I am a computer software company part-owner. I have more sophisticated electronics than most people can imagine. But when I stumble out of bed after a few short hours of sleep, I have nothing civil to say to a 'smart speaker' and I don't want to clean my glasses before trying to find media with my 'iThing'. The Tivoli has two big knobs. Only one is necessary to connect me with my preferred 'national liberal radio'. Done and done. One either understands this or one does not. Best wishes either way!
I was skeptical about the claims made by the raving fans of this "brand" and more specifically of this basic flagship Model One product. My cynicism and apprehension were happily dashed when I opened the box yesterday. No need to read the directions, I think I can figure this out!I placed the Model One on my desk, plugged it in, tuned the dial to my favorite local classic rock station 102.9 MGK and cranked up the volume.Wow, what a great clean, clear sound coming out of this little magic box! Hard to believe in this age of proliferation of digital technological mediocrity, but once I am a delighted audio consumer thanks to a little bit of old school analog simplicity. Thanks Tivoli, nicely done.PS. My only recommendation would be to get/buy a couple of small (1/2 or 3/4 inch high) rubber bumpers to raise the front edge and angle of the radio for better sound dispersion to ear height if required.
The Tivoli Model one is perhaps the coolest radio out there. It is a tad pricey, perhaps, but just a little. It seems to me that the newer ones have better pre-programmed EQ than the early ones. The newer ones are bit more crisp on the treble end. I found the old ones, had a lot of bass and not enough treble, especially when listening to talk. Not so with the new ones.But, where the Tivoli Model one shines is listening to music. When you put on the FM and crank it up, it is no longer a table-top radio, it is a great performing hi-fi. It is a single speaker, and no tweeter, but both highs and lows are well defined. It is amazing the amount and quality of sound it produces. You can use the auxiliary position and hook your MP3 or phone to the Model One.I think a tone control would be a welcome addition. However, that would perhaps detract from the minimalist approach that Henry Kloss, arguably the most famous audio engineer of all time, designed into the Model One.
Simple features. Easy to operate. Exactly what I was looking for. We live in a rural area, and the included FM antenna really gives our reception a boost. Nice sound for a small radio.
The soundquality from this radio as FM is outstamding as FM radio, but in my homecountry Norway all official radiochannels no use DAB +. This format is in my opinion is not so good as good FM radio. The reason for This is that to meny radiochannels is splitted in small bitrate streaming. In Norway it is 36 channels. The bitrate is around 80 kbits and This it not good enough for good radiosound. With classical music and jazz it laks a lot of dynamic and clear voices as Soprano voice. How ever DAB + can sounds good, but The minimum bitrate is 320 kbits for realy good sound. If You want that good sound You have to use a nettradio or streamer or a laptop/ iPad with good good earphones. Anyway The classic Tivoli one can be used an ampiwire for a good DAB + radio. I have Several Argon DAB + radios and they are qualiti table radioes as Tivoli and they sounds good. How ever The amliwire in Tivoli one is much more powerful than Argon. So if You have Argon or anthoter good DAB + radio you can connect The line out Jack from DAB + to the aux input on Tivoli model one classic FM/AM radio. The sound is more powerful. Cleaer more detaliled and deaper bass respons.