What would it take to have fun
listening to your hi-fi again?

Remember the intense love of music
that once fueled your hi-fi journey?

Somewhere along the way,
the gear began to own you.

Let’s reclaim ownership
of our musical choices!

 

Our philosophy is quite simple: to recognize that a hi-fi component has only one job – to invite you to a musical event. It’s a time machine, or as Lynn Olson once wrote, an  “Illusion Engine”. As he comments in that essay:

“a hi-fi system is really an Illusion Engine, a type of mechanical contrivance that hypnotizes the audience into thinking musicians are somehow present (or at least nearby). If the contrivance fails in this, it fails utterly, just as a magic trick entertains or it doesn’t.”

The more you get to know us, the more you will appreciate the musical contribution Galibier can be to you.

 

 

 

 

 

When you pass through our doors, you leave the realm of “one size fits all” audio and you regain control of your musical enjoyment!

 

We’re DIFFERENT!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As we collaborate during the creation of your Galibier, you will come to trust your knowing (what works for you – because we’re all unique), and your musical journey will lead you to places you never thought  possible.

We listen!

Our awareness at Galibier is that the hi-fi industry at large has lost its musical compass.  Our musical visionary heritage is at risk of being lost and with it, our musical future.

When a Galibier customer begins to talk about music played through his hi-fi in musical performance terms (not using hi-fi jargon), we know we’ve changed someone’s life. 

We respect the past, while employing state of the art manufacturing facilities (our machinists sub-contract for NASA), but this would be irrelevant if the technology didn’t support musical sensibilities.

We encourage you to visit us and see for yourself!

We Build …

Galibier Design FlagGalibier products are designed and manufactured in the United States, where we oversee every step of the production process.

 

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We don’t believe in compromises at Galibier.

Whether it’s full-on Mahler, The Who, or 16th century Harpsicord, the Stelvio delivers the goods.

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Our soon to be released rim drive Eiger turntable incorporates everything we’ve learned from the Stelvio and Gavia turntables.  One of our Stelvio owners commented on his audition of the Eiger prototype: 

“The rim drive is a revolutionary (as opposed to evolutionary) development. I have heard just about every contender for ‘best turntable in the world’.  What I heard on Saturday night is the best vinyl I have ever heard…and second place isn’t that close.”

Click for NiWatt Details

This is not your grandfather’s 300B.  Stay tuned for a late Fall, 2016 release (shown above is a pre-production prototype).

Grace and power without compromise is a theme here at Galibier and the NiWatt is no exception.