Lafayette UD-50
Almost nothing is documented about the Lafayette UD-50. No catalog listing, no review, and no specification sheet naming the model has surfaced in the usual archives. Even its product type is unconfirmed. The "UD" designation and the "50" suffix read like a blank-tape model (a 50-minute cassette is the natural guess), but that is an inference from the name, not a documented fact.
The one piece of period context available is not about the UD-50 itself. An advertising page in HiFI-Stereo (1975, p.162) shows Lafayette selling blank tape products. These include four-packs of 80-minute 8-track cartridges with head cleaner and storage tray at $14.90, plus 60/90/120-minute Duratape cassettes from $1.95 to $3.45 and cobalt-energized "Professional" cassettes. The UD-50 is not named on that page, so it cannot be tied to those products with certainty. It is plausible the model belongs to the same corner of Lafayette's lineup.
Known facts:
- Model name: Lafayette UD-50
- Product type, production years, price, and all technical specifications: not documented
- No service literature, period reviews, or owner records located
If you own a UD-50, have a catalog page, or have seen one in period advertising, the Archive would welcome the correction.
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