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Any decent lafayette tube tuners?

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Posted on February 7, 2014 at 11:55:27
gonzo
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 I don't care if it is mono or stereo, but I have a lafayette amp and preamp and would like to complete the trifecta. BTW, I have the kt-600 and the kt-550. Thanks Norm

 

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decent? sure, posted on February 9, 2014 at 15:09:09
mhardy6647
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 By the early 1960s Lafayette tuners advertised adjacent to that preamp and power amp would be the LT-78C and LT-81C. This is from the 1964 Lafayette catalog :-)

Let me know if you'd like scans posted.


all the best,
mrh

 

If you don't mind posting them, I would be very, posted on February 9, 2014 at 15:22:06
gonzo
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 appreciative. Thanks Norm

 

This is your lucky day, posted on February 10, 2014 at 04:00:33
Michael Samra
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 This is the matching tuner to the KT600 and the guy didn't sell it but you can email him thru ebay as I don't think he sold it..You can probably get it for 50 dollars I would guess.
"For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple, and wrong" H. L. Mencken

 

Mike thanks for the heads up but I think it was relisted, posted on February 10, 2014 at 14:43:27
gonzo
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 and then sold. Unless I am missing something I will wait. Thanks Norm

 

avec plaisir , posted on February 11, 2014 at 05:42:41
mhardy6647
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 as it turns out, of course, since that amp and preamp were available for some years - AND since the FM stereo playing field was evolving around the introduction (finally!) of compatible MPX stereo (ca. 1961)- the "companion tuners" for the preamp varied from year to year.

Also, recall that the preamp and power amp were sold both as kits and assembled.

In 1964, there didn't seem to be any kit tuners from LRE; the two best tuners in the '64 catalog seem to be the two I mentioned.

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... but things were different by 1964; transistors were in serious ascendancy by then!

Going back to 1962, things were a bit rosier; these big vacuum tube beasts were still top of the hill and the tuners around them were a tad more... interesting:

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all the best,
mrh

 

Thank you so much, Merci. Nt, posted on February 11, 2014 at 11:49:50
gonzo
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RE: Mike thanks for the heads up but I think it was relisted, posted on February 11, 2014 at 11:59:59
Michael Samra
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 I just looked and you are correct,it was sold.
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RE: Mike thanks for the heads up but I think it was relisted, posted on February 11, 2014 at 13:11:33
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 Man it was clean!


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"If at first you don't succeed, keep on sucking till you do suck seed" - Curly Howard 1936

 

RE: Mike thanks for the heads up but I think it was relisted, posted on February 13, 2014 at 00:13:49
Michael Samra
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 Yes it was..This is why I tell everyone,Ebay is the best place to find vintage gear for various reasons.
"For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple, and wrong" H. L. Mencken

 

De nada :-) Keep us posted, posted on February 13, 2014 at 07:58:02
mhardy6647
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 Let us know if you find any of the above, and particularly if you decide to take the plunge!

Lots of good tunas in the sea ;-)

great scott
Scott312D
SherWoulds
Sherwood S3000 V 1

(just some serving suggestions, you know?)

all the best,
mrh

 

RE: Mike thanks for the heads up but I think it was relisted, posted on February 15, 2014 at 13:28:16
Awe-d-o-file
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 Let's see where this ends up $$ wise. There's often good stuff on eBay but at top prices often. Watch the video in the listing.


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"If at first you don't succeed, keep on sucking till you do suck seed" - Curly Howard 1936

 

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