Yes it is a Bongiorn design. It is a less powerful amp than Ampzilla. I had one of those and they are both fine amps. He also made Charlie the Tuner...I loved that name. As I recall, there are people who modernize these amps and make them very much better...like the Dynaco products. In their time, they were very admired...Stereophile and Absulute Sound liked them.