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Teletronix LA-2A Leveling Amplifier - Exacting Recreation of Original LA-2A Hardware Unit
Mfr # LA-2A• B&H UNLA2AL
Price: $ 2,999.00
Availability: Special Order
Note! This is a special order item and is non-cancelable and non-returnable. Est. arrival at B&H is 7-14 business days (subject to availability). You will be charged upon placing your order.
This Item Includes

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AC Power Cable

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One (1) Year Warranty

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Product Information

By today's standards, the Teletronix LA-2A Leveling Amplifier from Universal Audio appears to be a rather primitive compression device. It has only two rotary controls, one for "Gain" and one for "Peak Reduction." However, behind this plain facade lies a unique electro-optical attenuator system that allows for instantaneous gain reduction with no increase in harmonic distortion.

A tube-based compressor, the original LA-2A featured hand-wired components and an electro-luminescent optical gain reduction device that provided the fast attack necessary for broadcast applications. Additionally, the cadmium-sulfide photo-cells provided a very natural "two-stage" release which resulted in a compression characteristic more transparent than the other compressors of its day. To this day, the LA-2A delivers a trademark sound treasured by engineers worldwide.

Painstaking care has been taken to ensure that every new Teletronix LA-2A Leveling Amplifier provides the performance and characteristics of the original. Each unit is hand built and each component carefully evaluated for authenticity.

Features

True to the original in design, manufacturing and performance

Lag free, distortion free optical attenuator system

0 to 40dB gain limiting

Balanced stereo interconnection

Specifications
Function
Compressor
Number of Channels
Single
Inputs
1 x XLR
Jones Barrier Terminal
Outputs
1 x XLR
Jones Barrier Terminal
Maximum Input Level
+16dB
Compression Threshold
Dependent on "Gain Reduction" control
Compression Ratio
Dependent on "Gain Reduction" control
Attack Time
10 milliseconds
Release Time
Approximately 0.06 seconds for 50% release, 0.5 to 5 seconds for complete release depending upon the amount of previous reduction
Gate Threshold
Not applicable
Gate Rate
Not applicable
Maximum Output Level
+16dBm peaks
Make-up Gain
Not specified by manufacturer
Frequency Response
30Hz to 15kHz, +0/-1dB
Dynamic Range
Not specified by manufacturer
Noise
75dB below +10dBm output level
Dimensions (LxWxH)
19" x 7 1/4" x 5 1/4" (3U)
Specialties
True to the original in design, manufacturing and performance