We welcome the fittingly named 'Orbit' turntable to Galaxie. The Orbit is an impressive, sleek, high quality American turntable, made in Boston by U-Turn Electronics. Available now in our store! Stop by to check it out. Pair it with our original Galaxie speakers for a sound that is out of […]
Audio purists have long claimed that the sound of a good turntable and cartridge combination is superior to the sound of CD. How can that be? I used to wonder! These people bought a thousand dollar dinosaur and feel bad about it. Then one day I heard it for the […]
Pittsburgh Celebrity 'Round the Galaxie 1/13/2012 2:16:18 PM The Washington Post recently named Pittsburgh as the "in" city for 2012, displacing (of all places) Portland. Yes, you read that right. Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein better get some coats. It seems our 15 minutes have arrived, but what the rest […]
Galaxie at the Italian museum 11/10/2011 11:21:33 AM Galaxie has gone to Italy! A friend of ours from Abruzzo came to visit us at the shop on a mission to recruit some Perry Como memorabilia to send back to a museum in the hometown of the Como family – […]
A Galaxie History lesson 10/7/2011 3:37:26 PM Yesterday, we attended Duquesne's Techlife conference. Our fellow vendors were showcasing the amazing modern world of electronics – ipods, 3D flat screens, tablets. We decided to bring a little context to all of this modernity. We brought this guy (pictured left, at 122 […]
Rhythm Sweet and Hot 8/4/2011 3:04:29 PM Mike Plaskett, one of the duo who hosts the fabulous DUQ radio show, Rhythm Sweet and Hot, came in to Galaxie last week! Mike and Dale Abraham have gained a cult following with 78-collectors – they take us back to the 1920s through […]
Vinyl Record Architect 8/4/2011 2:02:16 PM Some of you vinyl diggers out there have the midas touch. You're somehow always finding the 33, 45 and 78 gold! The world of vinyl is pretty vast and there are some real gems on vinyl for sure. It's great when you come across […]
