Lafayette LR-2200
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I recently picked up a Lafayette LR-1000 at GW, but it's the first I've actually seen also. Mine doesn't look real great but is very solidly built inside. The sound is pretty good (great for a $3.50 receiver!), but I suspect it needs new capacitors. I've ordered some replacement capacitors for the power board but I'm holding off replacing any others until I can find a service manual or schematic--no luck on that so far.
I couldn't find too much on them either, but will try digging a little deeper soon.
Allan
I couldn't find too much on them either, but will try digging a little deeper soon.
Allan
vintageboy
Chicago HiFi
Yeah the receiver I have sounds very good and it is in mint condition! I have it with a pair of little Realistic Minimus-7!!!
ZeroG
Super Member
That Lafayette was the first new receiver I ever bought - got it in the late 70s and I was thrilled to have something new. I don't recall exactly what happened to it, but it was considered decent at the time and it did serve me well.
Lafayette was a parts and equipment store a la RS, like Johnda said. Some of the stuff they made was pretty decent and a good value, but also like Rat Shack, the brand name itself did not evoke images of high quality, though there were some bright spots that definitely stood out.
Lafayette was a parts and equipment store a la RS, like Johnda said. Some of the stuff they made was pretty decent and a good value, but also like Rat Shack, the brand name itself did not evoke images of high quality, though there were some bright spots that definitely stood out.
AnalogDigit
Realistic fan.
I have a Lafayette LR1500 TA receiver that sounded good. Recently the power transformer went out on it. Fuse is intact, no sound, no lights, nothing. Is there a place where I can get a replacement power transformer?
You need some specs on the transformer in order
to come up with any sort of replacement. Unless someone
has a junker with a good tranny in it.
Marantz 8b
New Member
Lafayette was closer to Allied Radio in that they actually carried name brands ie. Kenwood , Marantz, Pioneer other than just the "house brands" in their catalog and retail stores. Radio Shack back in the day , say 60's and 70's NEVER had name brands.. when they were an early Tandy company..
mhardy6647
Lunatic Member
yeah they did. See, e.g., http://www.radioshackcatalogs.com/catalogs/1964/ (take a look, e.g., at pp 24-25) and http://www.radioshackcatalogs.com/catalogs/1967/ pp. 36-37.
Tandy bought R/S in 1963.
Marantz 8b
New Member
Ok..that's pretty random.. Garrard??? Oh.. geez got me. Ok "mostly" house brands.. Point is Radio Shack didn't carry higher line items like Marantz in their catalogs or retail stores like Lafayette did.
mhardy6647
Lunatic Member
Well, they did, but only up to about the time of the Tandy buy-out. The page in the 64 catalog I referenced has Sherwood and McIntosh equipment on it.
TAGO MAGO
Super Member
Actually before the mid-60's, if you look through some of the old Radio Shack catalogs on line they carried AR speakers and turntables, Scott tube equipment, Elac/Miracord and Dual turntables as well as Fisher equipment. Remember this was back in the 60's when those names were high end.
Follow this link: http://www.radioshackcatalogs.com/catalogs/1964/
If you look on page 24-25. If McIntosh does not qualify as higher end, I don't know what else does. As far as Radio Shack's house brands, remember early on they were importing items to then unknowns such as Pioneer and putting their name on it. Lafayette did the same thing, and early on they sold to a large part re-badged Panasonic equipment before Panasonic became widely known in the 70's. A lot of American companies such as Concord and Magnavox as well as stores such as JcPenny with it's Penncrest and later MCS lines.
TAGO MAGO
Super Member
Actually to address the quality of that brand, they were much like the before mentioned Radio Shack where they carried a wide range of equipment, so you could get something that was pretty basic and entry level all the way up to something pretty respectable on the level of what Sony, Pioneer, Kenwood and the other Japanese heavyweights of the time. I am not overly familiar with the LR-2200, but if I were to guess from looking at it, you have one of their better units there. It looks to be a competitor with a Pioneer SX-5xx or SX-6xx series receiver of the era.
I mentioned this earlier, but the cool thing about both Radio Shack and Lafayette is they sort of introduced the American hi-fi lover on a budget (or the more frugal minded audiophile) to the world of quality Japanese stereo equipment in the 60's.
vintageboy
Chicago HiFi
Thank you guys for all the info! I will keep it for sure! It has very warm sound, I even got surprised when I hooked it up and I hear it! I have a lot of stuff and this receiver really sounds good! Any idea about the wattage?
mhardy6647
Lunatic Member
I think it is likely tha the LR-2200 in the original post was Kenwood (Trio) OEM... although it certainly could've been one of the other large Japanese OEM electronics houses (Standard, Foster/Fostex, e.g.), or one of the big conglomerates (NEC, Matsushita, etc.).
Lemme see if I have any docs on the LR-2200 handy...
Lemme see if I have any docs on the LR-2200 handy...
vintageboy
Chicago HiFi
I found a brochure of the receiver! It is rated 27wpc and brand new was $299 at that time!
