Universal Audio Teletronix LA-2A Classic Leveling Amplifier (LA2A / LA 2A)

It's perhaps the most iconic piece of outboard gear ever. You've heard it on countless hit records the legendary LA-2A. Patch your signal through it, and magic happens. First introduced in the early 1960s, the Teletronix LA-2A Leveling Amplifier fast became a staple in the racks of recording and broadcast studios large and small. Today, the Universal Audio LA-2A is crafted to original specifications in Scotts Valley, California, handwired point-to-point, with every component carefully selected for authenticity. Smooth, natural, and eminently musical, the legendary LA-2A's tube-driven electro-optical attenuation circuit delivers instant gain reduction with zero increase in harmonic distortion, massaging audio like no other compressor you've ever used. Every serious studio needs at least one.

FEATURES

• Dial in legendary optical tube compression on vocals, bass, drums, and more
• Record your tracks through legendary vintage-spec tube circuitry
• Enhance your music with iconic warmth and tube limiting/compression
• Simple, easy-to-use controls: gain and peak reduction knobs, limit/compress switch
• Track and mix with a piece of audio recording history
• Faithful to the original in design, manufacturing, and performance
• Distortion- and lag-free optical attenuation system
• Distortion: under 0.5% THD
• 0dB to 40dB gain limiting
• Balanced XLR input and output
• Frequency response 30Hz-15kHz (+0/-1dB)
• Output level: 10dBm; Gain: 40dB
• Low noise: 70dB below +10dBm output level
• Handcrafted in UA's Scotts Valley, California labs

SPECIFICATIONS

• Type : Optical
• Number of Channels : 1
• Controls : Gain, Peak Reduction
• Inputs : 1 x XLR
• Outputs : 1 x XLR
• Rack Spaces : 3U
• Height : 5.25"
• Depth : 7.25"
• Width : 19"