Tivoli Audio Inc. is an American company that produces

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s. It was founded in 2000 by Tom DeVesto and

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History

The company was founded in

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by Henry Kloss, an audio engineer, and Tom DeVesto, an entrepreneur. Their first product, the Model One, was designed to receive

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signals in congested urban

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s and distant or low-power stations, as Kloss noted; the mid-60s wave of Japanese radios struggled to do this. Kloss passed away in 2002, but the company continued to operate. By 2006, Tivoli Audio was selling products in over 30

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. The company has had partnerships with

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, and

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. It also partnered with Supreme in 2018 for a limited-edition model. In 2016, Tivoli Audio launched the ART

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collection with features such as

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streaming and Spotify Connect. As of 2019, Tivoli Audio opened a flagship showroom and shop on

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. As of 2024, Paul De Pasquale is

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and the Designer.

Products

After the Model One, the next decade saw several new releases, such as the PAL (Portable Audio Laboratory), Model Three (Alarm Clock Radio), and the All-In-One Music System. This range of products was sold in Scandinavian DAB+ countries, such as Denmark and Norway following the PAL+ in 2011. In 2016, Tivoli Audio released the ART Collection. Tivoli has collaborated with brands like

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, Cappellini,

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, and Supreme to produce collections.

Product release timeline

* 2000: Model One AM/FM Radio * 2001: Model Two AM/FM Radio Stereo with subwoofer and CD player * 2002: PAL (Portable Audio Laboratory) * 2003: Model Three Alarm Clock Radio with subwoofer and extra speaker * 2004: Songbook AM/FM Alarm clock travel radio * 2005: iSongbook Portable Music System with built-in

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dock * 2006: Music System All-in-one stereo system * 2007: iYiYi High-Fidelity stereo system for iPod * 2008: Networks Global Audio System with internet capabilities, stereo speaker and CD player * 2010: Model 10 AM/FM clock radio; The Connector iPod dock * 2011: PAL+ Portable radio with DAB/DAB+/FM * 2012: Model One Bluetooth, PAL BT, Model Three Bluetooth, BlueCon Music Receiver with Bluetooth connectivity, redesign of the Music System to include

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(Music System BT) and DAB+ (Music System+) * 2013: Albergo AM/FM clock radio with

as well as the DAB+ variant, the Albergo+ * 2014: Music System Three portable Hi-Fi system with AM/FM and

connectivity as well as the DAB+ variant (Music System Three+), PAL+BT Portable radio with DAB/DAB+/FM/Bluetooth * 2016: ART Collection Orb/Sphera, Cube, ConX, limited edition PAL BT GLO * 2017: ART Collection Model One Digital, Model One Digital+, Model Sub (

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), Model CD (

) *2018: PAL+BT redesigns and limited edition models, Tivoli Go line: Andiamo Bluetooth Speaker & Fonico Wireless Stereo Earbuds, Music System Home Hi-Fi system with Amazon Alexa/CD/FM/DAB+,

and Bluetooth connectivity (DAB+ in selected countries only) *2019: Revive (desktop lamp and

speaker with wireless phone charging)

References

External links

*{{official website Audio equipment manufacturers of the United States