Tivoli Model Satellite Table Radio (Sirius Satellite Radio / AM / FM )
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Customer Review
A great Sirius satellite radio
I was initially quite skeptical about satellite radio. Then, I saw the Tivoli in an advertisement and decided to take a chance. I was very pleasantly surprised with the radio and the Sirius satellite service. I've brought the radio to my office and can enjoy commercial free music throughout the work day. The sound from this small, mono radio is remarkably clear and powerful. This includes both high and low range sounds. The remote control is compact and easy to use; actually, I prefer the remote, since the buttons on the radio are small. You can store 20 of your favorite satellite stations for easy access. Even FM stations sound great, but I rarely listen since the satellite stations are much better. The Sirius lineup is excellent, and it truly is commercial free music. (News and Talk stations have brief commercial breaks.) Overall, I definitely recommend the Tivoli satellite radio (and Sirius satellite radio).
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Product Description
Tivoli Audio introduces the world’s first satellite table radio designed exclusively for home use with built in SIRIUS Satellite Radio. The new Model Satellite radio is designed by Tivoli Audio CEO, Tom DeVesto, and is based on the popular, award-winning Top to learn more
Housed in an elegant cherry wood casing, with a touch of contemporary digital and classic analog design features, the Tivoli Audio Model Satellite Sirius/AM/FM table radio further extends the legacy of the late audio designer Henry Kloss. Based on Tivoli's Henry Kloss Model Two AM/FM table radio, the Model Satellite is Tivoli's outstanding foray into satellite radio. If this unit is any indication of the potential of satellite radio, we are now officially true believers.
Programming for Everyone
Sirius offers more than 150 channels, with more than 65 of them offering commercial-free music, and over 40 that broadcast news, sports, and talk shows. This essentially means that the Model Satellite gives you a station for each of your possible moods 24 hours a day.
 The large LCD is easy to read and provides clear navigation. |
Testing the radio with the supplied antennas in every corner and on every floor of a three-story house, we experienced remarkably strong satellite, AM, and FM signals, regardless of the weather or time of day. Tivoli's manual provides instructions on how to aim and fine-tune the satellite antenna to optimize reception--instructions that we were happily able to ignore. And best of all, because satellite radio is essentially commercial-free, when we tuned into the blues, that's what we got--nothing but the blues.
The Tivoli Design
The Model Satellite, designed by Tivoli CEO Tom DeVesto, has a great design that is part retro, part high-tech. Its elegant cherry casing and analog tuner give it a distinctive classical air, while its easy-to-read, blue LED display adds a touch of the satellite age.
 Choose to display either the analog or digital clock face. |
To make room for the LED display, the Model Satellite houses its three-inch driver on top of the unit. While this allows for an easy-to-read placement of the display, the downside is that the sound is directed upward, instead of directly toward the listener. However, Tivoli's outstanding acoustics partially make up for this by offering a robust, clean sound.
Small Size, Great Features
Because it features the input/output options of the Model Two, this modest-looking mono radio can be expanded into a full-blown, compact system. With the simple addition of the Tivoli Model CD Player, the Companion Speaker, and Model Subwoofer, you'll have a powerful system on your hands.
A total of 20 presets (five for each of the radio's four bands) is an essential convenience when you have over 150 channels to keep track of. A remote control allows you to manage most of the radio's functions, although you still have to change the band selection, tune in AM and FM stations, and--most inconveniently--set the volume the old-fashioned way. An alarm clock with sleep mode and an option for a digital or analog clock display rounds out the radio's features.
Pros
- Elegant, yet simple, design features
- Clear, easy-to-read, adjustable LED display
- Outstanding variety of music and news from the Sirius Satellite Network
- Volume control not included on remote
- Lettering on radio casing difficult to read
Tivoli Audio has won acclaim far and wide for their line of small, yet powerful audio components, including the venerable Henry Kloss Model One. What better way to continue the tradition than release a satellite radio all wrapped up in classic Tivoli styling?
The Model Satellite is the first satellite table radio designed exclusively for home use with the Sirius Satellite Radio service. Tivoli Audio has teamed up with Sirius to offer an elegantly simple, yet technologically sophisticated satellite radio. The new Model Satellite radio is designed by Tivoli Audio CEO, Tom DeVesto, and is based on the popular, award-winning tuner used in the Tivoli Model One, Two and Three radios, which were engineered by Audio Hall of Fame member Henry Kloss.
The Model Satellite delivers digital quality sound from 65 commercial-free music channels, as well as over 40 news, sports and entertainment channels (Subscription required, activation fee applies). The blue, backlit LCD is easy to read and provides easy and clear navigation. The radio has pre-sets for your favorite Sirius channels and searches by artist, song, and channel. All the information you need -- artist info, song title, category, and time -- is easily viewed on the screen. Sirius is the only place where subscribers can hear the entire NFL season, as well as popular programming from NPR, CNN, FOX News and many others. The radio is housed in a finely crafted furniture grade cherry wood cabinet with taupe metallic faceplate and champagne-toned knobs. It comes with a remote control and a compact indoor/outdoor Sirius antenna.
Of course, Tivoli hasn't forgotten about FM tuning, either. The tuner uses a discrete-component FM tuner technology originally developed for cell phones and engineered for the first time in the Model One. The exceptionally sensitive and accurate tuner receives weak or hard-to-tune FM stations so you can tune into all your favorite stations, and perhaps ones you didn't know existed! And yes, AM tuning is also provided so you won't miss your favorite local talk radio. The Model Satellite also features inputs for other Tivoli Audio components including an optional stereo speaker, the Model CD Player and the Model Subwoofer.
What's in the Box
Model Satellite Radio, external FM antenna, external Sirius antenna, external AM loop antenna, power supply, remote control with battery, warranty registration card. Top to learn more
Best of the Satellite-Compatible Radios
I have no doubt that one reason for the slow adoption of Satellite Radio by consumers is the lousy hardware. I mean, what are they thinking? The collection of products for both Sirius and XM looks like the over-designed, comic book props in Star Wars movies. They're totally dysfunctional. Nothing as elegant as an iPod, with the possible exception of Pioneer's portable radios for XM. Even the car radio's are clunky.The Tivoli Model Satellite is the one exception to the ugly, under-performing Satellite Radio rule. The sound is about as good as it gets. Indeed, almost too good since it really points up the excessive compression used by both satellite and commercial FM broadcasters. You won't notice this difference until you play an uncompressed CD or MP3 file from your iPod through the AUX port on the Tivoli. Wow! What an amazing sound out of such small speakers. And I don't even have the subwoofer speaker accessory.The Sirius section works great. It's...
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