LA-2A compressor by Chepman Audio is perhaps the most iconic compressor/limiter that has ever existed. You've heard it on countless hits. Pass your signal through it, and magic will happen. First introduced in the early 1960s, the LA-2A quickly became a staple in the racks of large and small recording and broadcast studios. Today, LA-2A is manufactured in accordance with the original specifications, manually soldered from point to point (point-to-point), while each component is carefully selected. Smooth, natural and supremely musical, the LA-2A tube electro-optical attenuator circuit provides instant gain reduction with zero increase in harmonic distortion like no other compressor you've ever used. Every serious studio needs at least one.
- Compressor/limiter on a photocell with tube amplification.
- Designed according to the original specifications
- Simple and convenient controls
- Optical level control system without distortion and delays
- Distortion: less than 0.5% THD
- Gain from 0 dB to 40 dB
- Balanced XLR input and output
- Input and output transformers Sowter
- Output level: 10 dBm
- Low noise level: 70 dB below the output level +10 dBm
- Handmade, point-to-point (without printed circuit boards), NOS lamps, carefully selected components.