Universal Audio LA-2A Classic Leveling Amplifier
Teletronix® LA-2A Classic Leveling Amplifier
True to the Original Design, our Famed Tube-Amplified T4 Electro-Optical Classic Compressor
Audio professionals revere the LA-2A. The original was immediately acknowledged for its smooth, natural compression characteristics. A unique tube-driven electro-optical attenuator system allows instantaneous gain reduction with no increase in harmonic distortion — an accomplishment at the time, still appreciated today. This faithful Universal Audio reissue marks the rebirth of the Teletronix LA-2A. Painstaking care has been taken to ensure that every new LA-2A provides the performance characteristics of the original. Each unit is point-to-point hand-wired and built in Scotts Valley, California, with every component carefully evaluated for authenticity. As a result, today’s LA-2A will bring the same legendary compression characteristics of the original to all of your recordings.
* True to the original in design, manufacturing and performance
* Lag free, distortion free optical attenuator system
* Distortion less than 0.5% THD
* 0 to 40 dB gain limiting
* Balanced stereo interconnection
* Frequency response 1 dB, 30 to 15,000 cps
* Output level of 10 dBm and 40 dB gain
* Low noise – less than 70 dB below +10 dBm output
Technical Specifications:
Input Impedance
50, 150, 250, 600 ohms
Output Load Impedance
50, 150, 250, 600 ohms
External Connections
Jones Barrier terminals and XLR connectors
Frequency Response
+0/-1 dB 30 Hz to 15kHz
Gain
40 dB ±1dB
Input Level
+16 dB maximum
Output Level
+10 dB nominal, +16 dB maximum
Distortion
Less than 0.5% THD (0.25% typical) at ±10 dBm
Noise
70 dB below +10 dBm output level
Attack Time
10 milliseconds
Release Time
0.06 seconds for 50% release; 0.5 to 5 seconds for complete release
Meter
dB gain reduction and dB output
Power Requirements
35 watts, 120/240 volts, 50/60 Hz
Environmental
Maximum operating temperature 160°F
Dimensions
19" Rackmount chassis, 3U
Weight
13 lbs.
