Tivoli Audio iPAL Portable Audio Laboratory AM/FM Radio, Silver/White
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Customer Review: Terrible Tuner
Summary: 1 Stars
1. Tuning Problems:
Beware of this product. My $25 Grundig pocket radio outperforms
it! I live in Boston which admittedly is full of radio signal overlap.
So okay its a little harder to tune a radio station here. This product
does as bad a job of tuning as any I have ever seen. The signal
leakage is all over the dial. It gets about 4 stations clearly in a
location that has hundreds of stations.
2. Using it for IPod speakers:
It is a very clean looking design but as far as using it for ipod
playback remember that it doesn't have any remote control
features or playback info so you are restricted to turning your
ipod on and letting it play away. You better really believe
that life is random ;-)
Customer Review: I would give it six stars if they had it!
Summary: 5 Stars
I got my Tivoli PAL as a present and was blown away when I first turned it on. It has a rubberized case and I work outside a lot so it is always with me at a job site. My brother who loves music visited one day and I played a coupled of CD's through the aux port. He bought one the next day. It's not stereo but then again unless you have a well laid out speaker seperation on a stereo you can hear the details. When you get one of these, get a little bridge cable with it for the aux input (it has a male stereo plug on both ends) so you can connect your MP3 or CD player. The radio reception on this unit is wonderful. With the ant. up I can get Boston FM stations (90 miles!) and Albany (82 miles)....wonderful.Customer Review: iPal ("iPod white") ROCKS!!
Summary: 5 Stars
Due to price, rubberized coating, and being mono, I was hesitant to purchase the iPal. Well, I broke down after reading so many positive reviews. I just got it so I can't speak for the longetivity of the battery or the durbility of the cabinet, but if first impressions are worth anything, the iPal is great. The "iPod white" cabinet is NOT "rubberized" which no one could tell me for sure before ordering. Cleaning and wear should not be an issue. As for the battery, it is at least replaceable. I won't bore anyone with the re-hashing of all the other raves about this radio...I'll just say believe them.
I'm sitting in awe of the sound coming out of this thing right now!
Customer Review: I love my iPal and Model Ones dearly, but...
Summary: 5 Stars
how hard would it be to have an "aux" position on the selector dial? I am constantly switching back and forth from radio to iPod input and it's a pain to have to fish around behind the unit to plug or unplug the aux. cable for the radio. I absolutely love these radios, though, and wouldn't trade them for anything. I know it wouldn't look as "slick", but even putting the aux. jack on the front would be an improvement.
Update: I agree with everyone - the new prices are absurd. I bought 2 Model 1s for $85 new, and an iPal for $120. I would not buy any more of these at the current prices. I would lower my star rating if I could.
Customer Review: Just to give you an idea. . .
Summary: 5 Stars
All the accompanying reviews are really excellent. So what more could I add ?
Well, just to make the point of how amazing this radio is, I will propose you a TEST.
For years I heard a claim stating that to know how good a Hi-Fi system is, just use it to play a piano "solo" recording. I tried it with my iPAL and am still amazed. How can such a little radio perform so well!?
Since 1 test is 1000 words worth, I suggest you to perform the same test. After that, if you already got one, will surely be even prouder and happier, else, if don't own one yet, will surely buy the radio without hesitation.