From the heart of the Rocky Mountains ...
     crafting technology in service of music ©

  Pronunciation: Guh-lih-bee-yay

Here at Galibier, we plan every change with one eye on the future and another one on the past. From our early days in 2001, through the present day models, you'll find a continuity of thought, which has served to validate our initial design and architectural choices as well as to guide our development.

Modular construction means that many, if not all upgrades are available to owners of every turntable we have produced.

Of course, our thinking has evolved. As you view the functional look of our early models, and compare them with our present day turntables, consider their common DNA in the same way you might compare a 1956 Porsche against a present day model.

We hope you'll enjoy this trip through the past ...

Gavia-I (2005-2010):

This later Gavia-I shows the TPI© platter interface made of graphite, which was introduced at the Rocky Mountain Audiofest in October of 2005.

In the Mark-II turntables, the graphite has been replaced by carbon fiber.

The record clamp is a Hagerman Technology UFO.

Note - the Stelvio-I was cosmetically identical to the Gavia-I, although internally, it differed significantly. Its platter employed a layer of brass which increased its mass from 32 to 44 Lbs. The based employed a complex maze of damping chambers, whose evolution began with the Quattro SE and Quattro Signature, and which continues to evolve today as expressed in the Stelvio-II.

Serac-I (2008-2010):

Gavia-I (2003-2005):

This Gavia-I is shown configured to run two tonearms.

Gavia-I (2003-2005):

The introduction of the Gavia-I (initially, it kept its Quattro name) marked the first base to be machined from a solid billet of aluminum. This remains in use in the Gavia-II and Stelvio-II turntables.

The aluminum composite platter was introduced in the Quattro SE/Signature models, and was fabricated from aluminum, lead, oil, and Teflon.

The platter's record interface was updated in 2005 (see above) with the graphite TPI©.

Quattro Signature (2001-2004):

Shown here, in a two tonearm configuration.

Quattro Signature (2001-2004):

The Signature model was a cosmetic upgrade to the SE.

Shown here is the aluminum composite platter (aluminum, lead, oil, and Teflon) which was to be the standard platter on both the Signature and SE models, as well as the Gavia-I until the TPI© interface was released in 2005.

Quattro SE (2001-2004):

This first production Quattro had a base made from aluminum, composite materials and lead.

This was the first base we made to employ damping techniques, and these techniques foreshadowed the development of the Stelvio family of bases.

The platter shown here was an early prototype, and it too explored damping techniques (using lead and oil) which resulted in the production platter shown in the photos above, on the Quattro Signature model.

The Quattro (2001):

This is the turntable we brought to the VSAC show in 2001.

The base consisted of Aluminum and PVC in a constrained layer construction.

The PVC platter would eventually be fit to the Serac-I turntable.