Gregorius Posted July 9, 2002 Share Posted July 9, 2002 Greetings Gentlemen, My Fisher 800C Receiver is home after a long vacation (for me) at the local tech. He charged $125 for the repair and the ebayer is splitting the cost. The tech did some work on the power supply, loose connections, cleaned pots, and tube sockets. I have it hooked up to my LaScala's and wow! what a difference it makes over my SS amp. It is not as harsh on the high end, smoother mids, and still plenty of bass, maybe as much as my SS. Excellent imaging, and also dead quiet. My SS amp always made a hissing sound when you placed your ear on the tweeter, which I attributed to the sensitive Klipsch speakers. The Fisher does not even with the source paused and the volume turned up. The Fisher is full of smoothplate Telefunken 12AX7's that test well, some Fisher made in Great Britain (Mullards?) and Westinghouse 7591's. Thanks to all on this board who have touted the virtues of tube amplification, maybe there is some truth to this SET thing! Maybe Moondogs someday? ------------------ HK AVR20 II Toshiba DVD 32" Toshiba TV Odyssey Stratos 1976 LaScala's Front L&R KV-1 Center KG 1.5 Rear L&R KSW-12 Sub This message has been edited by Gregorius on 07-09-2002 at 03:45 PM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deang Posted July 9, 2002 Share Posted July 9, 2002 Now let's now get carried away.f> (Just kidding Kelly) ------------------ Deanf>s> Klipsch RF7s - AE-25 DJH - AE-3 DJH - Sony 9000ES f>s> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan Songer Posted July 9, 2002 Share Posted July 9, 2002 Enjoy! I have a 500C that I've owned for about 25 years that still powers my "third" (ahem, garage) system and I love it. Gets great FM reception and delivers everything a nice vintage tube amp should. These receivers are dirt cheap even in todays crazy ebay market for how much they offer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jobman Posted July 9, 2002 Share Posted July 9, 2002 Congrats from another 500C owner. Even though mine is currently being used as a Tuner only, I occasionally hook it up in the main system as the power amp, and find the same reaction as you. Enjoy! jobman ------------------ Cornwalls (borrowed from Jazman - THANKS) Chorus II's Wright Sound 2A3 Monoblocks Wright WPA-20 PreAmp Jolida 602A CD Thorens TD-165 Silverline Speaker Cables Various Monster Interconnects. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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