Dear Friends, This month, we continue our survey of the shop’s reference components. As a reminder, nothing in our shop exceeds $30,000 (pre-tariff). To date, we have covered my reference DAC, the Cinnamon Galle, and the analog setup represented by Bergmann Audio. This month, we turn to reference amplification from Grandinote and Thöress. I happen to prefer integrated amplifiers, and these two have that in common. Both amps also run in Class A—which I prefer—are relatively