Originally named the Fisher Radio Corporation, the company is considered a pioneer in high fidelity audio equipment.

[1] In February 1969, Emerson Electric announced plans to purchase Fisher Radio.

[2][3] To purchase Fisher, Emerson initially agreed to exchange 736,000 shares in a transaction worth approximately $75 million.

They were also sold with optional wood cabinets and had aluminum faceplates instead of the brass on the earlier 500 receiver.

Fisher FM tuners and receivers often used similar designs and components thus allowing parts to be swapped between various models.

None were particularly successful due to higher hardware costs, incompatibilities between formats and that some purists thought that "four channel" was a fad, which it proved to be.

Now, it is common to see 5+1 systems which had their heritage in the "confrontation" of four-channel and stereo high fidelity coupled with a sub woofer.Under Sanyo ownership, Fisher also commercialized a range of consumer products[13] including In particular, the air conditioning business of Sanyo and Fisher brands was unified in 2000 under the Sanyo Electric Air Conditioning Co. Ltd. scheme,[14] to end up eventually in 2011 with the buyout from Panasonic.