Universal Audio Teletronix LA-2A Classic Leveling Amplifier ( ) is a used item in mint condition, listed on Reverb. The asking price is £3,213. It is offered by PRO DG AMERICA through Reverb. Local pickup is available. It is in our Compressors & Dynamics category. Used Gear Hunter first saw this listing on 1 October 2026 and last saw it on 9 November 2026. It has been seen 31 times in our scans. Prices are converted from the seller's currency when we scan the listing, so the amount you pay may differ slightly. The seller sets shipping, and import duty or VAT may apply, so check the final cost and the item's details on Reverb before buying.

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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. True to the original in design, manufacturing and performance Lag free, distortion free optical attenuator system 0 to 40 dB gain limiting Balanced stereo interconnection 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 UPC: 819937000034

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