Customer Reviews for Tivoli Audio - Songbook MAX Bluetooth Speaker with Built-In Pre-Amp and Carrying Handle - Cream/Brown
Customer Rating
5
Easy to use and enjoyable to listen to
on November 4, 2026
Posted by: Patrick K.
from US, United States
I have several portable Bluetooth speakers, but this is my favorite. I love the fact that it has FM and that you can adjust the sound via the equalizer without having to go into an app. It has plenty of volume -- in fact when playing music files from my phone I have to remember to lower the phone volume to an acceptable level.
This thing smokes most "boomboxes" when it comes to bass output. No joke. Whoever put this together knew what they were doing. Everything about it is solid. Oh and the FM reception is very good, just like the old days. I'm a fan of the green color, but it's a glossy green so it makes the knobs a bit slippery. If you think that would bother you, try the flat black or flat blue version.
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] This is the 7th Tivoli product that I've owned over the past 25+ years (two PAL's, two original Songbooks, a Model 1 and an iYiYi). I love how this sounds, and I love the quality of the FM tuner. There are two things that I'd change: 1) The large tuning knob should be the volume knob, and the small volume knob should be the tuning knob. Since the presets largely eliminate the need for a tuning knob, you wind up with this big knob in the middle of the box that you never use. It sure would be fun to crank that up! And 2) Performance is enhanced significantly with better feet. I'm using Isoacoustics pucks, visible in the photo. The sound becomes cleaner, and the bass becomes tighter. Given the prodigious amount of bass that this thing is capable of, isolating it from whatever it's sitting on provides a significant upgrade. Thanks for another great product.