Waves

New York, United States

2.8

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6 reviews

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Telephone:
+1 212-273-9616
Website:
www.wavesradios.com
Address:
Showplace Antique Center 40 W 25 St, Ste 107, New York, NY, 10010
Flatiron
Nearby public transportation stops & stations:
550 ft23rd Street (F,M,PATH)
900 ft28th Street (N,R)
910 ft23th Street (N,R)
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Accepts Credit Cards
Yes
Parking
Private Lot
Wheelchair Accessible
Yes

Today

Today 11:00 am – 5:00 pm
Open now
Local time (New York) 16:17 Tuesday, 24 June 2025

Business hours

Monday 11:00 am – 5:00 pm
Tuesday 11:00 am – 5:00 pm
Wednesday 11:00 am – 5:00 pm
Thursday 11:00 am – 5:00 pm
Friday 11:00 am – 5:00 pm
Saturday 11:00 am – 5:00 pm
Sunday 11:00 am – 5:00 pm

Description

Specialties

Vintage, antique, old, electronics, mechanical apparatus Large selection of vintage radios, windup phonographs, microphones, Televisions, telegraphy etc.

History

Established in 1976.

Since 1978 Waves has had a shop in NYC. Some of the services we offer are repairs, and prop rentals.

Meet the Business Owner

Bruce and Charlotte M.

Business Owner

We bought our first radio in 1975 at a garage sale for $ 1, then we bought more. The radios took over our house and lives.

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6 reviews of Waves

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Place rating: 5
Manhattan, NY
I wanted to restore a 1948 GE radio. Bruce was polite and efficient in analyzing the problem The two-​week target date for repair was met. Not only did he repair the inside, but he restored the outside as well.
You would benefit using him for your radio repairs and also looking into buying
from his shop. He has a lot of fascinating vintage items
Place rating: 1
Brooklyn, NY
I brought in an old radio to be repaired. Owner just shook her head and said that it’s worthless and she didn’t care much for it, she recommended it’s not of any value and to throw it away, would not even look at it closely. Kept shaking her head at me and was very flustered. When I asked if she even cared for it, said not at all, it’s worthless, even though I was just trying to get it repaired. Very rude.
Place rating: 5
New York, NY
I looked around for ages to find a place that would repair my broken KLH Model 21. Most places told me they wouldn’t repair anything made before 1970 so I turned to the forums, which is how I found this place.
Charlotte at Waves took in my busted radio and two weeks later gave me back a machine that was even better than it was before. It sings, talks, hums, and the knobs were cleaned to boot. An A+ experience.
Place rating: 1
Boca Raton, FL
as an antique collector, i have come across many eccentric dealers over the years. the owners of wavesllc are a perfect example. actually, i am rather envious? they must be quite wealthy. a few months ago, i sent one of the owners pictures of antique radios i wanted to BUY. i also spoke to her on the phone and pointed out some specific models from pictures i saw online. result: no response & complete blow off. again, i wanted to BUY radios not SELL them to her. must be nice? they must do well on nyc foot traffic because their website is horrible. its almost NEVER updated with new items which is an online death sentence if you sell antiques on the internet! oh well???
Place rating: 1
Brooklyn, NY
Beware! This place is terrible and the owner, Charlotte, has a lot to learn about customer service – it’s been over a month and I have been unsuccessful in even obtaining an estimate to do a restoration project – even with repeated follow-​up phone calls. Apathetic, with plenty of excuses, she even told me «we’ve been a bit lazy.» Can you believe a business owner actually said that?
Place rating: 4
Brooklyn, NY
Ah nostalgia, some psychologists treat it like a disease, and looking at some of the crap in my home I agree. And yet, I say, «Prepare yourself for a dusty trip back in time.» Take a Zyrtek, put on the $.99 respirator that you’ve kept unused since 9⁄12 and go take a look at this place. Its worth it!
Waves has some pretty cool antique technology, Radios, TVs, wind up phonographs, 8-​tracks. Some are absolutely beautiful and others… well lets just say they would have been better off left in the attics they were probably resurrected from.