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

Our new Tivoli Audio radio arrived, a welcome addition to our new kitchen. Tivoli makes this unit in a number of combinations of face and cabinet colors, and apparently my choice was not popular, because it took about a month for it to ship after I ordered it.But that's to be expected if you're dealing with Henry Kloss, the high fidelity pioneer who is the brains behind Tivoli audio products. You see, in the early days of hi-fi the notion of waiting for custom cabinetry for your audio components was as much a part of the mystique of high end products as what was in them.Fortunately the insides of the Tivoli One BT seem to live up to the notion that everything old is new again. I love electronics that are bone simple in design and excellent in everything else, and this unit doesn't disappoint. It's a monaural radio with a dial for tuning stations, a twist volume control, a small yellow light to aid tuning accuracy, a simple twist selector for AM, FM or auxiliary inputs - and that's it.What you do get, though, is one excellent little speaker with a ported cabinet to boost bass performance, an excellent tuner, smooth electronics and the option to use Bluetooth enabled devices as auxiliary inputs. The Bluetooth option is a pricey add-on, so either they're soaking technophiles or stuck with complicated options for producing a techie add-on that melds well with audiophile components. I'll assume the latter for now, but I do wonder.The user manual warns that pairing Bluetooth units may take some patience, and for my Nexus 7 tablet it did take a few minutes to get the pairing to work. However, my Galaxy Nexus phone paired in just a few seconds and neither unit required entering a pairing code. Once paired, the Bluetooth audio is certainly sweet, as is the FM sound. Included is an inobtrusive FM antenna that plugs into a coax cable connector, which I added on, though reception seemed good without it. Helpful hint: remember to throw the switch on the back of the unit when you install the external antenna, otherwise it won't boost the signal.In a kitchen filled with state of the art appliances that seem to have a lot to say to us, the Tivoli One BT is a welcome change of pace. You turn it on, it plays music - or podcasts. That's it. Perfect for my wonderful analog wife, and just right for me. You could spend lots less or lots more for a compact radio, but for the money the Tivoli One BT is a great value if the best of old skool and nu skool audio matters to you.

What my wife really wanted was "a little radio to listen to NPR in the kitchen." It does exactly that, it does it PERFECTLY, and I don't know of any other product that would do it as well.We considered a "smart speaker" but didn't like a) dependence on WiFi and internet, b) privacy concerns, or c) occasionally erratic interpretation of voice commands we've experienced with Siri etc. on other devices.This was our second try because originally neither of us wanted to pay that much money, so a few years ago I bought an offbrand radio for $40 at T. J. Maxx... and it was ugly, it was weird, it didn't feel like "quality," and you sometimes had to jiggle the DC-in power cord and a switch next to it to get it to work. And it finally broke.The Bluetooth is iffy, as most Bluetooth devices without touchscreen controls are. I mostly got it on a whim--it doesn't complicate things much, it just adds _one_ position to a selector switch. It happens that it does work with the Bluetooth audio transmitter I connected to our TV set, so it lets my wife do another thing she wanted--listen to the audio of the TV news when she is in the kitchen.We get good FM reception for the stations we want, and this radio is completely solid, picks them up easily, looks like it probably has AFC but in any case it doesn't drift.The sound quality is what you'd have described decades ago as "a good table radio with a nice clear tone" for both speech and music. It isn't anything for an audiophile.If you think what you want is a good, simple, high-quality table radio, this is it.

OMG I love my TIVOLI Model One soooo much. I only got it in 2023! I have loved the look of them since I first saw them probably 20 years ago. I always wanted one but the price was a bit too much for me back then. I think they cost less now than they did then. The sound quality is fantastic. Bluetooth - great. Super easy. I do kinda wish it had a rechargeable battery so it could be wireless but as is - definitely 5 stars. Stop waiting and get it. It is really helping with Brandi Carlile addiction - since I have it at work and I can just connect my phone. Maybe I'll hardly ever use it - but I do love having the actual radio part too. I tested it and FM - came in loud and clear. So fantastic and gorgeous- everything I was hoping it would be.

Shut off the TV and listen to the world for a day. This is the radio for that. When I spot them I usually find out they are listening to NPR or IPR or a local broadcast bringing specific news like a ballgame or special festival report. News meant to be heard is different from news that appears on a giant screen. I also use mine to listen to "books on tape" while I cook, Bluetoothed from the my phone: it sounds much better than the phone itself, it has a nice tone. It doesn't take up much space on the counter or in my mind, it's only a nice bit of company. I recommend the product and the practice.

great sound quality, very good quality - nice dial feel. Bluetooth works well with Spotify. Good AM reception.

Product was amazing with great sound quality and design.

Optisch einwandfrei und hat sofort funktioniert - guter Empfang und Klang.

Solucionado

El radio es pequeño, pero tiene una excelente calidad de sonido para abarcar un área como de 40 metros cuadrados (cocina, sala, comedor) del depa donde vivía. Sólo tiene dificultad para recibir algunas emisoras de radio FM dentro de la casa.