Fisher MS127
Documentation on the Fisher MS127 is thin. Here is what the record shows. It was a reel-to-reel tape recorder with Quadradial 4-channel capability, described as an "Erasable Model" and housed in a mounting case that supported 7" reels. The head setup was unusual: two two-track heads (play/read/erase) plus one four-track play/read head, three heads total. A single motor drove the tape at 9.5 cm/s. Inputs were two DIN jacks, and outputs were two 1/4" jacks. The period audio press covered it, including a review in Audio (October 1980, p.84).
Past those basics, the record is mostly empty. No production years, original price, dimensions, or weight have surfaced. Frequency response, signal-to-noise ratio, and output power are all undocumented. The single-speed listing (9.5 cm/s) is notable for a 4-channel machine, though whether the MS127 also offered 19 cm/s is not recorded.
- Type: Stereo/4-channel reel-to-reel tape recorder ("Quadradial 4-Channel")
- Heads: 2 × two-track, 1 × four-track (3 total)
- Motor: 1
- Tape speed: 9.5 cm/s
- Inputs: 2 × DIN
- Outputs: 2 × 1/4" jack
- Reels: 7" (via mounting case)
All of the above traces to a single source (hifi-wiki.com), so no spec is independently corroborated. If you own an MS127 or have seen one in the wild, the Archive would welcome the details.
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