Fisher 404

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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[edit]

  • 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).




Pictures[edit]

  • Image: Fisher 404

Fisher Model-404-1.jpg


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

Fisher 304-404-504-Stereophonie-1973-09.jpg


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