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Tivoli Audio Model One Radio
The Tivoli Audio Model OneAM/FM table radio has been described as the best sounding table radio ever made, (MSNBC) offering the kind of room-filling sound that many other radios claim to deliver but often don't. (Forbes)
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75 out of 75(100%)customers would recommend this product to a friend.
Customer Reviews for Model One Radio
Review 1 for Model One Radio
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Elizabeth
Location: Kingsville, Ontario, Canada
Age: 25-34
Gender: Female
Reviewer's Preferred Style of Music: Rock
Elizabeth
Wonderful Little Radio
Date:October 29, 2009
We have this radio in our kitchen at home, and it's on 24/7, and I must say that it's the best radio I've heard. The sound quality coming from it is amazing, and the look is very classy. With a limited number of buttons, the ease of opperation is unparalleled, and the reception that you can get with it is far better than anything else out there. Hands down, my absolute favourite radio.
34 of 36 found this review helpful.
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Review 2 for Model One Radio
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Audio Quality:
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egr1982
Location: Waco, TX
Age: 25-34
Gender: Male
Reviewer's Preferred Style of Music: Classical
egr1982
Great for an Office
Date:October 27, 2009
I bought a Tivoli Model One to use in my office in place of the lousy computer speakers that were provided to me. The Model One takes up less space on my desk, sounds better (at both loud and soft volumes), looks fantastic, and adds radio to my office audio options. It picks up AM and FM stations better than all my coworkers' radios, and allows me to use my mp3 player without headphones.
I wish I had one in every room of my house!
28 of 28 found this review helpful.
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Review 3 for Model One Radio
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Audio Quality:
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lynn
Location: Johns Creek, GA
Age: 45-54
Gender: Female
Reviewer's Preferred Style of Music: Rock
lynn
a favorite of mine for gifts
Date:October 22, 2009
Because it is something I use everyday in my kitchen, when xmas or birthdays come around I like to give people things I love.
I have given probably 5 for gifts and I always get comments later on in the year. I am sure when they open up the gift they think "a radio?" But sure enough about a month or two later I hear how much they love their new radio-some even tell me where they keep it in their homes and when they listen. You can tell they mean it.
I always know it will be a winner-it only takes a short while for them to be won over.
Easy review for me to give, Lynn
I have given probably 5 for gifts and I always get comments later on in the year. I am sure when they open up the gift they think "a radio?" But sure enough about a month or two later I hear how much they love their new radio-some even tell me where they keep it in their homes and when they listen. You can tell they mean it.
I always know it will be a winner-it only takes a short while for them to be won over.
Easy review for me to give, Lynn
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Review 4 for Model One Radio
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Audio Quality:
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Renfrew
Location: Suncoast of Florida
Age: Over 65
Gender: Male
Reviewer's Preferred Style of Music: Classical
Renfrew
Model one is a dynamite performer
Date:September 30, 2010
The radio has a great chesty sound considering its footprint.
The tuner pulls in distant stations and its selectivity works well when a good antenna is used.
When the radio is first turned on and the program plays, the station slowly drifts away, regardless of its strength.
This can be annoying when one comes home to a distorted off-center sound. We try to discourage criminals from visiting, so the radio is turned on an hour before we leave the premises and the station is then centered again before we leave. That shouldn't be necessary.
We are delighted with the radio however and enjoy it daily. Considering that there are so many connections, makes it pretty versatile too.
The tuner pulls in distant stations and its selectivity works well when a good antenna is used.
When the radio is first turned on and the program plays, the station slowly drifts away, regardless of its strength.
This can be annoying when one comes home to a distorted off-center sound. We try to discourage criminals from visiting, so the radio is turned on an hour before we leave the premises and the station is then centered again before we leave. That shouldn't be necessary.
We are delighted with the radio however and enjoy it daily. Considering that there are so many connections, makes it pretty versatile too.
1 of 1 found this review helpful.
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Review 5 for Model One Radio
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Audio Quality:
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AudioListener
AudioListener
Great Radio.
Date:March 25, 2010
Bought this model for the kitchen.
WOW!!!!
Incredible ease of use, wonderful sound. This is a great radio. Thats all it is, no gimmicks, no nonsense approach to great audio.
The tuner picks up stations with unbelievable clarity.
The sound from the speaker is great and clear, along with the sub-woofer port.
WOW!!!!
Incredible ease of use, wonderful sound. This is a great radio. Thats all it is, no gimmicks, no nonsense approach to great audio.
The tuner picks up stations with unbelievable clarity.
The sound from the speaker is great and clear, along with the sub-woofer port.
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Review 6 for Model One Radio
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Audio Quality:
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mbvt
Location: Vermont
Age: 35-44
Gender: Male
Reviewer's Preferred Style of Music: Pop
mbvt
Excellent System
Date:March 19, 2010
Have this unit in the kitchen. We use it constantly for VPR in the morning and then switch over to satellite radio via the units aux port in the evening. Sound is like a fine wine...full bodied and wonderful. This unit replaced a Bose which stopped working just out of the warranty period.
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Review 7 for Model One Radio
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Audio Quality:
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Ease of Use:
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Eric
Location: Durham NC
Age: 55-65
Gender: Male
Reviewer's Preferred Style of Music: Classical
Eric
Excellent monaural radio
Date:March 16, 2010
I was trying to talk myself into the $500 alternative radio (with CD player) when a couple of reviews on the web said that the Tivoli Model One was a much better alternative for the price. I ordered both for a comparison and have wound up keeping both. The expensive one is in my modest sized living room and the Tivoli is in my bedroom providing great jazz and classical music. The Henry Kloss tuner on the Tivoli is as steady as advertised. I might have liked a digital tuner that would have allowed an accompanying remote, but I would not get as many stations.
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Review 8 for Model One Radio
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Audio Quality:
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Ease of Use:
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panicfan
Location: Atlanta, GA
Age: 25-34
Gender: Male
Reviewer's Preferred Style of Music: Rock
panicfan
Awesome little radio
Date:March 2, 2010
I love my new Tivoli - it looks beautiful on my desk, is easily portable when I want to listen to it in another room, and the sound is clear as a bell, even for the harder-to-tune stations at the low end of the dial.
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Review 9 for Model One Radio
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Audio Quality:
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jlectric
jlectric
Everything it's cracked up to be....
Date:February 28, 2010
It's just the perfect small radio....simple and efficient. Hook up a rabbit ear antenna and it really pulls in distant stations cleanly.
1 of 1 found this review helpful.
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Review 10 for Model One Radio
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Audio Quality:
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Ease of Use:
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Lucy
Age: Over 65
Gender: Female
Reviewer's Preferred Style of Music: Classical
Lucy
Great sound
Date:February 21, 2010
I have had a Tivoli Model One for years and when another old radio had to be replaced, I thought only of Tivoli, whose sound and compact design I like and admire.
1 of 1 found this review helpful.
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Review 11 for Model One Radio
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Audio Quality:
5
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Ease of Use:
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OahuClay
Location: Honolulu Hawaii
Age: 45-54
Gender: Male
Reviewer's Preferred Style of Music: Blues
OahuClay
Tivoli One, Less is more
Date:February 21, 2010
Not everyone is looking for the massive wall of sound, there is something to be said for a pure sweet mono radio which has a great receiver circuit and reduced noise. This is such a radio . I have one of Kloss's radios from the 70's and it is still running, in mono very clearly in my kitchen, I have a Tivoli one at work and recently bought one as a valentines present for a lady friend who was complaining about reception. Its small and tasteful, clear and clean.
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Review 12 for Model One Radio
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Audio Quality:
5
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Ease of Use:
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boomboom
Location: NJ
Age: 45-54
Gender: Male
Reviewer's Preferred Style of Music: Classical
boomboom
the sound of music (and TalkRadio)
Date:February 16, 2010
My goodness...I love this thing!
The sound is knockout and it looks and operates great.
The sound is knockout and it looks and operates great.
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Review 13 for Model One Radio
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Audio Quality:
5
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Ease of Use:
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Features:
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erehwesle
Location: Ardmore, PA
Age: 35-44
Gender: Male
Reviewer's Preferred Style of Music: Blues
erehwesle
Model One
Date:February 1, 2010
This little radio is serious darn business. Very Serious business.
I'm not a huge audiophile, but the sound is clear, crisp, and incredible.
It easily pulls in the weakest of stations.
I just moved from a large apartment into a rental room, for graduate school, and reluctantly gave up my unnecessarily complex stereo system. Honestly? This and my iPod replace it entire.
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Review 14 for Model One Radio
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Audio Quality:
5
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Ease of Use:
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frichards72
Location: Central Mass.
Age: Over 65
Gender: Male
Reviewer's Preferred Style of Music: Pop
frichards72
Stereo you bet
Date:January 6, 2010
If you want to listen to great stereo when falling asleep be sure to get a good set of phones to tale advantage of this baby's high quality sound.
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Review 15 for Model One Radio
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Audio Quality:
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Marty
Marty
Date:January 5, 2010
This radio is terrific. The reception is amazing and the sound is as good as any other radio I have (including the one most advertised).
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Review 16 for Model One Radio
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Audio Quality:
5
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RedSoxVA
Location: Central Virginia
Age: 55-65
Gender: Male
Reviewer's Preferred Style of Music: Jazz
RedSoxVA
Perfect Bathroom Radio
Date:December 6, 2009
For years I searched for the perfect bathroom radio. I tried several brand name tabletop radios, large multiband radios and even "fashion" or "retro" style radios. None of them exhibited consistently good FM reception or sound, often drifting in and out of tune as one moved about the bathroom when getting ready in the morning for work. Then, I discovered the Tivoli Model One. Superior, warm sound, outstandingly stable FM reception and a furniture quality look to boot! This radio IS the perfect bathroom radio. Mine sits on a small glass shelf and continues to amaze me with its rich, warm, spacious sound. My search is finally over!
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Review 17 for Model One Radio
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Audio Quality:
5
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Ease of Use:
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Pamella
Location: Calgary, Alberta Canada
Age: 55-65
Gender: Female
Reviewer's Preferred Style of Music: Classical
Pamella
Model One
Date:October 30, 2009
I rated 5 out of 5 for all catagories. If you're looking for a simple, wonderful sounding table top radio -- this is it. No extra clock to re-set when time changes; no clutter on the front panel -- just turn on and turn up once you've picked your station.
Love it!!
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Review 18 for Model One Radio
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Audio Quality:
5
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Ease of Use:
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Montana1
Location: near Yellowstone Park
Age: Over 65
Gender: Male
Reviewer's Preferred Style of Music: Pop
Montana1
Terrific Little Package With Big Sound
Date:October 29, 2009
We have our Tivoli Model One in the kitchen and love that fact that we can receive radio signals from around Montana. We cannot get any radio signals with a standard radio so have not had one for years. This Model One was a gift that just keeps on giving; the sound is unbelievable and though a station may drop occasionally a retuning brings it back; after all we are 30 miles from anywhere. A Big Bang from a Little Box.
Thanks.
Thanks.
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Review 19 for Model One Radio
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Audio Quality:
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totallyfrozen
Location: Alaska, USA
Age: 35-44
Gender: Male
Reviewer's Preferred Style of Music: News/Talk Radio
totallyfrozen
Perfect combination of simplicity and quality.
Date:October 28, 2009
I used to be a professional radio DJ and have been a fan of radio for decades. I love radios of all shapes and sizes. I bought this Tivoli radio after doing ALOT of research and reading of reviews. My wife, on the other hand, is very ignorant about radio and audio/video things in general. She's a layman who simply listens to whatever radio is around at the time. I have plugged our computer's soundcard output in the Aux input of this radio and use this radio as our computer's speakers. The first time my wife turned on the radio to listen to something on YouTube, she was blown away! She came out of the room (home office) and exclaimed, "Man, that's a really nice radio! It sounds great!" Understand, she just DOESN'T make statements like that. She has never given me an unsolicited opinion on any of my audio gizmos (iPods, radios, headphones, etc.). She simply doesn't care about that stuff...until THIS radio. She loves it!
In spite of what the other reviews may have already covered, allow to me reiterate that this radio has very good reception on both AM and FM bands and has very clear sound. Sensitivity is good and selectivity is also good; once you pull in a station you get it clearly without static and interference (at least that's been my experience). Also, once you tune in a station, the radio doesn't drift at all. It does come with an external wire tail antenna (and a place to plug it in for increase FM reception); however, I've NEVER had to use it once to get all the FM stations in my area.
The Tivoli Model One comes with an Auxilary input and the power switch has an Aux setting (in addition to the OFF, FM, AM settings). The rear of the unit also has several other very handy connections separate external AM and FM antennas, line out for recording, headphones, and an alternate DC power input (for using the radio in vehicles).
All of that said, mostly, I simply want to emphasize that this radio sounds so rich, so full, so deep and punchy that you will be VERY surprised...pleasantly surprised at how good this little radio sounds! I typically keep the volume at about 1/8th of full...yes, that's right; I barely turn it up at all and the sound FILLS the room and can disturb people watching TV in another room. The tone, the volume, the richness of sound is really more that you should expect from something this size. I'm confident that you'll be very happy with your purchase. I'm completely thrilled with my Model One. It's the best radio that I own.
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Review 20 for Model One Radio
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Audio Quality:
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AnnM
Gender: Female
Reviewer's Preferred Style of Music: Rock
AnnM
Terrific unit
Date:October 27, 2009
My husband purchased on of these for his office and I liked the looks of it so much he bought me one for the kitchen. It's on most days for 6-8 hours and provides excellent sound and great reception plus it looks perfect in my kitchen.
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