2018 - Rockport Radio

We’ll be at the MIT Flea Market Sept 16

September 11, 2018September 11, 2018John Polcari

Bruce and JP will be at the World Famous MIT Flea market on Sunday Sept 16 with a collection of Tivoli Radios for sale. We probably can’t bring all of them, but we will bring a representative sample. Please come and meet us. Rest assured that Bruce will be happy to offer opinions on all things Audio. The Flea runs from 9AM to 2PM, but is pretty much burned out by Noon or so.. Print out the flyer for a $1 discount. MIT Flea Market Flyer PDF MIT Flea Market information and Map

Model Three clock light too bright?

July 1, 2018August 25, 2021John Polcari

If you have a Model Three, and you actually use it as intended as a clock radio, You may have noticed that the light in the clock is a lot brighter than it needs to be in a darkened bedroom.* Well, maybe not for everybody, but soon after its introduction I had heard of people that wanted the light removed, and somebody showed me how to do it at the time, but I’ve since forgotten. But Bruce knows how, in fact he says that he can dim it properly by adding a resistor in line (makes sense). but he’s too chicken to do it because it’s just too subjective as… Read More

Parts we’re expecting…

May 29, 2018June 3, 2018John Polcari

Bruce is hot on the trail of some CD Transports for the Tivoli Music System. This seems to be the most common problem with the Music System and Music System Two. We’re also trying to figure out if the Phillips transport for the Music System is backwardly compatible with the Tivoli Model CD. We think it is, but we’re looking for confirmations. The control cables are identical, but the transport for the Music System also handles MP3 and WMA files where the Model CD only needs basic music CD functionality. JP

Model One discussion

May 14, 2018January 1, 2020John Polcari

Some typical problems with Model Ones Tuner- variable capacitor needs replacement. You can turn it rapidly and repeatedly to clean it somewhat, but this won’t fix it for long.. Early volume knobs got noisy but were cleanable because they were open, later volume knobs were sealed and cleaning isn’t possible but service life was much better. Selector Switches can loosen up, get noisy or just fail. By the way there’s two distinct versions of the Model One Original Model One 2000-2004 From 2004 onward was the Model One (A) differences were stereo from the output jack and the Selector Switch added the Aux position. There were some subtle changes after… Read More