Tivoli’s Model One Digital is gorgeous to look at, but using it is another matter

Tivoli Audio is one of a handful of companies in the audio world that enjoys a reputation for offering great sound quality, simplicity of design & experience, and excellent value. That reputation was built on the performance of its first product: The Model One tabletop radio, a compact, no-nonsense, mono FM/AM radio, that sounds far better than its tiny footprint suggests, and which the company still sells today. But times have changed since the Model One debuted 17 years ago, and Tivoli finds itself with an opportunity to build on its legacy with a new system designed for today’s biggest consumer demands: Access to streaming subscription services like Spotify, Bluetooth connections, and whole-home wireless audio, a market created — and still dominated by — Sonos.

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