Universal Audio Teletronix LA-2A Levelling Amplifier

The Universal Audio Teletronix LA-2A Levelling Amplifier is true to the original design, UA’s famed tube-amplified T4 electro-optical compressor.

The Universal Audio Teletronix LA-2A Levelling Amplifier is available to audition in our showrooms.

Universal Audio Teletronix LA-2A Levelling Amplifier

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 Universal Audio Teletronix LA-2A massages signals like no other compressor ever made.

  • 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

 

The Teletronix Story
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 Universal Audio Teletronix LA-2A for years to come.

The Real Deal
The Universal Audio Teletronix LA-2A Classic Leveling Amplifier reissue provides the performance characteristics of the iconic original. With painstaking care, every new Universal Audio Teletronix 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 Universal Audio Teletronix LA-2A will bring the same legendary compression characteristics of the original to all of your recordings. Demand the original. Accept no copy.

Key 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

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 microseconds
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
Dimensions 19″ Rackmount chassis, 3U
Weight 13 lbs.

Ordering

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Original price was: $10,999.Current price is: $7,499. Inc GST

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