[Ron Ramirez]

With the purchase of the house in which we now reside, and the desire to decorate it in Mid Century Modern furnishing to match the era in which the house was built, I found that my electronic interests began to change.

It all started with this 1966 Philco:

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Deceptively good looking, I soon discovered that in reality, it was a flea-powered POC that requires 32 ohm speakers.

So, I decided to find something better.

But first, I found a nice pair of early 1960s Wharfedale W60 2-way speakers.

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These are the most natural sounding speakers that I have ever owned.

Turning back to the search for a 1960s vintage receiver, the purchase of a circa 1968 Fisher 175-T did not turn out well.

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I did get a refund on this one.

So, scanning craigslist as I became wary of trying eBay again for a good receiver, I found a Marantz 2215B (built between 1973 and 1977):

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Yes, it's a little newer than what I was looking for, but this is just a great, great receiver. It and the Wharfedales work very well together.

But I still wanted a vintage Fisher. I soon found this 1973 model 170:

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It is going to require some work as the left channel has a lot of distortion.

I still wanted a 1960s Fisher, and ultimately, I found a really great 1967 model 220-T. I had to return to eBay for this one. Fortunately, it was packed better and survived shipment very well.

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Looks great, and it works great too. I am very pleased with this one...probably more so than I would have been with a 175-T.

The 220-T is sitting on top of a circa 1978-1980 Toshiba SA-735, which is currently not working. I bought the Toshiba to repair and then most likely resell. I will probably do the same with the Fisher 170. But the Marantz and the Fisher 220-T are keepers.