Fisher Video Tech Mark 20 Audio/Video System 1986

Demonstration of my 1986 Fisher Video Tech Mark 20 Audio/Video System

[@edwardbianchi192]

Awesome! Never knew it had the frequency display on TV. I would have spent hours watching that alone especially at parties. Would like another video seeing close up of all output displays. Also one int the dark seeing it running all meters! Good stuff!

[@user-ue4ee7hk1n]

Это произведение искусства 👍👍👍 для тех лет неосуществимая мечта!

[@user-wn9vp5hy1k]

а сейчас пылисборник

[@egorowitaliy]

@@user-wn9vp5hy1k Современная техника тоже когда ни будь превратится в пылесборники и бесполезные кирпичи. Сейчас почти вся техника цифровая построена на операционных системах, жизнь которых прекращается после прекращения поддержки производителями. Вот только кто спустя 40 лет будет ностальгировать по старым ЖК-телевизорам, смартфонам и Bluetooth-колонкам? А техника 80-х делалась с душой, не зависит от обновлений и при должном обращении способна работать в полной мере своих возможностей даже сегодня. Конечно VHS и кассетники сегодня интересны разве что ограниченному кругу лиц, но CD-диски до сих пор считаются эталоном высокого качества звука (естественно AudioCD первопрессы и прочие хорошие издания), про винил не говорю - это опять же удел узкого круга лиц, однако пластинки до сих пор производят и продают. А вот что касается акустики, усилителей. эквалайзеров, то эта техника даже спустя 40 лет никогда не устареет, ибо там нечему устаревать. Уже в 80х акустика была доведена до такого совершенства, что даже сегодня никто не сделал ничего лучше. Про то, что сегодня есть множество маленьких по размеру колонок, которые умеют играть низкие частоты не свойственные размерам колонок, дак это не достижение, а наоборот ущерб в угоду качеству звучания. Сейчас молодежи надо только одного - чтобы бумкало громко, а на остальное пофиг.

[@MMSound-zl4eo]

ВЫ НАВЕРНОЕ ВЛАДЕЛЕЦ КОМПАНИИ FISHER

[@jammerDNA]

I remember seeing this system when I was a kid in Florida. The remote seemed huge then and it is.

[@CBitsTech]

Astounding! They really threw everything at that system.

[@trondam]

Wow! I love that thing. Thanks for showing it to us 😮😀👍

[@larrybruce4856]

I purchased two of these same systems in 1986. I still have one turntable, the equalizer, and am/fm stereo tuner today as a bedroom entertainment center. The speakers were large and took up a lot of space. I moved to a Condo so I replaced the speakers with smaller, Yamaha 8" woofer 5" midrange, 3" tweeter. It's perfect for a bedroom and still sounds great.

[@ChrisGarage]

I have a few systems as well as different speakers all based on the same high end fisher. STV-890, STV-891n, STV-690 and the ST-015’s which sound great

[@loucastaneda9860]

How much did it cost at that time translated at this time aprox? I imagine was a fortune.

[@ChrisGarage]

they were selling for around $6,000.00 in 1986. that's around $16,000.00 today@@loucastaneda9860

[@larrybruce4856]

@@loucastaneda9860 I believe i paid around $5300 each for the Fisher system including cabinet in 1986. Delivery was extra but well worth it. It took me 4 days to unbox and assemble everything including purchasing a few extra RCA cords to connect TV to amp.

[@CHRISTIANLAGRECA]

I lived through that time and I know a lot of classic audio and video equipment from the 70s and 80s and, despite knowing the Fisher brand, I didn't know about the existence of this wonderful AV set. What an incredible piece of equipment! This is a jewel and is in an incredible state of conservation. This set is simply surreal and I believe the rack is made of solid wood, which makes it even more valuable. Keep preserving it with great care, friend. If you allow me some advice, I would tell you to never get rid of it.

[@JordanElliottMcClure]

Awesome system and super cute dog!

[@kanalnamn]

Very nice to see. Over here I've only seen the Fisher brand on low-end budget stuff in the 90s. Nice to see it on some real equipment.

[@senorverde09]

Fisher was just Sanyo making an effort

[@zodiacair]

"Real equipment"? Dude it's all trash.

[@DigitalGTA]

​@@zodiacairjust stop it. Just because it isn't to your taste, doesn't make it trash.

[@IssanCaliRefugee]

The tube in that TV is great. Very square and flat, with a fine dot pitch. A shame the Sharp I bought at Costco ten years later was a major devolution, with a bulging tube like a fishbowl, and grainy resolution.

[@floridatoday5469]

I love Fisher brand

[@BassHead1980]

Love Fisher Stereo s

[@marcdich]

That’s very interesting. I have a boss down in Louisiana that I worked at his local grocery store and he owned the same system although I swear his TV was much bigger than yours but I plan to acquire that entire system but he has much bigger speakers, remote I tell you this, the fact that you can see the analyzer on the TV that was a selling feature that would make you buy the system back then to be able to see that plus all the on screen stuff And all the statuses of everything through the TV that was so much ahead of the time for Fisher to do all that the fact that your TV is he still working his day is amazing as far as the other equipment deck if you haven’t done it already to start replacing your belts And then eventually start replacing the capacitors and all your equipment said you replaced all the light and put LED but at least put new capacitors in it that stuff will last a lot longer but the fact that it’s working you got a nice system so definitely outdated, but definitely very cool. Obviously, you’re fisher collector I like it, I got some official hire and stuff also and some of that stuff is very collectible VCR yeah those VCR are pretty cool. I’ve had a couple of those over the years and all those are well built VCR’s.

[@Reversestereo]

Great fisher set...! Gotta love it!

[@stevencarlson5422]

What an awesome setup love to have that for sure 👍

[@marcparsons1726]

Fisher had a poor reputation by 1986. Too bad because that A/V system is really top notch. Who knew?

[@zodiacair]

Top notch garbage.

[@BassHead1980]

​@@zodiacair wtf ever

[@user-ee8eh6bp9u]

Вот это да, самая богатая стойка, что я видел!!! По богатому!

[@Watcher3223]

Imagine playing Nintendo or Sega on this wonderful system. All it needs is a period correct Fisher direct drive linear tracking turntable and, perhaps, a Fisher DVD player. Of course, the DVD player won't be period correct, but Fisher did sell some DVD players. Now if only Fisher sold a LaserDisc player...

[@ChrisGarage]

that would be cool. i have the original linear tracking turntable.

[@melockavich9596]

good old days

[@Radionica834]

This is the biggest fisher audio fan

[@bobgrob4]

Hey, wait a minute!! What is the RCA doggo doing in this Fisher video?!?! 😀 SIdebar: VLC has some nice effects options like power meters. Its free SW too!

[@andydelle4509]

Who made the TV and VCR? (Fisher did not make video devices.) Perhaps RCA? They had a similar mega home system in the mid 80s as well called the Dimensia. It flopped too!

[@ChrisGarage]

Fisher/Sanyo

[@Nickword1]

That thing is so bad ass! lol

[@tiberium511]

Really impressive looking. such a shame the TVs are so rare, really wanting one now I use a RAV-1080 remote for my setup it has the function keys for all the 890 components and the CAV-875 and it's also programmable, may come in handy for that DVD player

[@ChrisGarage]

I actually have a rav-1080 that goes with the ca-888x amplifier I have :)

[@tiberium511]

@@ChrisGarage funny enough I bought a bunch of the universal remotes trying to find one that worked with my 885 system. If I just read the manual correctly the calendar is good until 2035. I would like to scan all the manuals I have but I don't know of a decent place to dump them Also if you don't mind me asking where did you find the TV? I've been searching and Fisher TVs are few and far between let alone one of the PC-420s or PT-800s

[@ChrisGarage]

@@tiberium511 estate sale online. i had it shipped to me. it was not cheap to ship. i've been looking for years, i've found a few close to me one was free but someone got it before me, the second was in NC that someone bought. i search facebook market place and just google them.

[@Dexter649]

Have you ever hooked up an NES to that TV?

[@ChrisGarage]

I have a different system. Have not hooked up an NES but could.

[@michaeldickson9876]

wow with all that stuff it still works.

[@danielnus4301]

How do you hook up the cav 875 to your amp

[@tiberium511]

hey, it's me again I replaced the color overlay for my CAV-875 and that was a fun little project but what LEDs did you use for the EQ-890? both of mine keep burning out any LEDs I put in them

[@ChrisGarage]

I replaced all the bulbs to LED’s in my CAV-875 as well. You need to use a current limiting resistor to prevent burn out. I used the 12v warm leds from parts express 070-134 go to www.goby-hour.com/electronics/ledcalc.php you can enter the voltage, etc and it will tell you the current limit resistor ohms

[@tiberium511]

@@ChrisGarage for the EQ-890s I ended up using diode rectifiers and adjustable voltage regulators for some 12 volt LEDs

[@evankimble8124]

Dose it have a FM Dipole Antenna with it?

[@GLOATINGMAPLE01]

I would like something like that

[@ChrisGarage]

Very cool and very hard to find

[@GLOATINGMAPLE01]

If I had one I would try to hook my Xbox one to it

[@LiviuDragon]

i was born in 1986

[@user-ex6xv7tc5l]

B were can I found one those

[@Artcurus]

Couple of things. Depending on how long you are keeping this, I would consider sourcing another picture tube and stashing it in a safe place. Picture tubes are quickly becoming very scarce, even for sets this recent. I would also seriously consider recapping at the very least the power supply. The caps in 80's era equipment have started to reach end of life.

[@ChrisGarage]

Already replaced caps and have another tv as well as a tube :) thanks for the info

[@vinylcabasse]

what would fail in the tube itself? (or are you not referring to a failure so much as aging?)

[@Artcurus]

Heater to cathode short. The guns wearing out. Filaments wearing out. I restored an RCA radio/phono from 1950. A heater to cathode short in one of the output tubes, 6V6, killed the B+.

[@vinylcabasse]

@@Artcurus thanks for the info. i grabbed a mid 80s vintage trinitron recently that seems to have had low use and works well but am worried about what to look out for. suppose i should do more research on preventative maintenance as well.

[@Artcurus]

You can lightly tap the neck of the tube, if you see flashes on the screen, the tube is shorted. Another fault is gassy, meaning air has gotten into it. This will produce a "glassy" looking picture and possibly a blue or purple glow on the neck of the tube.

[@stereomann83]

What kind of leds did you put in it?

[@ChrisGarage]

some warm white 12v led's from parts-express

[@alanmorrow3391]

What did you pay for that set up??

[@ChrisGarage]

It was pieced together over time probably around a grand

[@zenjizenji4150]

This is when Stereos were Real, its too bad today we are stuck with the stupid smart phone!😒😒😒

[@ajablalsuthar9982]

Very biutiful pice now it's not available sir thanks

[@00Kamil00my]

hi, do you still have the ca-891 amp ?

[@ChrisGarage]

It’s a ca-890 model

[@00Kamil00my]

@@ChrisGarage I've got a ca 891, do you have any mail or fb page that I can send you a photos of this amp? Maybe something is wrong with mine

[@ChrisGarage]

@@00Kamil00my ca-891 is used in uk 890 was used in the usa

[@floridatoday5469]

what do you have available for sale?

[@808music3]

Studio versions are much better and will look professional when using them. These are at a consumer level

[@MikhailSvetlov17]

Пушка!

[@lizichell2]

😮❤

[@mikebatira1662]

Too bad i could not find some one who needs the single rack for the audio only... 😢

[@ChrisGarage]

Fisher actually had a few different sized racks. The 890 audio system has the taller rack that matches the speakers height. Luckily I have one of those :)

[@thy-wounded]

This probably cost $5.000 in 1986

[@zodiacair]

And $50 in 2023. You might have to give it away for free to have someone haul that heap away!

[@ajablalsuthar9982]

Sir but how can by from you sir any contact no

[@ChrisGarage]

Sorry. It’s not for sale.

[@zodiacair]

LOL what garbage. This was the real dark times in hifi, crummy mid-80's. This is the type of crap you see lying around thrift stores for $5 or $10 a piece.

[@ChrisGarage]

Thanks for taking the time to comment :)

[@DigitalGTA]

The jealousy is strong in you.

[@TracyKearTk]

Man that is absolutely amazing and awesom.

[@neonemo5278]

Охереть!

[@danielknepper6884]

Good grief I bet only the well to do had that thing back in 1986.💲💲💲💲💲💲💲🏴‍☠️

[@musicman257]

Very cool never seen this. Ɓefore now you just nèed a laseedisc player

[@robytar]

and an RCA selectavision, lol.