Tivoli Audio iPAL Portable Audio Laboratory AM/FM Radio, Silver/White
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Customer Review: The coolest!
Summary: 5 Stars
I wanted a little boombox-type thing to take my ipod to the beach with my firends. I didn't want to carry a giant ghetto blaster. I usually don't spend alot on stero equipment, and I am usually unhappy with what I buy. The price of this unit wasn't crazy, so I took a chance on this one. Man, it is great. I couldn't believe that it sounded like a big stereo and looked like a transistor radio (well..a little bigger.) Now, the beach isn't quiet, and people were strolling by and asking each other "where is that music coming from?"
Also, many of the ipod boomboxes don't let you navigate the ipod menu when you insert them. This one attaches with the included plug/wire, so your ipod is tethered, not inserted, therefore accessible. No batteries to worry about either, as you simply recharge it. I recharged mine overnight and never ran out of juice over the course of an 6-7 hour constant play.
I did buy the ipal carrying case offered on amazon. I used the strap on the carrying case to hang the tivoli right on the ribs of the beach umbrella! Then I just put my ipod in a ziploc bag, left the zipper open just enough for the plug for the tivoli to fit through, and could click around from my chair!! Don't laugh about the ziploc!! I know it isn't fancy, but I could see through it, use the click wheel through it, and keep out the sand/mist...all for the price of about 1 cent!
The tivoli now sits unobtrusively in my kitchen where I alternate radio and ipod. I couldn't tell if the colored radios come with the ipod input jack or not, so I just ordered the white one...I would have preferred another color, but I still completely love it.
Customer Review: sounds very good for it's size
Summary: 5 Stars
Great sound! I haven't experienced the infamous Tivoli analog station drift on this iPAL. I own a Model One and it has station drift. I like the size of the iPAL - it is so small it fits into an empty 8-count poptart box. I do wish Tivoli came out with a larger, single speaker-ed, digitally-tuned, portable model comparable to the iPAL, that is NOT the Songbook! I also own a Songbook, not the best work from Tivoli Audio. The iPAL sounds twice as good as the Songbook. I like the simplicity of the analog tuning, but I would welcome a digital version so I could quickly change stations when idiotic commercials are played. I mostly listen to FM, so I can't comment on AM reception. FM reception is excellent. The batteries are good. I like the nice, grippy rubbery footies on the iPAL. I use the iPAL every day. On another note, I like radios that ARE radios. I don't need satellite, internet, wifi, blah blah blah on a radio. I do want a high quality Tivoli AM and FM radio that has an integral 32 or 64 GB storage system that will play MP3s and WMAs and radio. That may never happen, but maybe the power of the Herculodge can help that evolve. hmmmm.
I give the iPAL the 5 star rating it deserves. It does everything it has been designed for perfectly. Build quality feels good. Time will tell if it gets station drift. but for now, this iPAL is as solid as expected from Tivoli. :)
By the way, as usual, Amazon quickly took my order and processed it efficiently. I trust Amazon. I've been purchasing from Amazon even way back when they did just books. Amazon has integrity.
Customer Review: Great Little Radio
Summary: 5 Stars
We share the enthusiasm of the others for this Tivoli Audio iPAL. Our location is such that it's been tough finding any radio that can dependably receive the 2 stations that we wish to listen to at the beginning and ending of the day. In addition, we have no receptacle where we want the radio positioned. The boom box we WERE using was a royal pain with size and performance problems and we spent a small fortune on 'D' cells.
THIS radio picks up our target stations perfectly with no dropout, easy tuning and no drift pretty much ANYWHERE in the house. We just finally ran it down after at least 2 weeks of listening for a total of about 1 hour/day PLUS one whole night. (The first night, my wife didn't see how to turn it off even tho it's obvious, so she just turned the volume all the way down.) When it finally ran down, it didn't act funny... It just stopped. It made absolutely the most use of the available power. A charge and it's back in business and should run more than a couple of weeks before the next charge is required. OR, we'll probably set a certain morning each week to charge it so that it never runs down.
There's no presets on this radio, but if that's important to you, just "preset it" with a piece(s) of tape and a pencil mark(s).
The radio is surprisingly small, but it fills the bathroom just fine, and I can hear more detail (I'm 66 years old and have lost some hearing) with it than with any of the assorted other radios and boom boxes we've used. We're thoroughly impressed and are glad we made this purchase.
Customer Review: Excellent personal portable radio
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought Tivoli Audio iPal several months ago. I was looking for a small personal radio that I can listen to within a range of 2-10 feet.
So far it has exceeded my expectations:
Sound quality is very good - better than I expected from its relatively small speaker. I listen mostly to talk radio, classical music, and jazz. The listening range is about what I expected: 2-15 feet.
Reception (I listen exclusively to FM) is excellent, much better than any other radio I ever had, and I had quite a few of them. The telescopic antenna is convenient and does improve reception considerably when in use.
I like very much the simplicity and convenience of the controls. Finally, we have a radio which is just that - a radio. There is no need to read the manual because it does not have a built-in cuckoo clock, a microwave oven, and a garden hose.
I was not sure initially about the unusual square foot-print of this set. Now I like it very much and consider it a must have for any portable radio. It makes this radio much more stable than other, traditionally shaped portable radios.
Overall, it is a very well-designed quality product for its intended use as a portable personal radio.
Customer Review: Great
Summary: 5 Stars
Nothing bad but the price on this great radio. But if you want a 5-star radio you have to pay the price.
The sound at all volume levels is superior to any other portable I have ever owned.
The reception with this radio is even better than my shortwave radios on AM and I live in the desert surrounded by hills and mountains.
The battery life is great at the sound level I like. The sound from that single speaker is full and warm....like a tube radio.
Nothing feels cheap about this radio and it certainly doesn't look cheap.
The only thing I don't like is that there is no AUX position for my MP3 player. When you plug the player in it disables everything else so if you were listening to the player and then want to listen to the radio you need to unplug the player. This is a minor but unacceptable inconvenience on a radio of this quality and price.
So if you want to buy a real good radio you may want to consider this one.
I also own a Tivoli Model II and that is also another 5-star radio.
Tivoli audio know how to make sound sound great.