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Teletronix LA-2A Classic Leveling Amplifier

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Teletronix LA-2A Classic Leveling Amplifier

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Get UA’s famed optical tube compressor, true to the original design.

  • Dial-in legendary optical tube compression textures for vocals, bass, drums, and more
  • Record your tracks through vintage UA, "handmade in the USA," circuits
  • Easily add iconic warmth and tube limiting with simple, easy-to-use controls
  • Track and mix with a piece of audio recording history
Details

Details

  • 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
Specs

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.

Get UA’s Famed Optical Tube Compressor, True to the Original Design

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.

What They Say

It’s very hard to go wrong with an LA-2A. It just has that sound.

Peter Katis

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