| Fisher CX2-400 pre-amp [message #26392] |
Thu, 27 October 2005 08:12  |
Peter Swartz
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Registered: May 2009
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I'm considering having my Dads old fisher pre-amp rebuilt by Fisher Radio in NY and use it in place of my passive attenuator so I can have some tone controls for my 9 watt SET and Fostex FE-206's. I know it was a good unit back in the day but I'm afraid after investing hundreds I may be dissappointed with noise and distortion. Anyone know how one of these old Fisher CX2-400's sounds? I've been using his SA-300 for several years in my living room and love the amp. My bedroom where I'm concidering the pre is a near field sound space. Thanks, Pete
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| Re: Fisher CX2-400 pre-amp [message #26394 is a reply to message #26392] |
Fri, 28 October 2005 11:17  |
akhilesh
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Registered: May 2009
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I'd advise against using tone controls for your 9 watt SET & 206Es.
IMHO, it will negate the reasons you like your current setup (assumiong you like it that is). -akhilesh
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| Re: Fisher CX2-400 pre-amp [message #26405 is a reply to message #26392] |
Wed, 30 November 2005 01:02 |
John Chleapas
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Registered: May 2009
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Do a search on just how happy people are with AL. His restopaks are really nothing special for parts quality and $$$ for what you get. Why not send it out to a high quality shop to have it gone over? I had good luck with a shop in CT, and a tech in CA. What does it need but some caps replaced, and the controls cleaned. You can save some bench time by testing the tubes yourself and replacing the weak ones with good NOS ones. The old Fisher tube gear was bult like a tank and will outlive all of us. I can look up that shop in CT I used if you need their name. They did my McIntosh MR-65b. I own a Fisher FM-1000 tube tuner that is really nice quality unit. I used to own a Fisher 500c that I sold that also sounded very nice. Again do a few web searches to see the actual turnaround time, and just how happy AL's customers really are? AL does this on the side. Good luck! John
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