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Come tomorrow this kit is gonna feel my wrath #longhardweek2 Channel "Polk" Room:
Marantz PM8004 Integrated
Marantz SA8004 SACD Player
Music Hall mmf 7.3 TT with Ortofon Bronze
WiiM Mini
Schiit Bifrost with Multibit Upgrade
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2 Channel "Polk" Room:
Marantz PM8004 Integrated
Marantz SA8004 SACD Player
Music Hall mmf 7.3 TT with Ortofon Bronze
WiiM Mini
Schiit Bifrost with Multibit Upgrade
Polk 7B with RDO198s -
you need more cowbells
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I gotta fever...
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I think I know what I want for The Winter Holidays...
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Found this 2 .2 ft snake (Corn) running over my foot while putting some stuff in the recycled bin. I'm. Not afraid of snakes but when you grow up in the Mojave Desert you know what to look out for and you always wonder, hmmmmm is that a Sidewinder or a Mojave Green Diamondback? Turned out to be a Corn Snake.
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mhardy6647 wrote: »I think I know what I want for The Winter Holidays...
as seen at: https://hifihaven.org/index.php?threads/seen-elsewhere.5411/
Oh. Man I love that pic. Hahaha awesome. I dont have a enough tubes to make that happen. -
Morning coffee with my best friend...
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Nice pup, nuthin' like a hot coffee and cold nose in the mornings.HT SYSTEM-
Sony 850c 4k
Pioneer elite vhx 21
Sony 4k BRP
SVS SB-2000
Polk Sig. 20's
Polk FX500 surrounds
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Acoustic zen Satori speaker cables
Acoustic zen Matrix 2 IC's
Wireworld eclipse 7 ic's
Audio metallurgy ga-o digital cable
Kitchen
Sonos zp90
Grant Fidelity tube dac
B&k 1420
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one of these things is not like the other...
source: https://hifihaven.org/index.php?threads/i-have-so-gained-their-trust.5418/
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Pick this up today for free. All I know is never plug in a tube amp without speakers connected. Also even though it looks intact there would be much work and restoration needed. When I saw back views of other 800B units on line I noticed two jumpers usually inserted in the rear RCA jacks, where I have circled in red. Since I also have the Fisher Dynamic Spacexpander (sans the spring thingy part used to make the reverb) the Spaceexpander may have been inserted where the jumpers are usually seen. From what I've read this Spacexpander was used in auto's, not so much for 2-channel. I remember reverb units for cars and some home use into the 1970's. From a quick look inside all the tubes are in place, but the wires (twine?) for the tuners on each side are not connected, but all connecting parts for them appear to still be there. This is a piece that someday I will seek out someone to prof. restore for me. I'm pretty sure I can find three replacement knobs for the front. @mhardy6647 (you know these)! Thanks for looking.
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That is a gorgeous 800B.
Gorgeous.
The service manual shouldn't be too hard to find, and it will (should) include instructions on restringing the dial cord. Antique Electronic Supply at least used to have dial cord; Radio Daze probably does if AES doesn't.
Yes, it is well worth rehabbing those for a multitude of reasons, but that one looks to have had an easy life. The output tubes look amazingly 'young' based on the condition of the getter flash on all four of 'em). The Fisher receivers are extremely well engineered and (IMO) quite easy to refresh compared to some other, less thoughtfully laid out components from their era.
Here's an under-deck photo of a Fisher 400 (the entry level, FM-only model, a bit newer than the "B" series) which I refreshed; illustrating (IMO) how nicely laid out these things are.
undersidenoveau by Mark Hardy, on Flickr
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PS The Fisher push-pull 7868 and push-pull 7591A receivers (i.e., 400, 500B/C and 800B/C) all sound very, very good, too! FM sections are quite nice sounding as well. Phono sections are OK.
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mhardy6647 wrote: »That is a gorgeous 800B.
Gorgeous.
The service manual shouldn't be too hard to find, and it will (should) include instructions on restringing the dial cord. Antique Electronic Supply at least used to have dial cord; Radio Daze probably does if AES doesn't.
Yes, it is well worth rehabbing those for a multitude of reasons, but that one looks to have had an easy life. The output tubes look amazingly 'young' based on the condition of the getter flash on all four of 'em). The Fisher receivers are extremely well engineered and (IMO) quite easy to refresh compared to some other, less thoughtfully laid out components from their era.
Here's an under-deck photo of a Fisher 400 (the entry level, FM-only model, a bit newer than the "B" series) which I refreshed; illustrating (IMO) how nicely laid out these things are.undersidenoveau by Mark Hardy, on Flickr
Thank you for your nice comments and quick eval. I'll be sure to keep you posted on
any progress. These are indeed well built and heavy. When stuff was made to last.
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The AM section should be pretty good in it, too! I don't own an 800, so I actually don't know
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If those knobs are like the Fisher 400 then (maybe) the knobs have caps on the ends that fall of due to old glue. Easy pop on with a dab of glue.There was a place on Ebay that sells them...
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Thanks for answering that question, @boston1450!
The caps aren't too hard to find -- and I think there are modern reproductions available, as well. Maybe that is one
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in other news -- the second half of October does not usher in the nice part of autumn in [Northern] New England.
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We have had low/mid 20's over here. Hope to see a ole fashion New England winter this year. Love November in NE. Wouldnt mind a 15ft snowfall this winter
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mhardy6647 wrote: »in other news -- the second half of October does not usher in the nice part of autumn in [Northern] New England.
Have you and your neighbors decorated your yards, road sides, mailboxes... for Halloween again this year? Always enjoyed the photos you shared.
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Yes, although we didn't put one up this year
We do have a good plan for next year, though.
I've only photographed one -- there are some good ones, though (there always are).
I think I posted a photo of the one in the center of our village, didn't I?
Here's the "official" site.
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It is not ugly in Baltimore this morning
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It is not ugly in Baltimore this morning
That campus looks so much prettier than it did when I was there.
Note: correlation is not causation!
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Seen on Facebook.
https://www.audubon.org/magazine/summer-2019/the-2019-audubon-photography-awards-winners
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