strangeandbouncy
Well-known member
Dear all,
For years I have been a worshipper at the temple of Teletronix . . . . I adore the LA2a in all it's variations, re-issues, and copies. Now, thanks to our wonderful Dripelectronics( dude indeed!), I might actually get one of my own(hehehe!)
Now, I am not one to criticise one of my favourite boxes, but I have always had an issue with the sensitivity. All that gain is fabulous if you want to plug a Tube U47 directly into it( :thumb: ), but running at line level, the gain seldom gets above about 2 . . . . I am sure that all that level must be nearly saturating the input transformer, (and that's gotta be good, right?), but it makes for a dificult recall as often as not. A part of the range where a tiny movement makes mucho differencio, and a TINY discrepency in the input pot can really mess up a recall in my experience.
What I am interested to know is, if I use a 1:2, or 1:1 input transformer to allow greater travel of the input pot in line insertion levels, will I encounter any problems? I have a handful of HUGE gardners 10k:10k's for example. Would I still be getting enough level to the side-chain? What could I change to bring the gain up in the side-chain if that were the case?
I know that many here would be horrified at the concept of deviating from the original "recipe", and I know that the sound would be inevitably different, but, let's face it, there are a huge number of transformer options anyway! My purpose is merely to make the unit more suitable to MY particular application.
Hope I am making sense!
All the best,
ANdyP
For years I have been a worshipper at the temple of Teletronix . . . . I adore the LA2a in all it's variations, re-issues, and copies. Now, thanks to our wonderful Dripelectronics( dude indeed!), I might actually get one of my own(hehehe!)
Now, I am not one to criticise one of my favourite boxes, but I have always had an issue with the sensitivity. All that gain is fabulous if you want to plug a Tube U47 directly into it( :thumb: ), but running at line level, the gain seldom gets above about 2 . . . . I am sure that all that level must be nearly saturating the input transformer, (and that's gotta be good, right?), but it makes for a dificult recall as often as not. A part of the range where a tiny movement makes mucho differencio, and a TINY discrepency in the input pot can really mess up a recall in my experience.
What I am interested to know is, if I use a 1:2, or 1:1 input transformer to allow greater travel of the input pot in line insertion levels, will I encounter any problems? I have a handful of HUGE gardners 10k:10k's for example. Would I still be getting enough level to the side-chain? What could I change to bring the gain up in the side-chain if that were the case?
I know that many here would be horrified at the concept of deviating from the original "recipe", and I know that the sound would be inevitably different, but, let's face it, there are a huge number of transformer options anyway! My purpose is merely to make the unit more suitable to MY particular application.
Hope I am making sense!
All the best,
ANdyP
