Shengya is the designer/manufacturer, a home grown Chinese brand that’s been around a while and their amps are quite good for the price. I’ve tinkered with their products in the past.They make other amps on contract for brands like Vincent in other continents that don’t have manufacturing prowess.
Many ’ultra high end’ amps sold to you as European/North American brands are actually designed/manufactured by Chinese engineering. When it gets to European/North American shores, it gets an astronomical markup and a brand name so the buyer can feel like he is in the "ultra high end" club.
Don’t worry too much if you couldn’t spend big bucks.
Thank you all for the replies and insights. The question was more of a curiosity than anything. I’ve been into music since the late 60’s and audio gear since the mid 70’s. Regardless of operation, through a slew of solid state and tube gear, this amp is the best I’ve had and considering I can’t afford to spend big bucks, the system on the whole is very satisfying.