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Paul Weitzel from Tube Research Labs
What sad news RIP Paul and condolences to his family. 
The one component that you wish you had not bought
Some massive KR Audio amp, I forget the model number, but it weighed like a 100 lbs and was wide and very deep in terms of dimensions and almost impossible to move. Plus it used very expensive KR Audio tubes, their 300B variant the 842vhd and of c... 
Hip Hop & Rap recommendations for Taters
Mark glad to hear you like Tidal I am a big fan myself a great place to find music, new and old. And thanks for keeping the tone and tenor of this thread upbeat and positive and about music! 
Hip Hop & Rap recommendations for Taters
Thanks for this marktomaras great to see a discussion of actual music and artists. I don't listen to much rap or hip-hop myself, but one of my favorite bands, Galactic, incorporates rap extensively in their fantastic album "From the Corner to the ... 
Best CD to FLAC software and FLAC playback software
dBpoweramp is great ripping software I've used it to rip my entire cd collection to flac. I don't use JRiver so can't comment but highly recommend dBpoweramp it's fantastic software and dirt cheap. 
Servers: Are we there yet?
FWIW I just recently got a Synology NAS  DSJ-214 play is the model number I believe,  and it's hardwired to my modem/router via an ethernet cable. From there it communicates wirelessly to my Sonos which can be controlled from my laptop, iphone, or... 
What's up with the ridiculous offers?!?
Meh not that big a deal, I either decline or make a reasonable counter-offer. Seriously nothing to lost sleep over. 
Thiel Audio Contact??
There is a phone number and email address at the website see unsound's link above. 
I've Noticed Lately That There's Threads About Being Noticed Lately
I'm sorry but threads about being noticed are not threads at all! ;) 
I am really disappointed with the hip-hop enthusiasts on Audiogon
Tater's we are all disappointed at you for not letting the whole hip-hop rap subject alone already. 
What's up with the ridiculous offers?!?
Yes the listings are plagued with dealers and many of them run the same items over and over again,  to keep them in the new listings I suppose. Very frustrating for those of us who look at New Today every day. 
What are you favorite artists and songs to listen to on your system?
So to throw a curveball at you guys a band that many music-philes and critics turn their noses up at Phish. These guys are playing the best music of their careers right now, I'm talking live shows, and the recording quality of their shows has beco... 
A little help please
That's fantastic customer service by Audio Connection and very glad to hear you're happy with your new system! Until of course that nagging feeling sets in that things could be better if I just had, new speaker cables? A tube amp that has more pow... 
A push-pull tube design and Single-ended class A designs
As with most things it's not the topology it's who's implementing it. There are good and bad examples of both types of amps. 
Friday Night In San Francisco - best digital version
I assume he means the Dimeola/Mclaughlin/Paco de Lucia album it's a classic. I just have the plain old CD and it sounds good to me.