Fisher 404

Data

General

• Manufacturer:Fisher
• Model: 404
• Type: Receiver
• Years of manufacture: 1972 - 1974
• Made in: USA
• Color: Silver, Cabinet Walnut
• Dimensions (WxHxD): 545 x 175 x 430 mm
• Weight: 18,8 kg
• Original price approx.: 2'280 DM

Connections

• Number of inputs:
  • Phono: 2.7 mV / 47 kOhm, 100 mV max.
  • Aux: 200 mV / 40 kOhm
  • Tape Play 1, 2: 300 mV / 40 kOhm
  • Tape Play DIN 1, 2:
  • Antenna VHF / MW: 75 Ohm / 300 Ohm
• Number of outputs:
  • Tape Rec 1, 2: 300 mV
  • Tape Rec DIN 1, 2: 40 mV
  • Headphones: V + H separate
  • 4 pairs of loudspeakers

Technical Data

Amplifier

• Continuous power Quadro operation:
  • 8 Ohm:
  • 4 Ohm: 4x 36 W
• Dynamic power
  • 8 Ohm:
  • 4 Ohm: 4x 50 W
• Continuous power stereo operation:
  • 8 Ohm: 2x 55 W
  • 4 Ohm:
• Dynamic power
  • 8 Ohm: 2x 83 W
  • 4 Ohm:
• Total harmonic distortion: < 0.5 % (at nominal power)
• Attenuation factor: 30
• Frequency response: 20 - 20'000 Hz, ± 1 dB
• Signal-to-noise ratio:
  • Phono: 60 dB
  • High level: 80 dB
• Tone control:
  • Bass: ± 15 dB at 50 Hz
  • Mids: ± 8 dB at 1.5 kHz

Treble: ± 12 dB at 10 kHz

• Loudness: + 9 dB at 100 Hz, + 4 dB at 10 kHz
• High Filter: - 5 dB at 100 Hz
• Low Filter (Subsonic): - 4 dB at 10 kHz
• Mute:

Tuner

• Reception: FM, MW
• Frequencies:
  • FM: 88 - 108 MHz

MW: 530 - 1'605 kHz

• Frequency response: 30 - 15'000 Hz
• Input sensitivity:
  • FM: 1.8 µV
  • MW: 10 µV
• Distortion factor:
  • FM: 0.2% (mono), 0.3% (stereo)

MW: 0.3% Signal-to-noise ratio:

• • FM: 70 dB
  • MW: 5 dB
• Channel separation: 40 dB
• selectivity:
  • FM: 60 dB
  • MW: 50 dB
• Equal wave selection:
  • FM: 1.2 dB
• Spurious wave selection: 80 dB
• Image frequency attenuation:
  • FM: 65 dB

MW: 70 dB

• IF attenuation:
  • FM: 100 dB
  • MW: 90 dB
• AM suppression: 55 dB

Special Features

• 2-/4-channel receiver

SQ-Matrix Decoder

• Joystick for speaker tuning

Remarks

• Quadrophonic receiver from 1973: part of a receiver series 304, 404, 504 (without CD-4 built in) and 314, 414, 514 (with CD-4 built in).

• Other models in the same series:
• Fisher 304
• Fisher 404
• Fisher 504

• Fisher 314
• Fisher 414
• Fisher 514

Pictures

• Image: Fisher 404

• Excerpt from advertisement: Fisher 304, 404, 504.