March 8th 07, 02:43 AM
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Tivoli Model HD? (was HD radios not selling - HD shills to the rescue !)
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D Peter Maus wrote:
Paul W. Schleck wrote:
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HD radios not selling - HD shills to the rescue !
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There was supposed to be a Tivoli "Model HD" arriving "late fall 2006":
http://www.gadgetell.com/2006/07/hd-...for-under-200/
There were some press releases on it at the Tivoli web site, but now all
I can find is a photograph of the prototype:
http://www.tivoliaudio.com/files/mas...a/model_hd.jpg
No other word in any forum I could find, this after slipping the
estimated ship date by almost 2 quarters now.
Not that I would have bought one for Christmas. My Model One is working
just fine (with external antennas) for me. No price was ever announced,
but I figure that the estimated MSRP was creeping over $300, which was
probably one motivation to shelve it indefinitely.
If I had a spare $300+ to spend on new audio equipment, I would probably
get a Roku Soundbridge R1000 instead:
http://www.amazon.com/Roku-SoundBrid.../B000BIFY6Q/re
f=pd_bbs_sr_6/102-5343901-7994531?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1173239721&sr=8-
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as there would probably be a much wider selection of programming.
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Paul W. Schleck
http://www.novia.net/~pschleck/
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Found this on the Tivoli Audio website. Go to the FAQ on the B-Goods
Outlet page, under "General":
7. Why hasnšt Tivoli Audio manufactured an HD radio?
There are several obstacles that must be overcome before we can
bring a Tivoli Audio HD radio to market.
The first is cost. Until this technology becomes less expensive,
it is not possible to manufacture an HD radio that is economical for our
customers. Secondly, but just as important, is sound quality. The HD
broadcast fidelity varies greatly from station to station and often
leaves much to be desired, despite what you may read in the press.
Maybe Ibiquity should have Al Gore as their spokesperson. Then he could
profess a belief that HD sounds better than analog.
Once manufacturing costs come down and the sound quality is what
you have become accustomed to hearing from a Tivoli Audio radio, we will
manufacture a Tivoli HD radio. Until then, you can continue to enjoy
high fidelity sound from any one of our fine analog radios. Our radios
will not be obsolete anytime soon.
Again HD can not sound better using the same bandwidth.
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Telamon
Ventura, California
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