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.

Price: AED 14,679*

*Prices are excluding VAT

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
Maximum Output Level	+16dBm peaks
Frequency Response	30Hz to 15kHz, +0/-1dB
Noise	75dB below +10dBm output level
Specialties	True to the original in design, manufacturing and performance

Price: AED 14,679*

*Prices are excluding VAT