The Universal Audio LA-2A Classic Leveling Amplifier is the tried and true, coveted and loved tube opto compressor. Vocals, bass, clean electric guitars - anywhere you want a smooth, fat, full, punchy, and warm sound that not only controls the dynamics of your audio, but adds depth, there is no compressor that offers what the LA-2A does.
The Universal Audio LA-2A Classic Leveling Amplifier is no reissue - it is the classic Teletronix LA-2A! True to the original design, UA's famed tube-amplified T4 electro-optical compressor is unmatched in performance and sound. It is the classic Cadillac of sound. Accept no copy! 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
- Record your tracks through vintage UA, "handmade in the USA," circuits
- 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 LA-2A for years to come.
The Real Deal
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.
Universal Audio LA-2A Classic Leveling Amplifier 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
Universal Audio LA-2A Classic Leveling Amplifier 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
- Maximum operating temperature: 160°F
- Dimensions: 19" Rackmount chassis, 3U
- Weight: 13 lbs.
Universal Audio LA-2A Classic Leveling Amplifier Includes
- LA-2A Classic Leveling Amplifier
- IEC Power Cable
- Manual & Literature
- Manufacturer Warranty
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Amazing on vocals
Aug 6th 2020Super transparent. Vocals and bass sound SO good through this thing.
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What a legend
Dec 9th 2019Needless to say, one of the best opto compressors of all time. It makes sound silky, sweet and come alive, and I prefer this gear as a limiter rather than a compressor.
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Classic
Jan 21st 2015What is there to say? I'm just another testament to this tried and true compressor/limiter. Throw on vocals and bass and you cannot go wrong. Smooth, silky, perfect.
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A legendary industry-standard compressor!
Jan 2nd 2011This limiter/compressor puts a silky smooth sheen on vocals like no other! If you want to emphasize the breath on vocals like on Kelly Clarkson's "Already Gone", for example, this device will do that. I haven't used it for bass yet, but I hear it works great for that, too.
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