Up for sale is a very unique CUSTOM Vintage Teletronix UREI LA-2A Leveling Amplifier CLONE w/ a vintage Ward-Beck M472A EQ from a fantastic builder on the East Coast with rare parts that reflect a vintage UREI Teletronix LA-2A from Kimberly Productions. The builder worked for NBC.

To be clear, this wasn't just built, it's a true vintage piece and is a vintage unit built as a copy with original parts and sounds incredible. Save yourself thousands from comparable vintage LA-2A’s on the market with the added bonus of a very vibey EQ. The parts alone are worth the asking price. I have been running lead vocals through this all week and they are lush and warm.

Here is a partial list of the parts that you will see in most vintage LA2A's:

UREI T4B Cell NOS from private stock

UTC A-24 Output transformer (vintage)

UTC A-21 Matching Transformer (vintage)

UTC A-10 Input transformer (vintage)

Hammond 270CAX Power Supply

TUBES: A Complete re-tube was performed with Top Notch NOS tubes from my private collection:

RCA 6AQ5A

RCA 12AX7

GE BH7A

RCA 12AX7A

Ward-Beck M472A Equalizer:

Ward-Beck Systems is often considered "Canadian Neve" as they have been manufacturing top quality recording consoles and equipment for decades. The M472A EQ has a deep low end and open top end. Variable frequency on both the midrange and the lows makes this a very versatile EQ for tracking or mixing. The two-position Q-switch helps in cleaning up unwanted "mud" in the midrange. Both modules have their original 1970s active components in place to preserve the analog console sound.

MORE ABOUT IT:

The COMP is warm and soft like you'd expect from a vintage LA2A. There is an R37 side-chain high-pass filter on the front of the unit, Gain and Threshold Reduction knobs on the front and a GR ZERO VU meter adjustment knob on the rear.

The comp works via XLR Line input and XLR Line output jacks. There is also a secondary output XLR cable inside the unit that bypasses the EQ. Of course, you can turn off the EQ with it's power button and use line out on the back. There are also two 1/4" i/o options on the front that we currently use as our main i/o patch into our studio.

Questions or unknown stuff: There is an additional 7-pin XLR mic input on the rear that has an unknown origin. It has a mic and line switch to go back and forth between the two options. I leave it on line and use it exclusively as a comp/eq. My best guess is that it may have been used as a power supply for a particular microphone in the past but we cannot verify how it was used since we don't have the builders notes.

There is a green toggle switch/button on the front we do not know what it's for. Finally, there are two i/o options: XLR line in and out on the rear of the unit and an alternate 1/4" i/o of the front. We have it connected to the front as there is a lower output from the XLRs. You might need to recap or replace a small filter or something, not sure why else there would be a lower volume from the back. The way we have it form the front sounds amazing.

Absolutely a rare find for a custom LA2A that is actual a vintage clone with a fantastic EQ and worth the price in parts alone. This is sold AS-IS there is no guarantee, warranty or return. Tubes will be removed for shipping.