Lafayette 725A
Documentation on the Lafayette 725A is thin. There is also a small naming wrinkle. Period material identifies this model as the LT-725A, while the Archive's catalog lists it as the 725A. They appear to be the same budget stereo FM/AM tuner.
The single review found appeared in High Fidelity (January 1972, p.57), which tested the LT-725A as a budget tuner from Lafayette. The reviewer's measurements were mixed. In stereo, the response curves began to slope off before 5 kHz, and distortion was sharply higher at 10 kHz. On average, though, he could not fault the unit. The quoted price was $99.95. Lafayette's own advertising of the period offered its separate tuners and amplifiers as an alternative to the company's LR-1500TA receiver, and the LT-725A was exactly the kind of budget-priced separate such ads pointed to.
The rest of the record is blank. No production years, no further specifications and no service literature have surfaced. If you own one, as an LT-725A or a 725A, the Archive would welcome details.
- Type: stereo FM/AM tuner
- Price at review: $99.95
- Dimensions: 12 × 3¾ × 9¼ inches
- Manufacturer: Lafayette Radio Electronics, Syosset, NY
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