184, 10 Tube Duo-Symphonic

Lafayette Radio & TV Corp; New York (NY)

  • Year
  • 1931/1932
  • Category
  • Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 162248
    • alternative name: Wholesale Radio

 Technical Specifications

  • Number of Tubes
  • 10
  • Main principle
  • Superhet with RF-stage; ZF/IF 175 kHz; 2 AF stage(s)
  • Tuned circuits
  • 8 AM circuit(s)
  • Wave bands
  • Broadcast only (MW).
  • Power type and voltage
  • Alternating Current supply (AC) / 115 Volt
  • Loudspeaker
  • Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil)
  • Material
  • Wooden case
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: 184, 10 Tube Duo-Symphonic - Lafayette Radio & TV Corp; New
  • Shape
  • Console, Lowboy (legs < 50 %).
  • Dimensions (WHD)
  • 28.25 x 74 x 18.25 inch / 718 x 1880 x 464 mm
  • Notes
  • The Lafayette 10-C 10 Tube Duo-Symphonic has a Cadmium plated chassis. Three gang type tuning condenser. "Perfected tone control". Visual Meter Tuning. Automatic Volume Control (AVC). Local-Distance Switch. Sensitivity is 1.25 microvolts per meter. "Stadium Speaker and push-pull output. There is an early (Rider's 6-2 to 6-4) and a late version (Rider's 6-5) of the chassis/schematic with only minor differences - we distinguish this only with the chassis model, but there are also two different resonance meters. The concept is a dual speaker (in one), one designed to give best response on the higher audio frequencies and the other designed to give best response on the lower frequencies.

    This model is sold as console "Governor Winthrop Secretary DeLuxe Cabinet", Lafayette price $ 139.95 including tubes. With additional $ 3.00 it can be operated with 220 Volt AC.

    As console receiver the 10 Tube Duo-Symphonic is named C10, 101 (as lower console) and 102 or 1102 (RCA tubes), as phonograph combination it is the 225P (page 17). Pages 20 through 23 show it and the 10 tube chassis for "De Luxe" cabinets no. 162, 181, 179 and 184. See details or summaries about this catalog.
  • Price in first year of sale
  • 140.00 $
  • Author
  • Model page created by Ernst Erb. See "Data change" for further contributors.

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