Tivoli Audio Model 10 - Clock radio - silver, cherry Review

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(More customer reviews)Major audio flaw: chk-chk-chk noise (bursts of high frequency noise at approx. 1 second intervals) when in FM mode. Volume of bursts is constant, regardless of the unit's volume setting. Very distracting when radio set at volume level 15 or lower. Tivoli customer support told me that this noise is "normal" but claimed that it should only be audible from very close to the unit. In my experience "very close" would be anywhere within 7 feet of this bedside unit. That said, the high frequencies can be muffled successfully with a pillow.
Minor audio flaw: significant base level hum/noise, regardless of audio input (FM, AM, Aux). Not particularly distracting, but surprising given that none of our other home audio equipment (not even the 40-year old, slightly melted, flea market Heathkit radio in the kitchen) makes noise like this.
Other than the above (and the "gurk" noise it makes when it shuts off, which is really just an aesthetic issue...), I don't have any real complaints about the audio quality. It's completely satisfactory for any non-quiet room like the kitchen or garage.
Major design flaw for bedroom use: the display backlight is very bright. It's adjustable, but even at its lowest setting it is still bright enough to compromise sleeping. The lowest setting is brighter than the brightest setting on the Sony Dream Machine this unit was supposed to replace. The backlight can be turned off entirely, but then the clock is difficult to read in a well-lit room and impossible to read in the dark.
I would mention that setting/adjusting the alarm is a tedious process and requires use of the remote control, but the moral of this story is that the Model 10 is unfit for the bedroom.
It's a shame, really, as it is a handsome unit by itself. But it looks sad on the nightstand with its display dark, sitting next to that second clock you'll need.
I would return this thing to Tivoli in a heartbeat.

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