Mystic
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Seconded. The trusty dipole has worked for me for years 'n years 'n years: simple, effective and reliable, almost impossible to break.
I Need Some Guidance - FM Indoor Antenna
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Seconded. The trusty dipole has worked for me for years 'n years 'n years: simple, effective and reliable, almost impossible to break.
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Just a brief update: The 500C was returned to Ken Leonard at AEA for repair; it was there for some six weeks. When it was returned to me the performance was still unacceptable. Although I paid a substantial amount of money for what was represented to me to be Ken Leonard's "legacy piece," I decided that what this Fisher piece was expert attention. I am happy to say that the receiver is on Dave Gillespie's bench right now. Virtually ALL of AEA's so-called "restoration" had to be removed. To say that AEA's work was amateurish would be generous. I feel that AEA misrepresented the "restored" 500C to me, and the needed repairs - which were extensive - were apparently well beyond AEA's capabilities. You should see under-chassis photos of AEA's work on this 500C. At the end of this nightmare, I may have the world's most costly Fisher 500C, but after Mr. Gillespie's magic touch, experience, expertise, workmanship, and attention to detail, my Fisher may be one of the world's best. Clearly, I should have done more and better research on AEA before I bought the unit; I'm not the first to have a terrible experience with them.
By the way, after sending the unit to Dave, and registering a complaint with AEA, I got a $500 refund frrom AEA (which will not come close to the cost of fixing their work), and a perfunctory "sorry 'bout that."
By the way, after sending the unit to Dave, and registering a complaint with AEA, I got a $500 refund frrom AEA (which will not come close to the cost of fixing their work), and a perfunctory "sorry 'bout that."
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Yep, that's what they say. If you are considering buying from them, or having them restore a piece for yourself, send me a PM. Also, do more online research than I did. There are threads on this forum describing similar experiences.
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To be clear, this thread has moved well beyond any antenna issues.
FM wouldn't work correctly because of many problems in the FM and multiplex circuits that AEA left unresolved/unrepaired.
markd51
Nyuk Nyuk
There's some people who claim they can work on the Fishers, and then there are some who truly can.
I'm sure there's a dozen out there, who claim their mods will get you stations out of Alaska.
The question is, did any these units really need any modding, or such in the first place? Likely no.
Kaspar at Stereo Rehab in Chicago has a whole lounge full of mint Fishers. It's like a museum in his shop! He knows them like his hand, and a year warranty to boot with any repair-refurb.
Wanna see? Here ya go!
I'm sure there's a dozen out there, who claim their mods will get you stations out of Alaska.
The question is, did any these units really need any modding, or such in the first place? Likely no.
Kaspar at Stereo Rehab in Chicago has a whole lounge full of mint Fishers. It's like a museum in his shop! He knows them like his hand, and a year warranty to boot with any repair-refurb.
Wanna see? Here ya go!
