Summit Audio TLA-100A

TLA-100The Summit Audio TLA-100A Tube Leveling Amplifier is a classic design with a harmonious blend of old and new technologies, producing the incredibly warm and smooth sound of vacuum tubes in a compression device without the inherent disadvantages of older designs. Summit Audio has been making the TLA-100A for over 20 years and produces a sound that remains a much sought after quality that is used on literally thousands of records and in live sound venues across the world. The TLA-100A uses a soft-knee and program dependent transition characteristic and a transformerless signal path, resulting in a set-and-forget compressor that always sounds right with a minimum of knob fiddling.

• In continuous production for over 20 years
• "Soft knee" characteristic
• Switch selectable attack and release times
• Stereo linkable
• Unity gain bypass switch for A/B comparison
• Transformerless signal path
• Side chain insert
• 3 year warranty

• OUTPUT : +4dBm corresponds to 0 VU. The output is electronically balance or unbalanced using 990 operational amplifiers. Output impedance is 75 Ω. The recommended output load is 600 Ω or more. Maximum output is +25dBm.
• INPUT: The input is electronically balanced or unbalanced. Input impedance is 20k Ω. Maximum input level is +26dBm.

• Components:
• 1 x 12AX7A Vacuum Tube
• 2 x high reliability 990 operational amplifiers
• 13 x integrated circuits
• 3 x transistors
• 1 x compression cell

Weight and Dimensions
• Panel Size: Standard 19” by 3.5” (two units of rack space).
• Depth Behind Panel:10.5” in addition to users I/O cabling.
• Shipping Weight: 16 Lbs.

Power:
• 35 watts.
• 115-230 Volt.
• 50 or 60 Hz.
• Fuse size is .5 amp for 115 volt and .25 amp for 230 Volt.