Orbit Music

I like Orbit, always have. The service you get depends on who is working there. Some times it is great, sometime you get a snotty snob ass with an attitude, ya never know, kinda like waiters. Usually fairly priced. Have bought many great old recorded music there, even a poster or two.

I ordered a CD of a beloved album from my childhood in the 1970’s. I placed the order through Barnes & Noble’s Marketplace. It arrived in mere days after ordering by USPS First Class Mail. I will try to order from Orbit Music again.

If only this were a Championship Vinyl… that being said here is a previous experience… a bit too much like Championship Vinyl.
Me — (excitedly walking to counter with a Nirvana «Lithium» single in hand and a big smile on my face) I’d just like this please.
Female cashier — Um ok.
Me — I can believe I found this!
Female cashier — You know that’s only a single right?
Me — Yep! I collect the singles and I’ve never seen this in person. Why?
Female cashier — You look like the kind of person that would buy that and complain that it’s not a full album.
Me — …
That being said, expect that kind of service every visit.

One day I was in the mood to buy a record for my collection. I looked up places online and this one showed. I gave it a try. The shop had a variety of used records. If you are looking for older used albums than this place is for you. I asked about a new artist that I knew was on vinyl. They did not have it because the new record selection was very limited. They were able to order it. By the time they found what I wanted and then they added the shops percent to the percentage to the price it would have been just as easy for me to shop online as I have in the past. Everyone in the store was helpful when the prepaid album came in. Friendly service.

Very nice place! Friendly managers & staff.
I was able to custom order a specialty item through them. They support local and national bands allowing flyers for upcoming concerts.
GIANT collection of vinyl records (mostly used). Very impressive! They also have CDs, games and movies available. Plus t-​shirts and other miscellaneous stuff.
Overall, we’ll be back now that we’ve seen all that they offer.

You know, growing up in Elkhart, there were 2 record stores worth anything: SuperSounds and Orbit Music. I came back after having lived in Chicago for many moons and decided that it was time for my long since overdue pilgrimage to Orbit. Much to my dismay I first find that it has moved. Once I finally find the store, I realize it is a mere shadow of its former self. I refer here to both size and contents of the store. Very sad! However, today is National Record Store day so I suppose I’ll make one last trip to pull the knife from it’s barely beating heart and let it bleed out with dignity.

this isn’t actually in town and country anymore, it’s across mckinley in strip of stores next to mcdonalds.

Orbit primarily serves those into mook rock, mainstream rap (gotta love those «bootlegs» that let you charge consumers for music you just downloaded and burnt onto a disc), and the head shop crowd — just make sure you never actually reeeefer to those «accessories» for what they’re actually used for (and really, who cares? just legalize it). At one time they did have a «record store» location near the university, and that one carried more in the way of indie rock and the sorts of things you’d find in most independent record stores in cities or college towns. You’ll still find the occasional out-​of-​the-​mainstream gem here and there, same as at any major electronics store, but it doesn’t really cater to the thinking music fan or anyone looking to develop their tastes. The funniest thing is the service… my wife was recently treated quite rudely by someone who clearly had no business being pretentious. We’ve lived and shopped in record stores in cities, college towns, etc., and really never experienced the «music snob record store clerk» even at shops that specifically cater to the hipster crowd. Leave it to South Bend to be the place where someone rocking out to Hoobastank feels he’s earned enough cred to treat someone like crap just because she mentioned a band he’s never heard of (and not exactly an obscure, specialty niche band at that). Between never really having the latest indie releases and that kind of service, the loyalty we’ve clung to for years just can’t hold on anymore — though we’ll still drop in to see what kind of vinyl goodies fall out of the sky. The used vinyl is a draw, and Orbit deserves credit for that.

This place is a great alternative to the mega CD stores. They have a better selection and oftentimes a better price.
They have a great used section in which you can find some real gems. Don’t be afraid to broaden your musical horizons at a place like this and buy that 5 buck CD.

OMG so like I ended up here last friday while I was wondering around South Bend. And this was a nice used CD store, it also had used video games. The people who work here are really friendly. And if I’m in South Bend again, I will probobly stop here again.