Get started with DIY and build your own professional reamping box with our most popular kit. The L2A is a rugged, sonically transparent re-amplifier that just happens to be a DIY kit. It's also a simple, fun DIY kit that happens to be an excellent piece of studio gear.
Unrivaled feature set. The L2A is the only passive re-amplifier to feature a Neutrik combo XLR/TRS input jack. No need to grab a TRS-to-XLR adapter.
The L2A’s three-way filter switch makes re-amping any source imaginable a breeze. The low-pass filter (LPF) tames high-frequencies, useful for mellowing out guitars and other bright sources, while the high-pass filter (HPF) is perfect for tidying up the low-end and sub-bass frequencies.
The fun part. Designed specifically for DIY beginners, the L2A presents no risk of electrical shock, consists of only a few parts, and can be built in about one hour. Step-by-step instructions are available at diy.re/l2a-manual
Estimated build time: 1 hour
Make something great. The L2A multiplies the sonic possibilities of your recording setup by letting you plug the output from your computer, mixer, or tape machine into your guitar amps and effects pedals. Suddenly, all of your guitar gear becomes another set of tools for adding excitement, depth, and harmonic saturation to your pre-recorded audio.
Kit Includes
- Neutrik COMBO XLR/TRS input jack
- Transformer custom wound in the USA
- Filter stage with Bypass, 1Khz LPF, and 160Hz HPF settings
- Super-durable enclosure made from architectural aluminum
- Circuit board custom designed for beginners
- Metal-film 1% tolerance resistors
- 21-detent stepped potentiometer (volume knob)
- Every nut, bolt, and wire needed to complete the project
Specs
| Input Impedance | 10k |
| Output Impedance | 15k |
| THD+N | <0.05% @ 1K Hz |
| Filter Freqs | 160Hz HPF, 1kHz LPF |
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Customer Reviews
Firstly, this is sold as a beginner's project, and I guess that is a fair suggestion in terms of the build difficulty, and I am sure that is the intent of the description. But do not let that lead you to believe it is a beginner's tool set once completed. This is a VERY useful device for employing pedals and other Hi-Z processors into your recording setup. I bought FOUR so I could run multiple stereo pairs. I am set up to do large track count projects, so I am always in search of ways to layer up external processing for large track count projects----any time I can get processing OUT of the computer or the interfaces, it frees me up for other core power hungry tasks.
I have a stack of older Lexicon processors that are quite nice and devices that set an industry standard. Using the DIYre re-amping boxes along with some of my pedals (Boss waza craft, mainly) delivers a very similar noise floor and fidelity as my older Lexicon processors. Seriously. The signal via these re-amping boxes is really quite nice.
All external processing ends up introducing some sort of low level noise, in my experience. Heck, a lot of plugins introduce noise! Using the DIYre re-amping boxes are no worse for the sake of introducing a marginal noise floor, it is just their own thing.
The controls on the boxes are a very nice touch, and yes, they do actually function as expected. However, I do think it is worth mentioning that this far, for my set up, I have level cut dial set at 12 o'clock and all the mini switches set to the no effect setting... Essentially the various control on the box are rendered un-used in my case. But the ground lift, hi/ lo cuts are there if I need them.
These boxes are simply a great way to introduce additional effects to your signal chain. All the weird cool stuff for guitars are an option here which is just awesome. If you want to go ALL ANALOG.... This is a way to get you there (analog delay, analog chorus, analog reverb....). Yeah,.the old school very expensive, hard to find Roland Dimension D box???? Go for the Boss Waza Craft DC-2W, put it into the "D" mode and forget about the crap knock offs that are being pedaled by low rent brands. And no need to spend four figures on an original Roland box. The DIYre re-amping box with the boss pedal gets you there which is super cool.
I guess I should say something about the D I Y build part of this thing..... Yes, it's easy. The easiest thing besides building a TRS to TRS cables I have ever done. I can build two of them in almost the same amount of time it takes me to get out all my soldering equipment. Seriously. These things are easy.
I do not know how it compares to a Radial or other brand re-amping box. But why do.i care? These do not seem to be injecting any 'character' into the signal path. The signal level is spot on. The price is for damned sure right on. Really, what else could you ask for?
This plus the FE2 are must-haves for any studio. Very easy to assemble, high quality parts and very compact. Sounds perfect - doesn't color your sound, which is really what you want.
Can’t say enough great things about this box and the experience building it. I’m definitely gonna build a colours unit next!
This is a solid piece of studio gear, pretty sure I could use it as a speed bump and it would be undamaged.
Very straightforward build - if you e built a few effect pedals, this will be a breeze. Great directions are provided and the device came together perfectly.
Well documented and packaged. Fun to build, a great starting project. You don’t need a ton of experience to be successful
