Lafayette SK-58
Little is documented about the Lafayette SK-58. The clearest surviving record is a single listing in HiFI-Stereo (1961, p.149), in a roundup of speakers and enclosures. It calls the SK-58 a 12-inch coaxial speaker with a 20-watt power rating and 16-ohm impedance, priced at $23.50. The listing also gives a recommended crossover range of 700-1000 cps and a voice coil diameter of 1⅜ inches.
Those few specs are essentially all that remains. The SK-58 does not appear in the Lafayette catalogs or service literature in the Archive's research collection. No production years, original packaging, or contemporary reviews beyond that one directory entry have been located. It was likely a mid-range offering in Lafayette's speaker lineup during the early 1960s, sold as a standalone driver or as part of a packaged system. The same period saw Lafayette bundling speakers with amplifiers and turntables in complete stereo phono systems advertised in High Fidelity and elsewhere, though those ads do not name the SK-58 specifically.
- Type: 12" coaxial speaker
- Power rating: 20 watts
- Impedance: 16 ohms
- Voice coil diameter: 1⅜"
- Recommended crossover: 700–1000 Hz
- List price (1961): $23.50
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