Tivoli Model Satellite Table Radio
- 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
Product Description
Tivoli Audio introduces the world’s first satellite table radio designed exclusively for home use with built in SIRIUS Satellite Radio. The new Model Satellite radio is designed by Tivoli Audio CEO, Tom DeVesto, and is based on the popular, award-winningAmazon.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 mea… More >>
Tivoli Model Satellite Table Radio
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5 comments
N C on January 13, 2010 at 5:29 pm
My first satellite radio, I didn’t need to spend 12.95 a month for bad reception. I just spent the last 1/2 hour walking around with the antenna trying to get reception, no different than FM. The radio is OK, only comes in the light colored wood and has an ugly white cord that could only look good in someone’s kitchen. I also bought the extra speaker and sub-woofer, if your still set on one mine will be by the curb.
E. Nilsson on January 13, 2010 at 8:09 pm
Be aware that Sirius makes it VERY time consuming to cancel your account. XM, so I am told, makes it much easier. Rhapsody is much better if you don’t need a radio but can listen via the computer.
No big deal except that you need to explicitly cancel your account or Sirius renews it over and over again. Your service never stops until you tell them to stop it. In person. On the phone.
I’m writing this while on hold at Sirius. It’s up to the 40 minute mark and I still haven’t succeed in talking to someone who is authorized to cancel my account!
One fellow said I needed to call back later to cancel (after I’ve waited 30 minutes) but after my expressing dismay he agreed that he could transfer me to someone else who could cancel my account.
Waiting on hold…waiting…waiting…
Well we’re up to the 50 minute mark and still nothing. I’m still on hold for the (one!?) person who can authorize cancelling an account.
Oh now I’m told that I might have to wait for a while longer to get to the right person. So I’ve asked to be transferred to a supervisor…
Ten minutes later I’m still on hold for the Supervisor…
Finally the original guy comes back on and says they’re working on cancelling my account. BUT I can’t hang up because for some reason they need me to be on hold as they cancel my account.
70 minutes and still on hold…
FINALLY by magic it appears my account has been cancelled.
One hour and 10 minutes to cancel my account with Sirius.
Sigh………
Janet Kiblinger on January 13, 2010 at 9:31 pm
I bought this as a gift and it is well worth the money: very nicely put together and a good looking product.
Jesse DeBear on January 13, 2010 at 9:43 pm
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.
R. A. Feikle on January 14, 2010 at 12:13 am
I’m now in my 4th year with Sirius. As far as the radio and the daily service, it is absolutely awesome. You will not want to return to regular radio again after a couple days of Sirius. The hardware and product they give you daily is phenomenal.
That being said, dealing with the company itself, specifically over the phone, is an absolute nightmare. The utter incompetence of most of the customer service people is staggering. I’d say the average I.Q. is around 25. Harsh, but it is what it is.
Three of my four years with Sirius, I have been lucky enough where I’ve had family/friends want to pay for my yearly subscription as a Birthday/Christmas present. The first time a family member called Sirius, paid for the year with his credit card, and we thought it was set. His credit card was double charged, and at the beginning of January when my plan renews, I was also charged. We both called Sirius and the issue was not resolved for more than a week.
The second issue was a similar issue. A family member called Sirius, provided a credit card, and paid for the year. Once again, a few days into January $150+ was withdrawn from my checking account (renewal price). Not happy again, we had to haggle over the phone for a few days to get it rectified.
This brings me to this year. A friend and a family member wanted to pay for my subscription. They both contacted Sirius and asked if there were Gift Cards or Certificates that could be used towards the subscription. Obviously b/c of past issues. Both were told by Sirius operators that the easiest way was to purchase Egift Certificates, which are sent directly to the recipients email with a code to redeem them. That was what they did.
On December 30th I went to redeem them. Problem is they are only good towards Sirius hardware and cannot be used for subscriptions. I called Sirius to take issue. I was disconnected by the first two associates, the third was yawning into the phone, and finally the fourth try I got someone who could help. The associate told me I could use the Egift credits and buy Gift Cards from the Sirius shop and have them sent to me. I stated that my account was set to renew in a few days and this would be a problem. He assured me it wouldn’t be, and transferred me to customer care.
At customer care, I spoke with an associate who assured me my account would be frozen, it would go into invoice billing, and I simply had to just wait for the Gift Cards to arrive in the mail. I had a bad feeling but decided to go that route. A week later the Gift Cards arrived.
Before I called Sirius back to redeem them, I checked my checking account. Sure enough once again Sirius charged me already for the yearly renewal. Problem this time, I had just paid a bunch of bills out of my checking and it overdrafted my account. I was furious and called Sirius once again. They admitted fault initially, but then began to change their stance and stated that I never had the Sirius account frozen. Luckily I document everyone I speak to. Sirius even refused initially to refund the overdraft fees from the bank. I finally spoke with a supervisor who agreed to refund the fees and subscription price. To rub extra salt in the wounds, it will take 7-10 days, my checking account is now frozen, and I have no way to use it right now. To top it all off, I still never got an apology from Sirius. So to put it simply, don’t ask for your subscription to be paid for as a gift, and avoid dealing with Sirius directly. It is nothing but a hassle that probably will cost you days of problems. This might actually be my last year with them because of this. Good luck if you have to deal with them.