Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/04/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi All, Sorry it has taken me a little while to ad my two cents worth to this thread, but I've been otherwise occupied... I own and use regularly two Tivoli Model One radios, the Model Two stereo version with subwoofer, one PAL (now the iPal, of course) portable, and the iSongBook stereo portable. Of these, in my experience, the PAL has the best AM tuner, the Models One and Two are very good FM tuners as well. The iSongBook is reliable, a solid product, with very good battery life (I use 6 2500 mA rechargeable AAs), and a decent digital tuner, but the sound is not up to that of the mono PAL, IMO. All are at the very least good radios. The Model One is one of those products where they got everything right, sound wise, and the tuner is a great thing for nostalgic folks like me raised on vernier dials. And I also have and very much like the Bose Wave II radio/CD player, but this is a very different class and type of beastie. More expensive, as noted, all digital interface, remote control, etc, but a reasonable stereo for the living room and delightful when playing classical music. In short, I'd grab a Model One. Will von Dauster