Awesome vintage fisher score!

[stereorob2.0]

Today on my lunchbreak me and my buddy sam went to a few thrifts. ive been getting the feeling latley that im gunna score something huge at one place perticular, -you know, geardar or audiophile intuition as i like to call it burning in the pit of my stomach for the last few weeks, i hit the place 2 times and today, *!WHAM!* i score a TOTL fisher 600-T tube/solidstate hybrid receiver from 1965 with its original matching fisher heritage series speakers, model xp-6. for $20 out the door! the receiver is pretty fugly and some bunghole put contact paper all over the speakers but its all there! ive been looking for a 600-t for years and its one of my "holy grail" models! it was in the back room when i got there and hadnt been put out yet! they were holding it for me.

ive been playing all my favorite rap songs on this thing. doing bass tests etc. sounds really clean great vocal presence. i keep finding myself stuck just staring blankly at this thing as my windows shake! there is a catch though, the left channel is burned out, so i have to run it in mono and its kinda freaking out. im scared to death im gunna blow this thing up. if i can get the blown channel to come back, it may knock the marantz 18 off its pedastil! in my main rig, i have 3 sections, main control is my marantz 2285, left stack i run my jvc 5550u as lead receiver followed by the others, right stack i use the pioneer sx-3800 for the lead receiver but front center down low i have the early SS 1960s receivers, marantz 18 is lead, followed by sansui 3000a, and heathkit ar-29. this fisher 600t will eather take place of the heathkit or the marantz.

[Bigerik]

Looks like that setup needs some love. But I am sure it's gonna make some nice tunes when it is done.

[bobabode]

Post up some shots of the inside. What's the tube line up? Congrats, Rob.

Unscrew the grill over the output transistors and snap a shot. Just a suggestion, a tripod for your camera and using the timer will give really clear pics.

[bhunter]

Originally Posted by bobabode

Post up some shots of the inside. What's the tube line up? Congrats, Rob.

Unscrew the grill over the output transistors and snap a shot. Just a suggestion, a tripod for your camera and using the timer will give really clear pics.

Aren't those output transisters I see along the back opening?

[bobabode]

Originally Posted by bhunter

Aren't those output transisters I see along the back opening?

Yup. Tubes in the front end (preamp section) in some of the older Fisher receivers.

Rob, I'm assuming you've checked those fuses,right ?

[BlueStreak]

Originally Posted by bhunter

Aren't those output transisters I see along the back opening?

Originally Posted by bobabode

Yup. Tubes in the front end (preamp section) in some of the older Fisher receivers.

Rob, I'm assuming you've checked those fuses,right ?

That's a 600t, it has no tubes. Open it up and have a look, Rob.

Dave

[bobabode]

Nuvistors in the FM tuner only - pre and pwr sections are solid state. Just did a quick look see on AK.

[wgrr]

Time for some rebuilding. I need to start collecting some vintage SS gear. Congrats on the score.