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Fisher 500-B

Valve FM stereo receiver, predecessor of the 500-C.

Catalogue code: 500-B
Years: 1961–1963
Type: tube receiver
Valves & speakers: Valve FM stereo receiver, predecessor of the 500-C
Lifecycle: retired
Confidence: Medium

Specifications

Technology: tube
Channels: 2
Tubes: 7591 output (500-C/800-C), 6BQ5/7189 on the 400
Inputs_outputs: phono, FM (AM on 800 series), tape, aux

Safety

Valve receiver/unit: HT rails stay live after switch-off and the original can electrolytics must be reformed or replaced before power-up. Output transformers and the faceplate are the value drivers; history of a professional restoration usually adds more than it costs.

01 / Witnesses

What applies here

Marks that can be entered for this maker: Serial number, Model / catalogue number, Model / catalogue number, British capacitor code (Hunts, Mullard), Japanese capacitor code (Nichicon, Chemi-Con, ELNA), EIA component code, Version & era marker.

02 / Bounds

The model year is a floor

Nothing predates 1961; components only push the date later.

03 / Value

What moves the price

Sold-listing reading: fair $187, good $364, excellent $560 USD · 7 sold listings (thin sample — indicative only) · as of 2012-07 – 2013-12. Classic Receivers eBay SOLD-price table (https://classicreceivers.com/vintage-receiver-values), 7 completed listings; fair/good/excellent are the observed minimum / median / maximum of those sold prices, not condition grades.