MeloManiac Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 Anybody who knows if this Amp is any good? I think it is American. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike stehr Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 I think you mean Lafayette LA-224? B or A... It's a push-pull integrated tube amplifier, suffix A or B determines if it's ECL86 or EL84 for output tubes. Most likely manufactured in Japan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeloManiac Posted January 26, 2020 Author Share Posted January 26, 2020 You are correct. There was a typo in the listing. A B misread for an 8. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike stehr Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 Here's a Lafayette Stereo 250A I've been poking away on. An Integrated push-pull EL86 amplifier of American manufacture. Though some seem to think the output transformers could be Japanese. The knobs are not original of course. Most the original knobs were gone when I acquired the amplifier. My guess is, one Lafayette Stereo 250A in thirty will have the original knobs. The brown inner concentric knobs are Eico. The white outer knobs are Fender. I had to drill out the Eico knobs to fit on the outer concentric shaft, and shorten the Fender knobs to affix to the inner shaft. I have no idea what the two outer knobs are pilfered from... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeloManiac Posted January 29, 2020 Author Share Posted January 29, 2020 6 hours ago, mike stehr said: Here's a Lafayette Stereo 250A I've been poking away on. Nice! How does it sound? Have you done other renovations inside? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike stehr Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 23 hours ago, ILI said: Nice! How does it sound? Have you done other renovations inside? I just started power-up/biasing and troubleshooting. I used snap-in capacitors for the voltage doubler. They are quite smaller. So I mounted the caps to perf-board, and then attached the perf-board to the chassis. I suppose it would be a re-cap/refurbish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeloManiac Posted January 30, 2020 Author Share Posted January 30, 2020 9 hours ago, mike stehr said: I just started power-up/biasing and troubleshooting. I used snap-in capacitors for the voltage doubler. They are quite smaller. So I mounted the caps to perf-board, and then attached the perf-board to the chassis. I suppose it would be a re-cap/refurbish. Good luck with your project! The layout looks nice. At first sight, I think your amp has already been overhauled. If it plays alright, I would enjoy it for a while. I read somewhere that these amps were diy kits. Is that correct? Perhaps not all of the models? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike stehr Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 6 hours ago, ILI said: At first sight, I think your amp has already been overhauled. It has. 6 hours ago, ILI said: I read somewhere that these amps were diy kits. Is that correct? Perhaps not all of the models? I think the kits were designated KT-250A. I think mine was a kit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike stehr Posted August 14, 2020 Share Posted August 14, 2020 This old beast sounds rather good with my idler drive. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capo72 Posted August 14, 2020 Share Posted August 14, 2020 I love that massive plinth! Is that a Lenco? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike stehr Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 On 8/14/2020 at 6:43 AM, capo72 said: I love that massive plinth! Is that a Lenco? Japanese KS Musicmaster "Point one Five". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capo72 Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 On 8/15/2020 at 11:56 PM, mike stehr said: Japanese KS Musicmaster "Point one Five". Thanks! I love idler drive turntables. I have a pretty large Plinth, that I made, under my TD-124, but not nearly as large as yours vertically. I really like the scale and visual appeal you have going! Thanks for sharing. Jeremy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike stehr Posted August 18, 2020 Share Posted August 18, 2020 I kinda like it's little footies... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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