Pittsburgh Adventure

george daniel
george daniel Posts: 12,096
edited November 2010 in The Clubhouse
Drove from Atlanta to spend Thanksgiving with my wifes' family,and was able to hook up with some polkies,,he,he,,or maybe I should say "How Carls' vinyl rig will change your life". Started out at Vintage Hi Fi of Pittsburgh,,yep,,the usual suspects,,tubes you say,,well lemme' tell you,,tubes are Mandatory in Pittsburgh,,as in Dynaco Monos' to keep you warm on these cold Pa. nights,,or maybe it was Carls Rogue,,or maybe the Audio Research Phono pre,,,yep,these fellas' "know the glow",and they know it all too well. Aftera two dollah and siddy cent ride,I was introduced to the most involving,organic and captivating vinyl rig that I have heard so far,,did a little mini A/B with a Modwright Sony 999ES(tubed of course) and Carls' heavywieght vinyl front end,, gimme' that vinyl rig and I'm set for life,,yep,,that good. Anyhow,,I wanted to take the time to thank Tom Huffman,Tom Beemers,and Carl Schwartz for their hospitality and making me feel like I just came home.Top shelf folks,top shelf gear,,,the rest is a Club Polk classified tweak,:wink:,seriously,,thank ya'll and your families,for making this Thanksgiving a very memorable one.I hope you had as much fun as I did.

Cannot upload pics this moment,,back with some if a dew.
JC approves....he told me so. (F-1 nut)
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  • geoffr
    geoffr Posts: 22
    edited November 2010
    Did you get to Jerry's Records?
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  • george daniel
    george daniel Posts: 12,096
    edited November 2010
    Jerry's is next--Friday hopefully.
    JC approves....he told me so. (F-1 nut)
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  • george daniel
    george daniel Posts: 12,096
    edited November 2010
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    JC approves....he told me so. (F-1 nut)
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  • schwarcw
    schwarcw Posts: 7,335
    edited November 2010
    Greetings George!

    You are just too kind with your comments on my humble rig. As you noted the tubes rule in the Kraken den.

    It was great to see you and Janice at Tom's place. It was kind of a mini Polk meet at the Vintage Hi-Fi Store. If you look at the last photo where four of us are posed in the shop, there is me and George, way in the back is the store owner Tom who's screen name on the Polk Forum is Beemer417, and the very tall man on the end is Tom, who's Polk screen name is thuffman03. Yes he is that tall. These guys are well known on the Carver Forum also. It was a great couple of days and fun listening to tunes. George humored me by touring my garden which of course is empty.

    George if you are headed to Jerry's on Friday, let me know. I'll cruise on down there. It's about 20 minutes from my house.

    Happy Thansgiving!
    Carl

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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,476
    edited November 2010
    Good people having a good time. One of the things that makes CP the special place it is.
    Political Correctness'.........defined

    "A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."

    President of Club Polk

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  • george daniel
    george daniel Posts: 12,096
    edited November 2010
    Lasareath wrote: »
    Any Carver TFM-55X's ?, I need a couple ;)

    Sal,, I think I saw one 55,,,Tom has a way of placing things,,each time I turned or move ,,I saw something different,,if you don't see it,,just ask-he probabally has it.You guys really need to hear Carls' vinyl setup,,seriously,
    JC approves....he told me so. (F-1 nut)
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  • schwarcw
    schwarcw Posts: 7,335
    edited November 2010
    He's got plenty of Carver amps. His website only lists a fraction of his stuff. Look Here
    Carl

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  • beemers417
    beemers417 Posts: 34
    edited November 2010
    George, it was a pleasure having you in for a visit. Thank you for the kind words. I will see you in September. Carl, see you at a "meeting" soon.
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  • george daniel
    george daniel Posts: 12,096
    edited November 2010
    Back home now,,I just cannot begin to tell you guys how grateful I am that you took time out of your schedules to spend time with me,,it was just great.Happy holidays to all.
    JC approves....he told me so. (F-1 nut)
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  • FTGV
    FTGV Posts: 3,649
    edited November 2010
    That shop looks like a candy store for the vintage types.
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  • schwarcw
    schwarcw Posts: 7,335
    edited November 2010
    Hi George!

    I'm glad that you are home safe and sound. It was great to see you and Janice. I hope to see you again soon.

    Tommy should start a photo collection of the friends and customers who have traveled far to see the "candy store". Where else can you shop for stereo gear, listen to tunes and have a beer during your visit?
    Carl

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  • falcon377
    falcon377 Posts: 47
    edited November 2010
    Two things are for sure,
    1) Carl's system kicks a*s,
    2) Vintage HI FI Pittsburgh is a awesome place.

    I wish I was able to make it to meet you guy's there, maybe next time.
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  • daboyz
    daboyz Posts: 5,207
    edited November 2010
    Looks like a great time, George!!

    Even though Carl's a defacto member of the RAS you guys make us look like a bunch of Fabio's!!! :tongue::biggrin:
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  • vstarkwell
    vstarkwell Posts: 328
    edited November 2010
    FTGV wrote: »
    That shop looks like a candy store for the vintage types.

    It IS!!! Tom and his shop/clubhouse are VERY COOL!!!!. It's a great place to hang out and get schooled on ALL things Hi-Fi.
    Monitor 7C's With Tubes
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  • george daniel
    george daniel Posts: 12,096
    edited November 2010
    Well,,I cannot keep my mouth shut,,The Tom's as I call em' are just top shelf,,,and a vast knowledge base too boot,,Carl,, well,lets just say that his rig is nothing short of stellar,,we listened to some classical thru his tubed tuner,,and when the music was over and the announcer spoke,,I almost fell outta my chair,Then there's the Modwright sony,,then there's the vinyl rig with an Audio Research phono pre,, then there's the Parasound,,then there's the MIT Shotgun S-3's,,IIRC,, you get where I'm goin' with this--what a system,,

    I am a child.
    JC approves....he told me so. (F-1 nut)
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  • thuffman03
    thuffman03 Posts: 1,325
    edited November 2010
    I was happy to see you George. Hope to see you again soon or we will have to wait till Carverfest!
    Sunfire TGP, Sunfire Cinema Grand, Sunfire 300~2 (2), Sunfire True Sub (2),Carver ALS Platinum, Carver AL III, TFM-55, C-19, C-9, TX-8, SDA-490t, SDA-390t
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  • schwarcw
    schwarcw Posts: 7,335
    edited November 2010
    George, you are way too kind. I enjoy my rig but I'm still riding in mid fi and enjoying it. I think the Polks are what makes everything sound so good.
    Carl

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