Compared to some other high-price amplifiers, we use 2 to 3 times as many parts. The layout of the GamuT circuit board is dense, so it is not obvious, but start counting if you feel like it. All of these parts are needed to obtain the GamuT audio quality. Some brands tell a strange story about fewer stages gives better sound. Well, imagine a football team that loses 4 players. The remaining 7 players now have to strain to do the work of 11. If they have to do this for a long time, they lose. Of course you should not use stages on circuits that you do not need like flashing power displays. Each stage in the signal path should be optimized for its function. We use a balanced input stage, a main voltage amplifier, a constant current reference source, a bias network, a small signal amplifier, a current mirror, two push-pull gate drivers, each driving a MOSFET. The signal passes 5-7 stages depending on how you want to count.