Classe is not French? ...Well, that too; some French Canadians work there.
Hey, even Mirage is a Canadian company. ...And Image too. ...And so is PSB Image Series of loudspeakers.
Italians are good too in speaking of speaker's designs.
I love my Classe gear. It screams value and sounds great. The one thing I've found though, is that their amp/preamp need to be paired together to achieve a whole new level of sonic synergy. That can be said for a lot of brands I know, but I found it particularly true for Classe. The CP800 by itself was just "ok". The 2300 by itself was just "ok". Together they are outstanding.
P.S. Is Mirage still in business?