Lafayette 600A (1961–1962)

Little is documented about the Lafayette 600A beyond its own advertising. No editorial review or independent lab report has surfaced. Lafayette sold it as the "Professional Stereo Control Center" in two forms: the LA-600A, completely wired at $134.50, and the KT-600A, in kit form at $79.50. A $5 down payment plan was also advertised (Audio, January 1961, p.66; April 1961, p.82). The ad copy touted a "Precise Null Balancing System" and a very wide frequency-response figure, printed in the surviving OCR as "540,000 cps - 1 db". Those are the manufacturer's claims, and no known independent test backs them up (Audio, January 1961, p.66).

By mid-1962, Lafayette had folded the control center into a complete component stereo-phono system. The ad called it "our best stereo system buy" and described top-rated, matched-for-value components (High Fidelity, July 1962, p.6). Beyond those ads, the record is thin. No schematic, service manual, dimensions, or production totals are known. If you own a 600A or have a period catalog page showing it, the Archive would welcome a correction.

Advertised as: "Professional Stereo Control Center"
LA-600A (wired): $134.50
KT-600A (kit): $79.50, $5 down
Appears in period ads from January 1961 through July 1962