Universal Audio Ships Teletronix LA-2A Leveling Amplifier
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LA-2A
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June 23, 2000The market for vintage recording equipment is booming. But few pieces have held - or
increased - in value like the Teletronix LA-2A. Maintenance issues and scarcity of parts have collaborated to drive up
prices and limit supply. Today Universal Audio satisfies that pent up demand by shipping its authentic reproduction of the
revered Teletronix LA-2A Leveling Amplifier.
The Teletronix LA-2A is the second product in the Universal Audio Classics product line, following the release of the 1176
Limiting Amplifier in February of this year. Every LA-2A is hand built, each turret board hand-wired. Painstaking care
has been taken to source and qualify authentic components to ensure that the new LA-2A delivers the signature sound that
recording engineers have come to expect. Available through Universal Audio's worldwide reseller network, the LA-2A sells
for $3495, MSRP.
The Teletronix LA-2A is an electro-optical compressor well loved by recording professionals since its introduction in the
early 1960s. Initially developed by Babcock Engineering, the design was later acquired by M.T. "Bill" Putnam who
eventually folded it into his UREI product line. Manufacturing was discontinued in the 1970s. Putnam's sons, William and
Jim reformed Universal Audio in 1998 to reproduce the 1176LN and LA-2A as well as other authentic reproductions and
digital emulations of classic analog recording equipment. Universal Audio is based in Santa Cruz, California. For more information, visit their web site at www.uaudio.com. | 
