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In the June issue of <I>Stereophile</I>, John Atkinson writes about the disturbing practice of mastering music releases with unmusical compression and limiting. Is this a big deal for you?

Audiopax Model Eighty Eight monoblock power amplifier Follow-Up, January 2006

Audiopax Model Eighty Eight monoblock power amplifier Follow-Up, January 2006

Ah, Brazil...land of coffee, the samba, Pel&#233;, Rio-by-the-sea-o, and tube amplifiers. All right, so perhaps the amplifier connection isn't <I>quite</I> as well-established. But one Brazilian amplifier designer, Eduardo de Lima, has published articles in <I>Glass Audio</I> magazine that are viewed by many as groundbreaking, and his evolving products have been seen at various specialist tube equipment shows. De Lima&mdash;president, founder, product designer, and principal owner of Audiopax Sistemas Eletroacusticos&mdash;is an electrical engineer who started out designing equipment for a telecommunications company, but since 1995 he's devoted his talents to designing a wide range of audio products, including speakers as well as preamps and power amps.

Audiopax
US distributor: Avantgarde-USA
6445 Calamar Drive
Cumming, GA 30040
(770) 777-2095
www.avantgarde-usa.com/audiopax.html

Audiopax Model Eighty Eight monoblock power amplifier Manufacturer's Comment

Audiopax Model Eighty Eight monoblock power amplifier Manufacturer's Comment

Ah, Brazil...land of coffee, the samba, Pel&#233;, Rio-by-the-sea-o, and tube amplifiers. All right, so perhaps the amplifier connection isn't <I>quite</I> as well-established. But one Brazilian amplifier designer, Eduardo de Lima, has published articles in <I>Glass Audio</I> magazine that are viewed by many as groundbreaking, and his evolving products have been seen at various specialist tube equipment shows. De Lima&mdash;president, founder, product designer, and principal owner of Audiopax Sistemas Eletroacusticos&mdash;is an electrical engineer who started out designing equipment for a telecommunications company, but since 1995 he's devoted his talents to designing a wide range of audio products, including speakers as well as preamps and power amps.

Audiopax
US distributor: Avantgarde-USA
6445 Calamar Drive
Cumming, GA 30040
(770) 777-2095
www.avantgarde-usa.com/audiopax.html

Audiopax Model Eighty Eight monoblock power amplifier Measurements

Audiopax Model Eighty Eight monoblock power amplifier Measurements

Ah, Brazil...land of coffee, the samba, Pel&#233;, Rio-by-the-sea-o, and tube amplifiers. All right, so perhaps the amplifier connection isn't <I>quite</I> as well-established. But one Brazilian amplifier designer, Eduardo de Lima, has published articles in <I>Glass Audio</I> magazine that are viewed by many as groundbreaking, and his evolving products have been seen at various specialist tube equipment shows. De Lima&mdash;president, founder, product designer, and principal owner of Audiopax Sistemas Eletroacusticos&mdash;is an electrical engineer who started out designing equipment for a telecommunications company, but since 1995 he's devoted his talents to designing a wide range of audio products, including speakers as well as preamps and power amps.

Audiopax
US distributor: Avantgarde-USA
6445 Calamar Drive
Cumming, GA 30040
(770) 777-2095
www.avantgarde-usa.com/audiopax.html

Audiopax Model Eighty Eight monoblock power amplifier Associated Equipment

Audiopax Model Eighty Eight monoblock power amplifier Associated Equipment

Ah, Brazil...land of coffee, the samba, Pel&#233;, Rio-by-the-sea-o, and tube amplifiers. All right, so perhaps the amplifier connection isn't <I>quite</I> as well-established. But one Brazilian amplifier designer, Eduardo de Lima, has published articles in <I>Glass Audio</I> magazine that are viewed by many as groundbreaking, and his evolving products have been seen at various specialist tube equipment shows. De Lima&mdash;president, founder, product designer, and principal owner of Audiopax Sistemas Eletroacusticos&mdash;is an electrical engineer who started out designing equipment for a telecommunications company, but since 1995 he's devoted his talents to designing a wide range of audio products, including speakers as well as preamps and power amps.

Audiopax
US distributor: Avantgarde-USA
6445 Calamar Drive
Cumming, GA 30040
(770) 777-2095
www.avantgarde-usa.com/audiopax.html

Audiopax Model Eighty Eight monoblock power amplifier Specifications

Audiopax Model Eighty Eight monoblock power amplifier Specifications

Ah, Brazil...land of coffee, the samba, Pel&#233;, Rio-by-the-sea-o, and tube amplifiers. All right, so perhaps the amplifier connection isn't <I>quite</I> as well-established. But one Brazilian amplifier designer, Eduardo de Lima, has published articles in <I>Glass Audio</I> magazine that are viewed by many as groundbreaking, and his evolving products have been seen at various specialist tube equipment shows. De Lima&mdash;president, founder, product designer, and principal owner of Audiopax Sistemas Eletroacusticos&mdash;is an electrical engineer who started out designing equipment for a telecommunications company, but since 1995 he's devoted his talents to designing a wide range of audio products, including speakers as well as preamps and power amps.

Audiopax
US distributor: Avantgarde-USA
6445 Calamar Drive
Cumming, GA 30040
(770) 777-2095
www.avantgarde-usa.com/audiopax.html

Audiopax Model Eighty Eight monoblock power amplifier Page 4

Audiopax Model Eighty Eight monoblock power amplifier Page 4

Ah, Brazil...land of coffee, the samba, Pel&#233;, Rio-by-the-sea-o, and tube amplifiers. All right, so perhaps the amplifier connection isn't <I>quite</I> as well-established. But one Brazilian amplifier designer, Eduardo de Lima, has published articles in <I>Glass Audio</I> magazine that are viewed by many as groundbreaking, and his evolving products have been seen at various specialist tube equipment shows. De Lima&mdash;president, founder, product designer, and principal owner of Audiopax Sistemas Eletroacusticos&mdash;is an electrical engineer who started out designing equipment for a telecommunications company, but since 1995 he's devoted his talents to designing a wide range of audio products, including speakers as well as preamps and power amps.

Audiopax
US distributor: Avantgarde-USA
6445 Calamar Drive
Cumming, GA 30040
(770) 777-2095
www.avantgarde-usa.com/audiopax.html

Audiopax Model Eighty Eight monoblock power amplifier Page 3

Audiopax Model Eighty Eight monoblock power amplifier Page 3

Ah, Brazil...land of coffee, the samba, Pel&#233;, Rio-by-the-sea-o, and tube amplifiers. All right, so perhaps the amplifier connection isn't <I>quite</I> as well-established. But one Brazilian amplifier designer, Eduardo de Lima, has published articles in <I>Glass Audio</I> magazine that are viewed by many as groundbreaking, and his evolving products have been seen at various specialist tube equipment shows. De Lima&mdash;president, founder, product designer, and principal owner of Audiopax Sistemas Eletroacusticos&mdash;is an electrical engineer who started out designing equipment for a telecommunications company, but since 1995 he's devoted his talents to designing a wide range of audio products, including speakers as well as preamps and power amps.

Audiopax
US distributor: Avantgarde-USA
6445 Calamar Drive
Cumming, GA 30040
(770) 777-2095
www.avantgarde-usa.com/audiopax.html

Audiopax Model Eighty Eight monoblock power amplifier Page 2

Audiopax Model Eighty Eight monoblock power amplifier Page 2

Ah, Brazil...land of coffee, the samba, Pel&#233;, Rio-by-the-sea-o, and tube amplifiers. All right, so perhaps the amplifier connection isn't <I>quite</I> as well-established. But one Brazilian amplifier designer, Eduardo de Lima, has published articles in <I>Glass Audio</I> magazine that are viewed by many as groundbreaking, and his evolving products have been seen at various specialist tube equipment shows. De Lima&mdash;president, founder, product designer, and principal owner of Audiopax Sistemas Eletroacusticos&mdash;is an electrical engineer who started out designing equipment for a telecommunications company, but since 1995 he's devoted his talents to designing a wide range of audio products, including speakers as well as preamps and power amps.

Audiopax
US distributor: Avantgarde-USA
6445 Calamar Drive
Cumming, GA 30040
(770) 777-2095
www.avantgarde-usa.com/audiopax.html

Audiopax Model Eighty Eight monoblock power amplifier

Audiopax Model Eighty Eight monoblock power amplifier

Ah, Brazil...land of coffee, the samba, Pel&#233;, Rio-by-the-sea-o, and tube amplifiers. All right, so perhaps the amplifier connection isn't <I>quite</I> as well-established. But one Brazilian amplifier designer, Eduardo de Lima, has published articles in <I>Glass Audio</I> magazine that are viewed by many as groundbreaking, and his evolving products have been seen at various specialist tube equipment shows. De Lima&mdash;president, founder, product designer, and principal owner of Audiopax Sistemas Eletroacusticos&mdash;is an electrical engineer who started out designing equipment for a telecommunications company, but since 1995 he's devoted his talents to designing a wide range of audio products, including speakers as well as preamps and power amps.

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