Customer Reviews for Tivoli Audio - Model One Shelf Speaker with Wood Finish - Walnut/Beige
Customer Rating
5
Looks great !
on July 28, 2013
Posted by: Rose B.
from US, United States
Great product, came earlier than expected ! It blends well in my kitchen, as I have a log home and did not want an odd looking radio that was noticed. Exactly as looked in ad, great quality of sound and easy to operate.
I was amazed at the rich full sound of this radio. I love bass sounds and really heard this quality. I am pleased that I purchased this size and model.
I really like this radio. Worth the money. It will last longer than you will, and your heirs will fight over it - a good standard to apply to any purchase.
We had been looking for a radio for over two years and this is by far the best we have come across.The sound is beautiful and is very powerful for the size.Great looking also.Highly recommend
Let me be very clear about why I purchased this radio. It was to replace my old Radio Shack "Realistic" radio that I had been using for many years in a remote location with an external high gain FM antenna. I thought the new Tivoli would give me a much better quality audio that the old radio. I was very disappointed with the Tivoli after installing it. Its sensitivity was terrible. It only received one of the five stations I had been receiving with my old radio, and the quality of that station was bad because of weak signal noise. The Tivoli received a lot of good press about its quality, but it just didn't measure up in the sensitivity department! It would probably be fine in a big city close to several stations.
I received the Model One yesterday and agree with those reviewers who find the radio section a bit bass-heavy and poor on speech. My favorite FM station streams its programming, so I ran a short cable from my laptop's audio out to the Model One's aux in. The difference is remarkable--like a mask has been ripped away. Sound balance is highly improved, and there is actually some 'air' around the treble. Voices are not bass-heavy. This is now the unit it should be, and I doubt I'll use it any other way. Tivoli says that the FM circuit uses discrete parts, but it sounds to me like an inexpensive receiver on a single chip. Try this workaround.