Tivoli Audio Model One AM/FM Table Radio (Cherry/Silver)

I ordered this radio after reading the reviews. This is a great small radio, just what I wanted. The sound is great and the the cabinet is very nice looking. I bought it for my wife to have music around the house during the day, and she loves it. The controls are minimal and perfect for the function, and the FM reception is perfect with the provided telescoping antenna. The radio is a little pricey, but it's well engineered and very nicely constructed, so it's well worth the price to me.

I am a professional musician, recording engineer and lifetime radio enthusiast. It seems odd these days to be raving about a table radio, but this little guy is simply wonderful. Lots of fun. The sound quality is superb - glorious mono! - and it can thoroughly fill a small room. The Kloss tuner is a classic and one of the best, still. There is nothing not to like about it, and it has a great retro-modern look as well. Some comments and caveats: If your hearing isn't what it used to be, or you already have and like the sound of one of the Bose offerings, you will not like this. The Tivoli's treble is rounded and natural, not crispy and hyped like the Bose. The Tivoli produces a good deal of bass, which gives the sound a lot of body. It's diminutive size belies the volume it can produce, but some may not like the bass, which I find to be likewise natural. This radio produces less low end than the similar Sangean, which I think is too bassy. There is no tone control. The tuner is one of the best ever. Being all analog, it can tune channels which might be getting swamped by adjacent frequencies. Tuning requires a bit of technique, which I think is part of the enjoyment. If you live in or near a city, the built-in antenna might be all you need, but if you are in a "fringe" area I highly recommend an outdoor FM antenna and good coax. (I use the Fanfare "college band" antenna. The Winegard Omni is very good as well.) That's when this thing comes alive. I can tune close to fifty stations where I am in a fringe area of New York State with this set-up. Band-scanning is very entertaining. <g> Even if you are not in a fringe area, today's homes are typically full of transmitters, from wi-fi to cordless phones and many others. These can swamp radio frequencies. If you can put up an outdoor antenna, you might want to. My older home has aluminum siding which makes AM reception impossible, but I have found late at night that a tunable external loop - a Tecsun AN200, bought on Amazon - allows me to receive nearly inaudible stations clearly. I have listened to Louisville, KY from my location. You just place this inexpensive device adjacent to the radio and tune it as you would the radio. If you are in a city, there should be plenty of reception with the internal antenna if you want AM. There is an auxiliary input for your iPod, etc. It uses a mini stereo cable. Apparently the tuner can get crackly with age, which is easily fixed by "exercising" the tuner, back and forth. This is common with analog controls. I suspect many people lock in one station and never adjust the tuner, which could be part of the problem. Also, if it is used in a kitchen, airborne grease will eventually build up on the contacts. Adjusting the controls regularly will help keep it clean. If you've had any desire for a little old-school radio, there is nothing better.

Changed review from 3 to 4 stars: Nov 2018 update: I returned original unit about a year ago and been using a Sangean SW11 ever since. But, while the Sangean is a good radio, the vocals are not very clear, so I bought another Tivoli Model One and it does not seem to have the drift and sticky tuner knob the first unit had. I gave the Tivoli another chance because it went on sale and was about same price as Sangean. For any music with vocals the sound of the Tivoli is superior for my ears. Edited after one day of use. Changing from 4 star to 3 stars, I am observing an issue with the tuning knob that is probably going to cause me to return the unit. See Pros #4 and Cons #4 for details. I now own both a Tivoli Pal BT (about a week) and this Model One (for one day). My initial impressions are that it lives up to my expectations and the fine reviews it gets. I listen primarily to one station on FM (WFRS) Smithtown aka Family Radio and 710 (WOR) New York City. I am located in Suffolk County (on Long Island). Pros: 1. FM is great (lyrics in music are quite differentiated from the music). Even better than the PAL. Plenty of sound for my apartment. 2. Internal FM antenna OK, but the wire is better with a steadier signal. 3. Solidly built all over. Quality parts. 4. Smooth Controls. (See Cons below) 5. Super simple to use. No bells and whistles to confuse. 6. I would describe the sound as crisp and fairly full FM for such a small speaker. 7. Looks great on my book shelf. Cons: 1. AM is not useful for me (whereas the PAL is OK). But I think that is primarily because I keep the Model One in the same spot, while I can move the PAL around. I will get a small external AM antenna that I can move around to see if that helps. 2. Even though the FM wire antenna works for me, I think radios in this price class should come with a nicer dipole wire antenna. 3. Not cheap for an AM/FM radio, although this beige model at $111 is not too exorbitant. $150 is too much. 4. After using for a day, I am seeing stiffness in the tuning knob above station 100 on FM, knob remains smooth but gets uncomfortably stiff for the rest of the dial. Is it a lubrication issue or mechanical? I tried turning the knob briskly back and forth across the dial many times and stiffness remains. I do not have this issue at all on the PAL BT, which is smooth with same stiffness across the dial.

Hi everyone! For those who are not decided, whether this one is the ONE, I would like to share my experience. I was asked to purchase a radio without needless features and a good sound (to my mamma's kitchen - didn't have to be stero either) and there was a "money to be spent" limit. I surfed through a lot of sites with applicable "music box parameters" filters and among others this Model One came out. I'm telling you, it was love at first sight! Even if it was not for me, of course I was hunting after a radio I would buy for myself, i.e. not a plastic case, rahter a piece of furniture with a bit of a luxury feel. This one fulfils these conditions! Last thing I did, when making a decision, was the color picking. We've got almost the whole house in shiny orange and this Cherry/Cobalt Blue perfectly fits here. There are a lot more colors with different pricing, a green combination wouldn't be bad too. I've checked pictures of all the other colors around the web, but for the photos have been modified for advertisement, the colors are not very realistic, i.e. you can see a good looking picture of one model and elsewhere the same color doesn't seem to be that fine! Cherry/Cobalt Blue looked good everywhere, as much as I can remember now, so I bought one.. Packing - a solid package from cardboard with polystyrene inside to fill the whole box and to make a seating for the "precious". You put away the upper part of the poly and see the wooden retro beauty. It is wraped in a plastic bag or something, so you tear it off and you can start playing with it.. As for workmanship, the pictures you can see around the web don't lie. As for the color of this model, it really looks as presented. I am from Mid Europe and this is a U.S. product so I had to use the 12V plug. The manual says 12V/800mA, the standard here is 12V with a bit more mA's, but it works fine too :). I like the sound of the radio, it is designed to be rich, of course it is not made for mad parties, where you can't "hear your own word". So it exactly fits to its purpose - easy listening while cooking or reading or working on a PC ;) Btw. there is a hole at the bottom of the radio for the bass to come out, really nice work!... To be honest, I am not into AM band, so I was testing FM only and dare suggest usage of an external antenna. There are some reviews I have read saying the reception is good or excellent, but no details were given regarding which antenna was used, that is why I'm telling you, I managed to hear maybe 5 stations using the attached external "piece of wire" and one station was fairly "listenable" (beware, I am demanding :). If it was up to me, I would connect it to a larger antenna, which would be outside the house or inside, but with an amp, because this radio deserves it :) My Mom listens to the one station and is happy with that. Of course the reception depends on where you intend to use this radio. There are some functions you can read about in the device manual, so I won't bother you with what can be read elsewhere. Last remark - the plastic buttons :). I would swap them for wooden ones. It is the only cons, but from my own point of view. Believe me, it is not a reason to not buy this radio, I just don't like plastic much... To sum things up, I absolutelly recommend "Tivoli Audio Model One AM/FM Table Radio" for use as described above, giving 5 stars from 5 and if I was a broadcast band listener, I would buy this for myself as well or would focuse on other models from Tivoli ;) Enjoy, Adam..

My 80+ year old Dad asked me to find him a new radio. He wanted a tabletop model and I knew I needed to find something nice but easy to use. He already has a hi tech tv, laptop, smart phone etc. so I didn't want another overly complex device that I would have to support. I looked at a lot of fancy big name units but they were a little complicated. This one has only three knobs, and appeared to be a quality unit. When I got it I unboxed it to check it out at home before setting it up in his apartment. i was instantly surprised by the sound this little box generates. The bass seemed a little boomy for my type of music but that is going to vary depending on the radio station. Also such a small driver in a ported enclosure will usually do that as it is only capable of going so deep in the low end. Many FM stations also overemphasize the bass. My initial impression was that I would prefer a little more high end as well but overall it was well balanced and very listenable. After letting it play for a while on one of my favorite stations I decided it was actually very listenable and I could be happy with one myself on my desk or in my workshop. The tuning knob has a certain precision to it and is easy to tune in to a strong signal. You can also turn the volume knob all the way without distortion at the maximum. The bottom line is he is very happy with it and has said so several times. He listens to talk radio and FM country music as well. He is very pleased with the AM section and has had a great time tuning in some of the very distant night time AM stations. The included external FM antenna is just a piece of wire but helps with even local radio reception when you extend it out. This little box is perfect for his needs.

Fantastic I love my radio

Solid easy to use radio with great reception., as well as a classic look. Have had one in my kitchen for years, and bought another one for the bedroom. GREAT RADIO!!!

I don't want to say this radio is all bad because it looks nice with the wooden cabinet and has nice sound for the most part, but there is a major manufacturing defect in the tuner of these radios. The radios are built with a miniature analog variable tuning capacitor that develops a problem after a couple of years. What happens is that the rotor/shaft of the capacitor is tied to ground of the tuner circuit by design. Between the shaft and bearing that forms the electrical connection to ground for this capacitor is a lubricant that deteriorates over time that causes a bad electrical connection, resulting in a very scratchy tuning dial that makes it almost impossible to tune in a station. Tivoli Audio said to fix this problem you are supposed to turn the power on, turn the volume all the way down and rotate the tuning dial vigorously from one end to the next for 3 to 5 minutes. They don't say why, but I assume it is to redistribute the lubricant and help wipe the shaft clean making a better electrical connection. The problem I've found with this solution is that it is temporarily and after doing this a few times when you want to change the station it discourages you from wanting to retune to another station, (what's the point of a good radio if you can't change the station). Clearly this is an engineering design flaw that the company seems to be ignoring, because as far as I know, they still use this defective component in their tuners. If you google "Model One Scratchy Tuning" you'll find that there are many others with the same problem.

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This radio is the antithesis of most modern electronics. In a world of fully digital devices, this radio remains stubbornly analog, with very little in the way of extra, unnecessary features. It really pays homage to the golden age of radio. The device is well built from high quality materials. The three knobs impart a high sense of quality as you turn them. The tuning knob especially is a delight to use. There are no presets for stations, but the that just means you get to use the buttery smooth tuning knob, and the radio quickly locks on to stations. A small amber light glows ever brighter as you tune in to a station. The sound is excellent. It's mono, but you wouldn't get much stereo separation from most table radios anyway. The small speaker puts out a surprising amount of bass. The top end is a bit rolled off, so there is no sibilance. It's a warm sound that treats voices really well - perfect for radio. You don't get any of the harsh "s" sounds that you might hear on other radios. We have not played the radio beyond 1/2 of the volume, since it gets plenty loud at that point. I'm not sure how it would sound full out; but if you want something really loud, you'd be better off using a bigger (and stereo) system. There is an aux-in port on the back, but we use this as it was intended - to listen to the radio.

Este es el modelo más sencillo de los radios Tivoli, la calidad de los acabados es de lo mejor. La recepción es muy buena y la calidad del sonido excepcional. Es un excelente aparato para un purista de la radio: no tiene control remoto, ni sintonizador digital, ni usb, ni ranura de memoria, ni bluetooth ... solamente cuenta con buen sonido y buena recepción. La perilla del sintonizador tiene un funcionamiento muy suave. Sí cuenta con entrada auxiliar para conectarlo por medio de un conector de 3.5 mm y poder usarlo como bocina. También cuenta con salida de 3.5 mm si se quiere usar como receptor de alta calidad conectado a un amplificador. En una zona con buena intensidad de señal no requiere de antena externa, para zonas de recepción media la antena incluida es bastante eficiente. La entrada BNC para la antena de FM permite conectar antenas más sofisticadas, desde una telescópica interior hasta un dipolo exterior, si se quiere captar estaciones lejanas. El diseño es minimalista y de muy buen gusto. Estoy muy contento con mi compra y espero muchos años de buen servicio de este radio.

Quality. Lovely product. Lovely feel and weight. Amazing sound. I love it.

以前から気になっていたラジオですが、並行輸入品で手ごろな価格なので購入しました。筐体やパネルの質感はとても良いクラシックな雰囲気で音質、音量ともに自室で聞くパーソナルラジオとしては十分です。 ただ、並行輸入品ですからFM の受信周波数が国内（76～90MHz)よりはずっと上の88～108MHｚ になっているので、そのままでは国内放送は受信できません。私は分解して内部のシールドを取り外し、局発コイルに47pF のコンデンサを並列に加えて80～90MHz 程度が受信できるように改造しました。東京周辺では主要な局は高い周波数によっているので、これでも実用になります。ただコンデンサを並列にすると周波数の範囲がせまくなるので、本当はコイルを卷足すのが望ましいのですがシールドケース入りのコイルで取り外しが難しいのでとりあえずコンデンサで試してみました。今度はプリントパターン側に小さなコイルを直列に入れて試してみます。 【重要】 このような改造をした場合は当然保証が効かなくなりますし、シールドケースの取り外しなどかなり難易度が高い改造なので半田付け等に自信のある方のみ自己責任でお願いします。 AM 側は一辺が90cm ほどの大きなループアンテナ（約10巻き）を造ってバリコンで同調を取りベランダに設置しました。3巻きほどの二次コイルで極細の同軸ケーブルで取り出して裏面の外部アンテナ端子に入力しました。注意する点はアンテナ端子は3.5mm のステレオミニプラグですが、グランドは使用せずに残りの二端子に接続する変則的な接続になっていることです。これでガンガン入るようになりましたが、選択度が悪いのでTBS などの影響で文化放送がマスクされて聞こえなくなりました。