A Gold Level Fisher 800B restoration with its original American Walnut cabinet.
The sound quality of this receiver could only be described as remarkable: Its rich bass is tight and musical with great depth. The mid and high ranges are clean and clear with a detailed presence. It provides great timbre accuracy and a very wide dynamic range with its 65 watts of power. It produces a sound stage with absolute crystal clarity, marking this as an exceptional piece of audiophile equipment. After our meticulous restoration and component upgrades, thus particular 800-B won’t disappoint you.
Many prefer the 800-B’s sound over the more common 800-C. And with two of the famous “magic eye” tuning indicators, the 800-B is a superb piece of retro technical art. Its FM receiver is also one of the best ever built, with sensitivity and signal quality that surpasses almost all modern receivers.
The phono section has also been completely refurbished, with audiophile quality
The faceplate in in excellent condition except for slightly smudged lettering on the Mono/Stereo switch (see photos) . The original Fisher walnut case has a few minor blemishes, but has been refinished in our cabinet shop and is in over-all very good to excellent condition. (See photos)
AEA Gold Level Restoration Details:
- Faceplate, Knobs and Chassis in very good condition
- All resistors and capacitors checked and replaced/upgraded where necessary – 14 resistors and 22 capacitors were replaced using top-of-the-line “audiophile quality” components including rare polystyrene capacitors in the phono preamp stage.
- Inrush current limiting and non-polarized polypropylene
film capacitors have been added to the power supply - Output tube bias circuitry upgraded with
precision resistors and modern polypropylene bypass capacitors - All switches and controls were cleaned and lubricated
- All switch contacts were hand burnished
- Tubes replaced with thoroughly tested matched-pairs (see above)
- FM and AM receivers critically aligned and tested to meet all original specs
- Audio amplifier driver balance and output stage bias circuit critically aligned
- All controls tested and confirmed to function perfectly
- Sound quality is superb, with a fully detailed soundstage
As always, this unit comes with our 14 day money-back satisfaction guarantee, in addition to our Gold Level 6 month no-cost maintenance warranty.
