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  1. nmwhitneyjr

    Lafayette LR-810 - new acquisition

    I gotta say, I'm a big fan of the form factor. It's small (fits on my desk). It's not flashy. And the layout is simple... just like I like it. I found this on Craig'slist for $50. Bought from the original owner AND included the Owner's Manual. It has a very warm sound through my old Polk...
  2. tabpat

    Asymmetrical amplifier output on sine wave - LR-1500TA

    First of all, still learning things. That said, I have a Lafayette LR-1500TA that works - for the most part. I've recapped it and deox'd it. Gone through bias current adjustment and balanced the voltages. It sounds fine, up to mid-level. At some point as I raise the split-volume control...
    • tabpat
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    • assymetrical distortion in one channel lafayette lr-1500ta
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: Solid State
  3. tabpat

    Boo...(Hiss) on the inputs Lafayette LR-1500T

    Greetings all, I'm having a small issue with my LR-1500T receiver. I know that having some degree of noise is common in the phono stage, but that's not what this is. This is a broad-spectrum white noise that is probably 10 times what it should be. That said, if there is something hooked up to...
    • tabpat
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    • hiss lafayette lr-1500t noise
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Solid State
  4. tabpat

    Lafayette LR-1500T - need help ID'ing these transistors

    This receiver sounds like either the outputs are failing or the driver transistors are weak. Being that it's a 1968 era machine, the transistors are pretty foreign to me. The outputs are SanKen DF2 and the drivers are marked on the schematic as DF3 and BF3. I'm guessing that someone has...
    • tabpat
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    • lafayette lr-1500t sanken df2
    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: Solid State
  5. frankosport4

    Those 1960s and 1970s Low-Cost (IE, Cheap) Microphone Mixers

    Greetings .... Who remembers using those very cheap microphone mixers of the 1960s and 1970s, such as those offered by Lafayette Radio and Realistic (Radio Shack)? If yes, did you use them with or without a battery? If not using a battery, the mixers would have functioned passively, relying on...
  6. lakegville

    Realistic STA 2300 and Lafayette lr 120db

    Hi i just wanted to put this out there since i have had some time now to "get to know" my receivers a little better. I started out a while back to reel in as many big silver faced receivers as my budget would allow.....do a little "testing" with them and maybe keep a couple and let the rest go...
    • lakegville
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    • kenwood lafayette marantz pioneer realistic sansui technics
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Solid State
  7. Matt White

    Lafayette LR-5000 Volume Issues

    Hey -- First post here! So exciting to see this forum, and it has been helpful so far in my repairs! I have a Lafayette LR-5000 tuner/receiver that I just did a thorough cleaning on. All switches and pots now operating nicely. However, I do still have my volume issues. When phono, aux or tuner...
  8. chalmer31

    Lafayette LR 5555a speaker recommendations

    Just picked up a Lafayette LR 5555a on the auction site for $140 shipped. After months of AK reading and research on receivers-for-beginners threads, the Lafayette grabbed my eye, so now I'm in. I've downloaded the manual from an AK link, and am hoping to learn well and do right by the gear. SO...
    • chalmer31
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    • 5555a lafayette speaker speaks vintage
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Solid State
  9. D

    Lafayette LR-5555 vs. LR-5555A

    A few months back I picked up a Lafayette LR-3030 off Craigslist in the next town over. It was my first vintage audio purchase and now I'm hooked. It's a great warm sounding piece. I liked it so much that I just picked up a LR-5555 on ebay for $165. I have seen the Lafayete models come as...
    • DB77
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    • lafayette lr-5555 maraantz
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Solid State
  10. scotlawrence

    Mystery "blue dial" 1970's receiver. (update: it's a Lafayette LR-1100)

    Hello everyone, I joined a year or so ago, and have been enjoying the forums.. Now I need some help! please! I am searching for my childhood stereo receiver. (not the actual one itself, but the same model.) I was a kid in the 70's, and a teenager in the 80's.. our "family stereo system"...
  11. Lafayette System

    Lafayette System

    Lafayette L-40 amp,Realistic 1758 tuner,KLH 911 speakers.
    • jleon92f
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    • Category: Member's Systems
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