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Great
I had this radio for two years now and I'm very happy with it. It has superior reception and sound, and even looks good.

These radios are great, but overpriced.
I own a Tivoli Model One and two Boston Acoustics Recepter radios and love them both! However, when I considered buying a Tivoli clock radio I had second thoughts. My conclusion is that the Boston radios are a much better buy. The sound from both is fantastic for such a small package, but there are some other factors I considered. The Recepter radio has two reliable alarms which don't have to be set everyday, the sound quality is as good if not slightly better than the Tivoli and it costs much less than the Tivoli. The Tivoli radios are all basically the same guts with some little additions like speaker jacks and in this case a battery powered clock. I live near the centre of the city and both provide excellent reception, but nothing that a much cheaper radio won't do. The big difference is that the Tivoli radio looks much cooler than the Boston. If I were to buy a radio using my head I would buy a Boston, but if I used my eye the Tivoli wins hands down. Tivoli has just raised their prices too and Boston has just released an even better table radio a much lower price. In the end, if you keep your clock radio in the bedroom, how many times are you going to admire it?

tivoli living off its rep?
i purchased this (and the additional speaker/alarm) because of its reputation and the fact that i needed two alarms..well...first the good:
1 very nice looking unit
2 very nice sound
3 easy to tune in stations
4 able to handle other sources (mp3, cd etc)

the bad....(or not so good)
1 light is hard to see in the dark, (i keep mine across the room)
2 you cannot set an alarm more than 12 hours ahead, that is to say if you go to sleep at 8pm and you want to set the alarm to wake you up at 9am....you cant....if you set it for 9 it will wake you at 9pm (an hour later!) very bad.....

knowing what i know now, i wouldnt purchase this again.....(at least not for alarm clock usage...)

Concerned about the battery requirements?
I love my new tivoli. The clock is battery operated, which many reviews reported being a confusing addition to the design, however, if the power goes out, your alarm clock still works and the batteries only need to be changed once a year.

Not worth the price of admission. Why? Read on...
I bought this item for it's clean design and great tuning section (their analog radios are way better than their digital models). My complaint is this: The jack where the ac adapter connects malfunctioned within a few weeks of purchasing this product. They sent me a replacement since it was under warranty. Now that the replacement is no longer in warranty the same malfunction has occured. Without power only the clock will work. You can't even change the time without the power adapter. Tivoli said they would repair or replace it for $75. I said no thanks. It seems as if these radios are calculated to break after not too long a time. It's unfortunate that a clock radio that sells for so much money, most would say they are over-priced, can't be constructed any better than this one is.