Bartholomew Nicholas Locanthi II (White Plains, New York, 1919 – Glendale, California, January 9, 1994) was an audio engineer and leading expert in the US pro-audio industry in the 1970s and 1980s.
In the late 1960s, he developed the "T circuit", an output configuration for solid-state power amplifiers that became a standard in the industry.
[5][6][7] In 1975, he was named a Vice President of Pioneer North America Development.
It was also at Pioneer that he was deeply involved in digital development during the early years of the compact disc.
[10] He died on January 9, 1994, in Glendale, California, after a long battle with pancreatic cancer.