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True to the original design, UA’s famed tube-amplified T4 electro-optical compressor.
For over 50 years the Teletronix LA-2A has been revered for its smooth, natural, musical compression. WIth its unique tube-driven electro-optical attenuator system that allows instantaneous gain reduction with no increase in harmonic distortion, the LA-2A massages signals like no other compressor ever made.
Dial-in legendary optical tube compression textures for vocals, bass, drums, and more. Easily add iconic warmth and tube limiting with simple, easy-to-use controls. Track and mix with a piece of audio recording history.
Teletronix founder Jim Lawrence first used photocells for controlling audio gain in the early 1960s. His ingenious optical compression design was a technological breakthrough, far surpassing the stability and transparency of earlier circuits. Universal Audio founder M.T. ”Bill” Putnam later purchased this patented technology, continuing to manufacture the LA-2A for years to come.
Universal Audio’s Teletronix LA-2A Classic Leveling Amplifier reissue provides the performance characteristics of the iconic original. With painstaking care, every new LA-2A unit is point-to-point handwired at Universal Audio's Custom Shop in Santa Cruz, 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. Demand the original. Accept no copy. Synth Palace’s LA-2A has been modified to have UTC transformers as used in the original Teletronix, to give you the best of all possible worlds.
Specifications
Features:
- 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
- Hand-built in USA; backed by 1-Year limited warranty
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.
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