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I discovered this radio at friends house. I intend to buy one for myself as soon as I save up the money. The design of this radio is nothing short of "cool" in its simplicity. Though it looks plain, you can tell by the heft of it that it's going to be better than your average radio. It is built solidly, with minimal surfaces to collect dust(which would make it the perfect job site radio).
When you turn it on the speaker makes one of the rich bass "pumff" type noises that bigger stereos make as the speakers come on. It has the sound quality that I've heard from Boss acoustic wave machines. Okay, maybe not that good, but very impressive nonetheless.
The nicest feature for me is the tuning knob. The knob that you turn has a five to one ratio to the outer indicator knob. This allows for easy fine tuning, great for the crowded parts of the radio spectrum.
And finally the reception is nothing short of the best I have ever come across. I live about 80 miles from the radio stations I listen to. Sometimes my favorites just don't come in. Not with this radio. In fact I discovered some Seattle stations I'd never heard before.
If you like owning the best, and can cough up the money, buy this baby. You'll be glad you did.

This has to be the best AM FM tuner I've ever used. The battery pack last a ridiculously long time. It has a very solid and sturdy design. I use it when I wash my car, at the park and at work. It's a great buy.

This radio is all I hoped it would be and more! The small size is real handy when you want portable but the sound is large. The tuner is the best of any radio i have owned.

No other radio is as good as this one for portability, great sound, and great reception. It is water resistant and I have taken mine into the shower without problems.

Best is to take this when working outside and get the rich full sound you can't get with radios 10 times the size.

For most stations, I don't even pull the telescoping antenna up, only on the weak distant stations.

The rechargable pack gives you an amazing long amount of play time before needing recharge.

The Model One has a slightly bigger speaker which gives it slightly better sound, but that one is not portable. I have two of each of these radios, and end up using the PALs more, because I can carry them from room to room, use them in the shower, take them outside, use them in the kitchen.

This was the very last radio Henry Kloss designed before his death. He also designed the Model One, but none of the others in the Tivoli line besides the PAL were his ideas. He would have cringed if he saw the way they turned his ideas into clock radios and stereo versions with all the other features he didn't want in the radio. He wanted them simple, without any gimmicks, and that is what this radio is.

You will have a real "Henry Kloss" original if you get this one.