verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . september 2014 learn how and when to remove this template message fisher electronics type corporation industry electronics founded new york 1945 products audio visual and communication equipment hi fi equipment home appliances slogan bringing high definition to audio website fisher a fisher electronics record player and tape deck without speakers fisher electronics was a united states based subsidiary company of japanese electronics conglomerate sanyo specialising in the field of hi fi electronics . contents 1 history 2 the fisher 2.1 other consumer products 3 photo gallery 4 references 5 external links history edit the company was originally formed in 1937 clarification needed by avery fisher in new york before being sold to the emerson electric company for us 31 million in 1969 . it was subsequently sold by emerson electric to sanyo electric of japan in 1975 where it remained until 2010 when sanyo was purchased by panasonic . 1 but the fisher brand was phased out owing to the termination of sanyo by panasonic in 2012 . 2 avery fisher remained as a consultant for emerson and sanyo . fisher is generally known to be the first company to introduce separate audio components . originally hi fi systems were integrated all into one chassis . the fisher edit the fisher was the brand name for high end high quality hi fi electronic equipment manufactured in new york by the fisher radio corp. during the golden age of the vacuum tube which was named after the company founder avery fisher . 3 4 5 during this period similar brands were h.h. scott marantz harman kardon and mcintosh . some of the early 1960s models were also available as kits . fisher tube equipment is considered quite collectible today . fisher s first receiver was the model 500 a mono am fm receiver using two el37 output tubes . it had a brass plated face panel and an optional mahogany or blonde wooden case . this early mono receiver should not be confused with the later stereo tube receiver models the 500b and 500c . 3 these later receivers made in the early 1960s were stereo using push pull 7591 output tubes . they were also sold with optional wood cabinets and had aluminum faceplates instead of the brass on the earlier 500 receiver . well known models include but are not limited to fm 1000 fmr 1 broadcast monitor tuner considered one of the best tube tuners collectible 6 fm 200 b tuner very similar to fm 1000 above but for home use fm 100 b tuner 800 series receiver a b c am fm 7591a outputs 500 series receiver a b c fm only 7591a outputs 400 series receiver fm only 7868 outputs similar to model 500 but with fewer features x 1000 series integrated amplifier x 200 series integrated amplifier x 100 series integrated amplifier the fisher was also used on fisher s early us made solid state equipment such as the model 210 receiver . fisher fm tuners and receivers often used similar designs and components thus allowing parts to be swapped between various models . a good example is the fm stereo multiplex decoder module . 3 fisher was the first to introduce stereo receivers with four channels . these innovations were brief and occurred in the mid 1970 s which some who consider the second golden age of high fidelity . like many new concepts of the time such as beta format and vhs there were two competing four channel formats . one was cd 4 and the other was sq. neither was successful as the purist found separation from highly defined loudspeakers and low distortion receivers and amplifiers . at the time the concept of a sub woofer was in its infancy . now it is common to see 5 1 systems which had their heritage in the confrontation of four channel and stereo high fidelity coupled with a sub woofer . other consumer products edit under sanyo ownership fisher also commercialized a range of consumer products 7 including television sets projectors and dvd players digicams and surveillance equipment audio systems and dictation machines mobile devices and phones household machinery and air conditioners in particular the air conditioning business of sanyo and fisher brands was unified in 2000 under the sanyo electric air conditioning co. ltd. scheme 8 to end up eventually in 2011 with the buyout from panasonic . photo gallery edit fairly rare fisher allegro model x19 tube 20 watt stereo amplifier and matching fm multiplex tuner circa 1962 fisher allegro a19 tube tuner and model x19 amplifier as removed from portable console circa 1962 fisher model 800b am fm tube stereo receiver 32 watts per channel 429.00 list price the business side fisher 800b tube stereo receiver fisher often used the tuning eye or stereo beam and stereo beacon as shown on the model 800b typical fisher marketing brochure from this period circa 1964 extremely rare model 214 fm multiplex tube tuner made by fisher and sold with realistic badging through radio shack stores circa 1962 chassis view extremely rare model 214 fm multiplex tube tuner made by fisher and sold with realistic badging through radio shack stores circa 1962 references edit panasonic announces that it makes sanyo its wholly owned subsidiary through share exchange pdf . december 21 2010 . milligan paul november 29 2011 . sanyo name to cease by april 1 2012 panasonic tells partners . av interactive . a b c breuninger peter june 2005 . fisher 500 c vintage stereo receiver . stereophile magazine . retrieved 16 july 2010 . ad for the fisher statesman . life magazine . 24 february 1967 . p. r1 . retrieved 16 july 2010 . hoffmann frank w. ; ferstler howard 2004 . encyclopedia of recorded sound volume 1 . routledge . isbn 978 0 415 93835 8 . salvatore arthur . december 2009 . vintage components recommended components . high endaudio.com ; high end audio ltd. retrieved 16 july 2010 . harris michael r. november 22 2004 . sanyo fisher lowers price of fvd c1 cameracorder to 699 . sanyo fisher company . retrieved august 16 2016 . sprague gary july 20 2015 . sanyo heat pumps and air conditioning . furnacecompare.com . retrieved august 16 2016 . external links edit official website v t e electronics industry in japan companies current alaxala networks alinco alps alpine anritsu aor audio technica brother canon casio citizen watch cosina d & m holdings denon marantz daikin dainippon screen denso dnp eiki eizo elpida esp guitars fanuc fostex fuji electric fujifilm fuji xerox fujitsu fujitsu ten funai furuno futaba hamamatsu photonics hirose electric hitachi clarion hitachi maxell hoya ibanez icom ikegami tsushinki i o data iwatsu japan display jeol jrc jr propo jvc kenwood jvc kenwood kawai keyence kiramek konica minolta ko propo korg kyocera luxman mabuchi motor mamiya maspro melco minebea mitsubishi electric mitsumi electric murata manufacturing mutoh nakamichi nec nec casio mobile communications nichia nichicon nidec nidec copal corporation nikon nintendo nitto 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