Universal Audio LA-2A

Audio professionals passionate about their compressors revere the LA-2A. The original was immediately acknowledged for its natural compression characteristics. A unique electro-optical attenuator system allows instantaneous gain reduction with no increase in harmonic distortion an accomplishment at the time, still appreciated today.

Universal Audio now announces the rebirth of the Teletronix LA-2A, a Universal Audio Classics product. Painstaking care has been taken to ensure that every new LA-2A provides the performance and characteristics of the original. Each unit is hand built, each component carefully evaluated for authenticity. No expense has been spared to guarantee that this LA-2A will bring that classic sound to your recording. Demand the original. Accept no copy.

• 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

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 160F

DIMENSIONS:

19" Rackmount chassis, 3U

WEIGHT:

13 lbs.