Tivoli Model Satellite Table Radio (Sirius Satellite Radio / AM / FM ) | 
 enlarge | Brand: Tivoli Audio
Category: CE
Buy New: $289.99
New (2) from $289.99
Avg. Customer Rating:  18 reviews
Sales Rank: 4536
Media: Electronics
Batteries Included: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 5
Dimensions (in): 8.3 x 4.5 x 5.3
MPN: MSATPE
Model: MSAT-0331-NA
UPC: 831623003310
EAN: 0831623003310
ASIN: B0007R6L8G
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Legendary Tivoli quality meets the power of Sirius satellite radio | | • | World's first satellite table radio designed exclusively for home use with the Sirius service | | • | Large, backlit LCD displays artist info, song title, category, and time | | • | Analog FM tuner uses same advanced technology as other Tivoli radios | | • | Inputs for Tivoli stereo speaker, Model CD Player and Model Subwoofer |
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Product Description
Tivoli Audio introduces the world's first satellite table radio designed exclusively for home use with SIRIUS Satellite Radio. Tivoli Audio and SIRIUS have joined forces to bring to market an elegantly simple, yet technologically sophisticated satellite radio for home use. 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 and engineered by Audio Hall of Fame member Henry Kloss. The new Tivoli SIRIUS radio delivers digital quality sound in 65 commercial-free music channels, and over 40 news, sports and entertainment channels. The large 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.The radio features the fine analog tuner designed by Audio Hall of Fame member Henry Kloss, a device that pulls in even weak FM signals, allowing listeners to tune in more stations compared to other costly radios and receivers. 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.The new Tivoli satellite radio features inputs for other Tivoli Audio components including an optional stereo speaker, Model CD Player and Model Subwoofer. The Model Satellite uses a discrete-component FM tuner technology (GaSa MES-FET mixers) originally developed for cell phones and engineered for the first time in the Model One AM/FM Table Radio previously introduced by Tivoli Audio.
Amazon.com Review
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. | You can't get enough of Elvis? Simply tune into Elvis Radio. For Dead Heads and Phish Heads, there's a station entirely devoted to jams. Mainstream news radio (NPR, CNN, BBC, and FOX) sit alongside World Radio, Gay Radio, and even Pentagon Radio. Whether you're politically right, left, or center, a hip-hop or Broadway aficionado, or a talk radio or sports fanatic, Sirius has you covered. And the Model Satellite--the world's first table radio designed exclusively for home use with Sirius Satellite Radio--couldn't make tuning in any easier or more enjoyable. 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. | Tivoli's unique AM/FM rotary dial turns at a slower ratio than most other radios and is designed to pull in even weaker signals, allowing listeners to tune into stations that most desktop radios can't capture. The tuner band selection and volume dials are conveniently located in the center of the unit for easy control, and the champagne-colored buttons for the radio's presets and other functions are easily accessible. 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
Cons
- Volume control not included on remote
- Lettering on radio casing difficult to read
Amazon.com Product Description
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.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 13 more reviews...
 Terrific sound for a very pretty table radio February 6, 2008
This will be just a brief review, and only of the Sirius part of the radio - I haven't used the AM/FM part.
The radio is small, and beautiful, and has absolutely terrific mono sound. (For a bedside/bedtime radio I see no need to buy the extra speaker for stereo sound.)
With Sirius of course you get whatever music/news/talk you'd like. I'm using it exclusively for the 3 classical channels (and maybe the 24/7 All Elvis All The Time channel every once in awhile). (XM also has 3 classical channels, later on when Sirius & XM merge there will probably still be 3 classical channels). The programming is very good.
However, there are a few flaws to be aware of with this radio. The biggest flaw is a direct result of the design - internally this is a digital satellite radio bolted on to Tivoli's standard analog radio: The remote control doesn't control volume! Amazing limitation! The remote does have a mute function. Also, it has a very limited "sleep" mode - only 20 minutes, and to get it into that mode you have to traverse the menu system - impossible to do from across the room with the remote because you can't see the menus from that distance.
Also worth noting: I am using an external antenna (the "SIRIUS Outdoor Home Antenna", bought from [...], very easy install) and the signal cuts out once in awhile - this may be due to some large trees in the line-of-site to the satellite sometimes block the satellite. Yet the signal strength meter shows "3 bars" (of 9) for the terrestrial signal - I live in Seattle where Sirius apparently has ground repeaters - so why should it ever cut out due to not seeing the satellite?
Still, I'm very happy with the radio. 5 stars for sound + looks, then subtract one star for the annoying lack of volume control on the remote.
sirus radio August 9, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
great if you have line of sight to the north otherwise you wont get a signal.
Best of the Satellite-Compatible Radios April 24, 2007
14 out of 14 found this review helpful
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 easy to program. It's got a great "Memo" feature to capture the name and artist of 20 songs you'd like to look up later.
I did invest in a serious outdoor Sirius Antenna prior to the arrival of the Tivoli, so it was just a matter of plugging it in. The FM and AM sections worked fine without any external antennas. It's impressive that they include a serious external AM antenna - something I haven't seen packaged with table radios since the 1970s, and then only expensive "audiophile" models.
As noted by others, the Satellite and AM/FM functions aren't at all integrated. This is basically the Tivoli Model 1 with a Satellite function tacked on as an afterthought.
The huge, bright, multi-line display is awesome at providing all of the information you want at a glance, with a minimal amount of annoying left-to-right scrolling. While the display does automatically adjust to ambient light (a feature that can be turned off and on) it may be too bright for the bedside table for some people.
The Tivoli Model Satellite is to radio what a beautiful 52" flat panel plasma display is to HDTV. It's the best audio you can get for satellite, possibly short of a console deck connected to studio monitors. But, again, given the various compression artifacts on Satellite radio (and the compression is often horrible on talk-only channels) this may be about as good as you dare get.
Unless you have space limitations, it's kind of a waste to spend so much money on a radio only to have mono sound, so plan on buying the (right channel) speaker for stereo.
I have no problem that they didn't include a CD player. An integrated mechanical device would only shorten the useful life of the unit. As just a radio it should last 10-20 years if you're trying to justify the high price tag.
Will Sirius be around in 10-20 years? I don't know. We also hear talk of HD radio coming to AM/FM (but then we've heard about HDTV for 20 years too and it's still not here).
At this price point, it would have been nice if there's been a time-shift feature, sort of a digital VCR (DVR) feature to record shows you want to hear later.
The remote is pretty awful for such an expensive radio, it's just a cheap "membrane" type remote. Inexplicably I got a real remote with my Kenwood Sirius car radio (what good a remote does in the car is beyond me).
Let's hope with the merger of the two satellite services they make more of an effort to create better looking, more functional hardware AND clean up their sound quality. I'd rather they have half as many channels with better sound and produce better programs that are re-run several times a day.
 Tivioli is 5 Stars but Model Satellite??? Read and Buyer Beware April 6, 2007
5 out of 10 found this review helpful
Let me say that I love Tivoli radios. I love the warm and rich sound from such a well designed and sexy cabinet but please save yourself the money and pick up a free satellite radio receiver along with a Tivioli Model Two Radio instead of the Model Satellite. Both Sirius and XM (take your choice) are offering free radio receivers with a subscription that you will have to get anyway to use the Model Satellite for Satellite Radio reception.
You can save yourself $100.00 outright by buying the Model Two instead of the Model Satellite and save $160.00 if you would plan to buy the matching stereo companion speaker for the Model Satellite. The Model Two comes with two speakers right off the bat. This gives you plenty of money left over to buy the Tivoli Model Subwoofer which I have and highly recommend.
I have a Model Two and a Sirius receiver that I can set to transmit on any FM frequency I choose. The Tivoli tuner picks it up beautifully and I still have the auxillary input jack available for my Ipod. The whole Sirius receiver is only 4" X 3" X 1". You don't even know it's there.
One other thing if you haven't heard Sirius Radio has had "serious" financial troubles and has been bought out by XM. The two will run separately for only the rest of the year and then Sirius will cease to be. XM will probably take over some of Sirius' programming but no one knows if a receiver designed to pick up Sirius signals will work after that point and be able to be used to pick up XM broadcasts. You could end up with a very expensive but obsolete radio before the end of the year. I'd sit tight and explore other means as I have of enjoying satellite radio through the wonderful sounding Tivoli line.
Tivoli Sirius Radio March 17, 2007
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
In the world of tabletop sat radios, the selection is very limited. This is by far the highest quality on the market and it is also self contained with the speaker. I have both Sirius and XM and frankly the quality of the music on Sirius (See a technical review on [...] for this radio) I found this radio exceeded my expectation and would recommend it as the "best in class". Remember this is a developing market and the selection of table top radios are limited.
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