the price were right. Sometimes Fisher solid state will surprise you even if the most valued Fishers are tube.

 

[daviddi922]

Thanks, I appreciate the help. I'll wait and see if any one knows more about the model. I couldn't find it online just google'ing fisher receivers.

I will see if I can pick it up.

 

[A23gt]

Good luck in your bargain hunting. It's a strange one as it has both a 70's and 80's vibe. i would guess late 70s or early 80s. Lots of meters, knobs and buttons on that one, so it may be fairly up the model line up for its generation.

 

[daviddi922]

Yeah that was the exact trouble I was having. There's so many knobs and switches and then the meters are under the tuner part. I can only find models with the meters to the left. or on top.

It's definitely a tricky one.

 

[Hifiler]

Fisher MC-4040 or similar

The integrated turntable on top makes it stand out

It also has an integrated push-button cassette, so maybe not so high up there on the quality scale, but you never know.

 

[daviddi922]

Wow, I literally didnt even realize there was a turn table on the top!

 

[A23gt]

Lol, I couldn't tell that was an all in one from the picture. No wonder it has so many button, knobs and meters. I'm glad someone with good eyes chimed in. I would have been disappointed if I had driven out to get that one.

 

[Denten]

Fisher MC-4040

 

[daviddi922]

Lol I agree! Oh well

 

[Hifiler]

Wow, I literally didnt even realize there was a turn table on the top!

Honestly I didn't at first either, until I noticed the Discwasher-like brush on it.

Now that I look more, those other things are probably cassettes for the player.

While we may not think too highly of all-in-ones around here, it does appear to part of a well-used system!

 

[swechsler]

While it is a compact system, it's better than most from the era as (I believe) the turntable has a magnetic cartridge, the tuning is flywheel damped, the tape deck has Dolby NR and adjustable recording levels, plus it has power and tuning meters (all rare for all-in-one systems of the era). One other interesting feature is that it's an analog tuner but it has 5 presets. To the right of the rightmost meter you'll see 5 buttons, each with a knob underneath. That meter is actually a miniature tuning dial and each knob is directly connected to a tuning capacitor; you press a preset button, then turn the knob underneath to set the station, viewing its approximate frequency on the meter. Very clever.

ETA: found a larger picture, my memory was a little faulty. The preset buttons and knobs are actually combined (i.e. push to select, turn to tune); the buttons above are input selectors.