Lirpa Labs

[jhal]

The toilet paper thread got me thinking. Anybody remember Lirpa Labs from Audio magazine? I wish I still had those old issues.:tears:

[drknstrmyknight]

According to TIC, the Lirpa 4.7 Laboratory - Studio Standard Ultimate FM Tuner went for $19,400 in 2004 - that's gotta be a record.

[outshined]

The Lirpa Labs articles were very funny. Poking fun at the lunacy. I miss Audio Magazine... A beacon of sanity in the audio world, as was Stereo Review.

[merrylander]

They had emails in DC saying that a loof lirpa had escaped from the National Zoo and was roaming the streets.

[no1maestro]

I have all of those Audio and Stereo Reviews; I would love to donate them to some interested party!

[drknstrmyknight]

I'd love to peruse them!

[Sansui Louie]

I remember the Lirpa gear! My fave was a cartridge that had HO scale slot car wheels on it and a small antenna, that would ride around your record and transmit a signal.

[Negotiableterms]

I have all of those Audio and Stereo Reviews; I would love to donate them to some interested party!
Hmmm... if you're willing to donate, and if we could find someone else to scan them all, AK could put them on the database server, so they'd be accessable.

Any volunteers?

[outshined]

Hmmm... if you're willing to donate, and if we could find someone else to scan them all, AK could put them on the database server, so they'd be accessable.

Any volunteers?

If, after this is done, I'll pay cash for the lot. :yes:

[Sandy G]

I'm still waitin' for my Mpingo FM antenny to arrive...Dammitt !!

[soundboy]

With the resurgence of vinyl records, I'm hoping Lirpa Labs' steam-powered turntable (http://www.audioreview.com/mfr/lirpa-labs/turntables/PRD_121333_1597crx.aspx) will soon be back in production.

And who can forget the Lirpa 4.7 Laboratory - Studio Standard Ultimate FM Tuner, with its Super Wide, Wide, Narrow and Super Narrow modes. Here it is, in action

http://www.fmtunerinfo.com/lirpa.jpg

[shocley]

I remember the Lirpa gear! My fave was a cartridge that had HO scale slot car wheels on it and a small antenna, that would ride around your record and transmit a signal.
I recall they listed a bunch of specs on it - one of them was something like "miles between tire changes".

[Aage]

The toilet paper thread got me thinking. Anybody remember Lirpa Labs from Audio magazine? I wish I still had those old issues.:tears:

I remember them. I even tried my own apparently poor way of bring it back a little

http://www.audiokarma.org/forums/showthread.php?t=157421

[PMARTEL]

I remember those in high school, priceless. Used to have those issues. Those were great times!!

[jhal]

I remember them. I even tried my own apparently poor way of bring it back a little

http://www.audiokarma.org/forums/showthread.php?t=157421

I didn't see that thread. I wonder if Wal-mart sells them.:lmao: