RCVR: Fisher Model 801 Quadraphonic Receiver

[Quadrockasaurus]

Please post comments and photos of this quadraphonic receiver in this thread.

Fisher Model 801 Quadraphonic Receiver


Rarity: ULTRA RARE
Average Sale Price: UNKNOWN



This was top of the Fisher Quad receiver range in the early 70's.
The unit came with a CORDLESS remote control.

 

[8trackman]

I have been tempted to buy the manual for this off eBay to get a pic of the remote

btw someone from audiokarma saw one of these at a garage sale with the remote, he didn't buy it because he considered it a waste of money

 

[Quadrockasaurus]

I have been tempted to buy the manual for this off eBay to get a pic of the remote

btw someone from audiokarma saw one of these at a garage sale with the remote, he didn't buy it because he considered it a waste of money

Gasp.:yikes...I cannot believe someone passed one up WITH the remote. The remote looks like bit a vintage electric shaver...easy to get lost over 40 years, I'm amazed any of the remotes have survived intact.

Here's a very low res image of the receiver w the remote (..only one I've got) just so anyone looking for one of these has a rough idea of what the remote looks like.

 

[Quadrockasaurus]

A bit more info.....The Model Number for the Cordless remote was WT-50...it had a single button which controlled the tuner Autoscan advance function so you could move up the radio pre-sets remotely.

I think that's all it did....

 

[8trackman]

oh so it just changed radio stations? I had a suspicion that was all it did, I remember reading about the fisher 801 somewhere that stated it had 2 remotes,

"The 701 and 801 both have the ability to access the Autoscan features using a wired remote control. The big difference between the 701 and 801 is that the 801 has the capability for an ultrasonic wireless remote control (WT-50)"

the reason I believe that the 801 also had a wired remote with directional control is because if you look at the faceplate of a 701 receiver, under the speaker knob selection there is a selection for remote directional control

heres the 701 faceplate

I believe both faceplate's are basically the same, have to find a good pic of an 801

 

[8trackman]

heres the remote $20.00!!!!!!!!

http://cgi.ebay.com/60s-Fisher-Ultr...ageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem#ht_500wt_949

 

[Quadrockasaurus]

heres the remote $20.00!!!!!!!!

http://cgi.ebay.com/60s-Fisher-Ultr...ageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem#ht_500wt_949

Thanks for the link....interesting to see one of these up close....yep, just the one button, so it seems just the tuner autoscan function for the remote with no remote volume or anything else.

Hey $20US is pretty cheap, hopefully someone who owns a 801 out there will realize what it is and snap it up..!!