Having been a vintage stereo fanatic for some time, I always wondered why there was such a hubbub about Fisher tube gear. All I remember about tube stuff is my father taking tubes down to the local store to test them when the TV was acting up.
Saying that, leads me to where I am today. I had the pleasure of getting a great deal on a Stromberg Carlson tube amp from a fellow AKer, and got my feet wet with tubes. I was a little worried everytime I fired it up simply because I was not used to the heat generated, but the sound was simply amazing. I had a person over to purchase a Marantz receiver a few months ago, and he saw the S.C. tube amp. He asked about it so I fired it up and gave him a listen, it was hooked to a pair of Klipsch Heresey speakers. He would not leave without that amp after hearing it, so I sold it to him for a nice chunk of $.
This left me with a void, I had nothing solid state that could match the warm tube sound I was used to. Along comes Barter Town and me posting an ad wanting a tube amp. I ended up getting a very nice Fisher X-101-C from Sony6060 (Jim). Wow, what a nice piece of fisher audio history this thing is! I liked it so much I followed it with a purchase of a TA-600 reciever, it's getting super charged by Jim also. I will complete the 600 with a mahogony wood case, it should be a great crown jewel to my collection.
Although I'm a tube newbie, I am looking forward to learning more about them. I enjoy seeing these components brought back to their glory, and I'm constantly blown away by their sound. :thmbsp:
Saying that, leads me to where I am today. I had the pleasure of getting a great deal on a Stromberg Carlson tube amp from a fellow AKer, and got my feet wet with tubes. I was a little worried everytime I fired it up simply because I was not used to the heat generated, but the sound was simply amazing. I had a person over to purchase a Marantz receiver a few months ago, and he saw the S.C. tube amp. He asked about it so I fired it up and gave him a listen, it was hooked to a pair of Klipsch Heresey speakers. He would not leave without that amp after hearing it, so I sold it to him for a nice chunk of $.
This left me with a void, I had nothing solid state that could match the warm tube sound I was used to. Along comes Barter Town and me posting an ad wanting a tube amp. I ended up getting a very nice Fisher X-101-C from Sony6060 (Jim). Wow, what a nice piece of fisher audio history this thing is! I liked it so much I followed it with a purchase of a TA-600 reciever, it's getting super charged by Jim also. I will complete the 600 with a mahogony wood case, it should be a great crown jewel to my collection.
Although I'm a tube newbie, I am looking forward to learning more about them. I enjoy seeing these components brought back to their glory, and I'm constantly blown away by their sound. :thmbsp: