DonQuixote99
just give me some truth
Got this Fisher Ambassador VII model A-690 for FREE!*
Cosmetically, very very nice--a scrape along an edge at the bottom of the right center door is the only thing anything like an issue. Electronically, some restoration needed. I'm quite a ways from anything like a throrough evaluation, but I can report one channel out somewhere in phono mode. Except after I had it going for a minute, it started coming through intermittently. Cable or control issue methinks.
FM stereo comes in nicely and seems to have an excellent S/N ratio except when it drifts.
Won't pass judgement on the speakers yet as I've only played it outdoors.
The fate of this unit is still up in the air--if it doesn't make it into our living room it will need to be rehomed. But even in the worst case it's not going to the landfill, and I'm going to do some level of fix-up on it to start....
Pic shows unit arrived in carport, with Roy the Wonder Dog sharing in the excitement.
*(if you don't count renting a truck, and a bunch of sweat equity....)
Cosmetically, very very nice--a scrape along an edge at the bottom of the right center door is the only thing anything like an issue. Electronically, some restoration needed. I'm quite a ways from anything like a throrough evaluation, but I can report one channel out somewhere in phono mode. Except after I had it going for a minute, it started coming through intermittently. Cable or control issue methinks.
FM stereo comes in nicely and seems to have an excellent S/N ratio except when it drifts.
Won't pass judgement on the speakers yet as I've only played it outdoors.
The fate of this unit is still up in the air--if it doesn't make it into our living room it will need to be rehomed. But even in the worst case it's not going to the landfill, and I'm going to do some level of fix-up on it to start....
Pic shows unit arrived in carport, with Roy the Wonder Dog sharing in the excitement.
*(if you don't count renting a truck, and a bunch of sweat equity....)