Fisher 175 (1968–?)
Almost nothing is independently documented about the Fisher 175. What survives comes entirely from period advertising, which consistently refers to the Fisher 175-T, an AM/FM stereo receiver that Fisher positioned as a budget breakthrough. Whether the "T" suffix was part of the official model name or a marketing variant is unclear. No Fisher catalog or service literature for this model has surfaced in the Archive's research.
Fisher's own advertising in High Fidelity (August 1968, p.3) announced the 175-T as "the first Fisher AM-FM stereo receiver under $329.95" and listed it at $249.95 - a full $80 below Fisher's previous entry point. The same ad described it as a 65-watt solid-state design with two FETs and two ICs, and claimed it carried Fisher's patented Stereo Beacon circuitry. Other ads running through early 1969 in HiFI/Stereo and High Fidelity repeated the $250 price point and stressed that it was a genuine Fisher. That implies the company felt it needed to reassure buyers that a lower-priced model hadn't sacrificed the family sound.
Past those bare facts - price, approximate launch date, power rating, and a handful of technology buzzwords from the ad copy - the record is empty. There is no service manual, no schematic, no owner's manual, no independent bench test, and no known production run or discontinuation date. It appears the 175-T was Fisher's attempt to reach a lower price tier without diluting the brand. How long it stayed in production, how many were sold, and what it actually sounded like are all undocumented.
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