{"id":4225,"date":"2024-02-12T17:18:32","date_gmt":"2024-02-13T01:18:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/philcoradio.com\/library\/?page_id=4225"},"modified":"2024-02-12T17:18:32","modified_gmt":"2024-02-13T01:18:32","slug":"the-fisher-ta-600","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/philcoradio.com\/library\/index.php\/shop-talk\/rons-radios\/the-fisher-ta-600\/","title":{"rendered":"The Fisher TA-600"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Crosby system available by latter part of 1958 with Crosby multiplex decoders being manufactured and sold (Hi-Fi &amp; Music Review, November 1958, pp. 54-56)<\/p>\n<p>Crosby multiplex system described (patented) \u2013 Audio, October 1958, pp. 30, 32, 37, 63<\/p>\n<p>WBAI, New York, begins broadcasting with Crosby system in late 1958 (Ibid.)<\/p>\n<p>Crosby multiplex decoders built and sold by now by Madison Fielding Corp., with EICO, Karg and Sargent-Rayment having announced their intention to manufacture (Ibid.)<\/p>\n<p>Fisher, Pilot, Sherwood \u2013 conducted research but waiting for FCC to release a standard (Ibid.) \u2013 Fisher announces MPX-10 in Hi-Fi &amp; Music Review full page ad, February 1959, p. 17; also Audio mag, Feb 59 &#8211; $79.50; High Fidelity mag \u2013 Jan 59<\/p>\n<p>MPX-20 (for FM-100, 100-T, 202-T) in Stereo &amp; Hi-Fi Directory, 1961 (likely Fall 1960) &#8211; $49.50<\/p>\n<p>GE system patent applied for July 1960<\/p>\n<p>Zenith system patent applied for April 1960<\/p>\n<p>Both systems considered identical enough that they were combined into one<\/p>\n<p>TA-600 announced May 1959, 2 page ad, Hi-Fi &amp; Music Review (pp. 10-11); also Audio mag, May 59 &#8211; $349.50<\/p>\n<p>The same month Harman Kardon announces its Stereo Festival TA230 receiver (p. 15) &#8211; $259.95<\/p>\n<p>TR-1 Transistor Preamp-Equalizer \u2013 May 56 &#8211; $27.50<\/p>\n<p>20-A monoblock amp \u2013 May 56 &#8211; $59.50<\/p>\n<p>FM-40 tuner \u2013 May 56 &#8211; $99.50<\/p>\n<p>CA-40 master control &amp; amp \u2013 Jun 56 &#8211; $139.50<\/p>\n<p>55-A monoblock amp \u2013 Jun 56 &#8211; $169.50<\/p>\n<p>90-A monoblock amp \u2013 Sep 56 &#8211; $229.50<\/p>\n<p>TA-500 \u2013 Jan 57 &#8211; $239.50 (price increase Mar 58 &#8211; $249.50)<\/p>\n<p>FM-90 \u2013 Jan 57 &#8211; $149.50<\/p>\n<p>FM-90X \u2013 Feb 57 &#8211; $159.50<\/p>\n<p>125(-AX) monoblock amp \u2013 Mar 57 &#8211; $229.50<\/p>\n<p>90-R, 90-T \u2013 Dec 57 \u2013 90-R &#8211; $199.50, 90-T &#8211; $239.50<\/p>\n<p>200 (AKA 200-A) monoblock amp \u2013 Jan 58 &#8211; $179.50<\/p>\n<p>90-C Master Audio Control (replaces 80-C) \u2013 Feb 58 &#8211; $119.50<\/p>\n<p>400-C \u2013 May 58 &#8211; $169.50<\/p>\n<p>X-101 \u2013 Aug 58 &#8211; $189.50<\/p>\n<p>PR-66 stereo phono preamp \u2013 Aug 58<\/p>\n<p>101-R \u2013 Aug 58 (still avail Jul 60) &#8211; $229.50<\/p>\n<p>30-C Master Audio Control for second channel \u2013 Aug 58 &#8211; $39.50<\/p>\n<p>(FM-90X, 90-R, 90-T still available Nov 58, Apr 59)<\/p>\n<p>100 monoblock amp \u2013 Feb 58 \u2013 $99.50 (Oct 58 $119.50)<\/p>\n<p>125-AX block amp \u2013 Aug 58 &#8211; $229.50<\/p>\n<p>SA-300 stereo block amp \u2013 Mar 1959 &#8211; $169.50 ($179.50 Aug 60)<\/p>\n<p>RK-1 Remote Control for 400-C \u2013 Apr 59<\/p>\n<p>FM-100 \u2013 August 1959 (Jun 59, Audio mag) &#8211; $159.50<\/p>\n<p>400-CA \u2013 Aug 59 &#8211; $174.50<\/p>\n<p>X-101-A \u2013 Aug 59 &#8211; $194.50<\/p>\n<p>XP-1 speaker \u2013 Sep 59 &#8211; $124.50 (unfinished birch); $129.50 (mahogany, walnut, cherry, blonde) \u2013 Still avail Aug 61, $129.50<\/p>\n<p>100-T, SA-100 \u2013 Oct 59 \u2013 100-T &#8211; $249.50; SA-100 &#8211; $119.50<\/p>\n<p>202-T \u2013 Nov 59 &#8211; $349.50<\/p>\n<p>X-202 \u2013 Jan 60 &#8211; $229.50 (replaces X-101)<\/p>\n<p>WS-1 Wide Surround Speakers \u2013 Jan 60 &#8211; $49.50<\/p>\n<p>TA-800 \u2013 Feb 60 &#8211; $429.50<\/p>\n<p>X-100 \u2013 Apr 60 &#8211; $159.50<\/p>\n<p>400-CX \u2013 Jun 60 &#8211; $199.50 (still avail Aug 61, $199.50)<\/p>\n<p>X-202 \u2013 Aug 60 &#8211; $229.50<\/p>\n<p>30-A amp \u2013 Aug 60 &#8211; $59.50<\/p>\n<p>PR-6 mono preamp \u2013 Aug 60 &#8211; $12.95<\/p>\n<p>FM-50 \u2013 Aug 60 &#8211; $129.50<\/p>\n<p>K-10 Dynamic Spacexpander \u2013 Sep 60 &#8211; $59.50<\/p>\n<p>SA-300-B \u2013 Oct 60 (still avail Aug 61, $199.50)<\/p>\n<p>100-R, 202-R \u2013 Sep 60 202-R &#8211; $329.50; 100-R &#8211; $199.50<\/p>\n<p>XP-2 speaker \u2013 Sep 60 &#8211; $79.50 (unfinished birch); $84.50 (mahogany, walnut, cherry)<\/p>\n<p>XP-3 speaker \u2013 Oct 60 &#8211; $219.50 (unfinished birch); $224.50 (mahogany, walnut, cherry) (disc Aug 61)<\/p>\n<p>FM-200 \u2013 Nov 60 &#8211; $229.50 (FM-100 STILL AVAILABLE)<\/p>\n<p>100-T, 202-T Still Avail Nov 60<\/p>\n<p>500-S \u2013 Jan 61 &#8211; $349.50 (replaces TA-600)<\/p>\n<p>MPX-100 \u2013 Jun 61 &#8211; $89.50<\/p>\n<p>XP-4 speaker \u2013 Jun 61 &#8211; $199.50 (mahogany, walnut, cherry); $189.50 (birch)<\/p>\n<p>500-B \u2013 Aug 61 \u2013 $359.50<\/p>\n<p>800-B \u2013 Aug 61 \u2013 $429.50<\/p>\n<p>X-1000 \u2013 Aug 61 &#8211; $329.50<\/p>\n<p>X-101-B \u2013 Aug 61 &#8211; $189.50<\/p>\n<p>X-202-B \u2013 Aug 61 &#8211; $249.50<\/p>\n<p>FM-50-B \u2013 Aug 61 &#8211; 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