Hear this combination of Trios and 3880s for himself. Repeatedly impressed upon Smith the vital need of absolutely having to

A BerkeleyĬustomer of his owns Avantgarde Trios and had purchased the first pair ofĪudiopax 3880s sold domestically. Response - Smith requested an introduction to Eduardo de Lima.

Of these Brazilian amplifiers and then forgot all about it. Jim Smith, Avantgarde's US distributor, about the very inspired performance Afterwards - and because hisĪvantgarde Duo 2.2s were soon due to arrive for review - I casually emailed He arranged for a detour to New Mexico and installed hisĪudiopax 3880 monoblocks in my system. I contacted the designer via an old email that luckily proved still current.Ī few months and phone calls later, de Lima left Brazil to visit a friend in De Lima, thus farĬoncentrated on affordably priced gear, was said to be working on a Superior to most mega-buck systems at the Alexis Park and neighboring St.Īudiophile rumor mill tugged on my subconscious. In certain ways, this unprepossessing rig proved quite Regardless, it seduced me with aīeautifully refined sound far in excess of its plain appearance or no-shock It was patched together in ad hoc fashion withĬheap wire and an old Parasound CD player. This ordinary hotel room had been outfitted with a very Mind-bending effects of an impromptu listening session at his temporary Las It helps himĭiscover unconventional solutions to very old problems. Out-of-the-box thinking to paint-by-numbers textbook design. WhileĮndowed with the requisite engineering credentials, he prefers fluid

It required probing and recognition to reveal a very original thinker. Adorned in the slight language hesitation of a non-native speaker, The encounter had left lasting impressions. Had met Eduardo de Lima two years ago at the 2000

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