A vinyl turntable player Studio-Standard MT 62-11 from Fisher. Made in Japan

A vinyl turntable player Studio-Standard MT 62-11 from Fisher. Made in Japan

Fisher Electronics was an American company specialising in the field of hi-fi electronics.

Fisher Electronics was an American audio equipment manufacturer founded in 1945 by Avery Fisher in New York City, New York. Originally named the Fisher Radio Corporation, the company is considered a pioneer in high fidelity audio equipment.

The company and the name was bought by Japanese electronics conglomerate Sanyo in 1975.

Under Sanyo ownership, Fisher also commercialized a range of consumer products including

  • television sets, Hi-Fi VHS recorders, projectors and DVD players, digicams and surveillance equipment
  • audio systems and dictation machines, mobile devices and phones
  • household machinery and air conditioners

In particular, the air conditioning business of Sanyo and Fisher brands was unified in 2000 under the Sanyo Electric Air Conditioning Co. Ltd. scheme, to end up eventually in 2011 with the buyout from Panasonic.

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