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Title: I'm not moving to Pittsburg
Post by: Meles on March 01, 2015, 12:42:56 PM: Not to be blunt, its a nice town with a nice audio blog, but I just want to get this out front.

I stumbled upon the blog recently while searching for Melos GK-1+1 preamps and was really impressed. Kudos to a great community.

You guys are a short drive from Dayton for my veg mobile.
Title: Re: I'm not moving to Pittsburg
Post by: OldiesButGoodies on March 01, 2015, 12:53:20 PM: Welcome...

PIT is a great city in every way, except the snow.

If you are looking for a Melos GK1 I know one for sale locally that has been hot upgraded in every way. Sounds great.

OBG
Title: Re: I'm not moving to Pittsburg
Post by: MasterBlaster on March 01, 2015, 01:00:26 PM: Welcome aboard! Glad you have found out little site useful.
Title: Re: I'm not moving to Pittsburg
Post by: bearjew on March 01, 2015, 01:03:29 PM: Quote from: OldiesButGoodies on March 01, 2015, 12:53:20 PM
Welcome...

PIT is a great city in every way, except the snow.

If you are looking for a Melos GK1 I know one for sale locally that has been hot upgraded in every way. Sounds great.

OBG

I know of a guy selling that exact same preamp. Interesting :P

Welcome to the forum!
Title: Re: I'm not moving to Pittsburg
Post by: Meles on March 01, 2015, 01:04:46 PM: Thanks for the quick welcomes! I can't reply they're coming so fast.

GK-1+1! :o Very interested, but in to doing my own hot upgrades. Do tell.
Title: Re: I'm not moving to Pittsburg
Post by: bearjew on March 01, 2015, 01:13:43 PM: Quote from: Meles on March 01, 2015, 01:04:46 PM
Thanks for the quick welcomes! I can't reply they're coming so fast.

GK-1+1! :o Very interested, but in to doing my own hot upgrades. Do tell.

I actually have no idea what upgrades he did to it, so I'll let OBG enlighten you on that one. It's a great preamp though.
Title: Re: I'm not moving to Pittsburg
Post by: hewlew1 on March 01, 2015, 01:13:57 PM: Welcome to the forum. I wont move to Pittsburgh either, however I will go there to visit TOMMIE BOY at Vintage HIFi
Title: Re: I'm not moving to Pittsburg
Post by: Meles on March 01, 2015, 01:56:49 PM: Quote from: MasterBlaster on March 01, 2015, 01:00:26 PM
Welcome aboard! Glad you have found out little site useful.
I love that name MasterBlaster. I'm actually a Humungus fan:
(http://wastelandweekend.com/wp-content/uploads/Madmax2.jpg)

That's it. I'm watching road warrior tonight.
Title: Re: I'm not moving to Pittsburg
Post by: schwarcw on March 01, 2015, 04:56:26 PM: Welcome to the Forum! Good folks here I am glad that you are among us!

Good luck!
Title: Re: I'm not moving to Pittsburg
Post by: Sir Thrift-a-Lot on March 01, 2015, 05:22:35 PM: When I see "Master Blaster", I think of Stevie Wonder's tribute song to Bob Marley.
Title: Re: I'm not moving to Pittsburg
Post by: Meles on March 01, 2015, 06:12:37 PM: Quote from: Sir Thrift-a-Lot on March 01, 2015, 05:22:35 PM
When I see "Master Blaster", I think of Stevie Wonder's tribute song to Bob Marley.
Great folks here!

I think Stevie sings "Everyone's feeling pretty....
Humungus (MasterBlaster proto) “Attack, my vermin, attack"
Master Blaster is not very quotable.

"The Lord Humungus! The Warrior of the Wasteland! The Ayatollah of Rock and Rolla!"
Title: Re: I'm not moving to Pittsburg
Post by: Kingman on March 01, 2015, 06:16:38 PM: It's Pittsburgh......not Pittsburg!!!! ;)
Title: Re: I'm not moving to Pittsburg
Post by: bearjew on March 01, 2015, 06:17:57 PM: Quote from: Kingman on March 01, 2015, 06:16:38 PM
It's Pittsburgh......not Pittsburg!!!! ;)

Excuse Kingman, he's from the south...
Title: Re: I'm not moving to Pittsburg
Post by: MacGeek on March 01, 2015, 08:55:59 PM: You're still hanging with this group....welcome!
Title: Re: I'm not moving to Pittsburg
Post by: Meles on March 01, 2015, 10:29:03 PM: Quote from: bearjew on March 01, 2015, 06:17:57 PM
Quote from: Kingman on March 01, 2015, 06:16:38 PM
It's Pittsburgh......not Pittsburg!!!! ;)

Excuse Kingman, he's from the south...
They must have kicked him out, that's not Southern hospitality. Apparently Kingman has adopted Northern ways, but at least he's not a Philadelphia fan type (is he?). I mean, I don't want to get pelted with remote batteries at the next swap meet.

Hanging the group... sounding good.
Title: Re: I'm not moving to Pittsburg
Post by: hewlew1 on March 01, 2015, 11:45:16 PM: Quote from: Meles on March 01, 2015, 10:29:03 PM
Quote from: bearjew on March 01, 2015, 06:17:57 PM
Quote from: Kingman on March 01, 2015, 06:16:38 PM
It's Pittsburgh......not Pittsburg!!!! ;)

Excuse Kingman, he's from the south...
They must have kicked him out, that's not Southern hospitality. Apparently Kingman has adopted Northern ways, but at least he's not a Philadelphia fan type (is he?). I mean, I don't want to get pelted with remote batteries at the next swap meet.

Hanging the group... sounding good.
I spelled it right Wayne.
Title: Re: I'm not moving to Pittsburg
Post by: MasterBlaster on March 02, 2015, 01:28:22 PM: Actually, our fine city has used both configurations. You can actually see references to the former name around town.

[smg id=652 type=preview]
Title: Re: I'm not moving to Pittsburg
Post by: Meles on March 02, 2015, 03:15:23 PM: Quote from: MasterBlaster on March 02, 2015, 01:28:22 PM
Actually, our fine city has used both configurations. You can actually see references to the former name around town.
MasterBlaster,
You are a gentleman and a scholar.

Signed,

Lord Humungus
Title: Re: I'm not moving to Pittsburg
Post by: Kingman on March 03, 2015, 10:29:39 AM: Quote from: hewlew1 on March 01, 2015, 11:45:16 PM
Quote from: Meles on March 01, 2015, 10:29:03 PM
Quote from: bearjew on March 01, 2015, 06:17:57 PM
Quote from: Kingman on March 01, 2015, 06:16:38 PM
It's Pittsburgh......not Pittsburg!!!! ;)

Excuse Kingman, he's from the south...
They must have kicked him out, that's not Southern hospitality. Apparently Kingman has adopted Northern ways, but at least he's not a Philadelphia fan type (is he?). I mean, I don't want to get pelted with remote batteries at the next swap meet.

Hanging the group... sounding good.
I spelled it right Wayne.
Thanks Harry...not trying to be inhospitable, but evidently the damn city doesn't even know which way to spell it!
Title: Re: I'm not moving to Pittsburg
Post by: Meles on March 03, 2015, 01:01:22 PM: North Carolina has the gaul to put "First in Flight" on their license plates (should be "First in Runways"). Dayton was the home of the Wright brothers and where the design work was done, and we've got the base to prove it.

At least Pittsburgh is still the Steel City, no matter how you spell it.
Title: Re: I'm not moving to Pittsburg
Post by: Kingman on March 03, 2015, 09:07:00 PM: Quote from: Meles on March 03, 2015, 01:01:22 PM
North Carolina has the gaul to put "First in Flight" on their license plates (should be "First in Runways"). Dayton was the home of the Wright brothers and where the design work was done, and we've got the base to prove it.

At least Pittsburgh is still the Steel City, no matter how you spell it.
So why did they go there??? Because of the availability of high sustained wind speeds according to the Internet.
Title: Re: I'm not moving to Pittsburg
Post by: Meles on March 04, 2015, 01:26:22 PM: Quote from: Kingman on March 03, 2015, 09:07:00 PM
Quote from: Meles on March 03, 2015, 01:01:22 PM
North Carolina has the gaul to put "First in Flight" on their license plates (should be "First in Runways"). Dayton was the home of the Wright brothers and where the design work was done, and we've got the base to prove it.

At least Pittsburgh is still the Steel City, no matter how you spell it.
So why did they go there??? Because of the availability of high sustained wind speeds according to the Internet.
Probably a warmer place in the winter with soft landings too. At that time, I don't think the area was an intellectual/ engineering think tank. Apparently, the life guards helped move the air craft. North Carolina was pretty smart from the get go and maybe the actual sight of the flight is more marketable to the masses. The impressive monument there was completed in 1932.

In Dayton we have the Air Force museum and occasionally an over head flight by a replica Wright flyer. We have a big air show (not to mention the giant hamvention of electronics.) It would be interesting to learn why North Carolina was chosen over Dayton for a national monument.