Universal Audio LA-2A Reissue #4049 (Used)

A classic tube compressor/limiter, revisited. Beautiful for vocals, bass, guitars, overheads, drums, etc.

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.

This faithful Universal Audio reissue marks the rebirth of the Teletronix LA-2A. Painstaking care has been taken to ensure that every new LA-2A provides the performance characteristics of the original. Each unit is point-to-point hand-wired and built in Scotts Valley, 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. Accept no copy.

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
• Hand-built in USA

Technical 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