Henry Kloss Radio

[Starmax]

A friend of mine is interested in getting a Henry Kloss radio with a built-in CD player and accepts inputs. Any feedback? Best model?

 

[markw]

What radio are you talking about?

That's not a brand. Can you be a bit more specific?

 

[BoredSysAdmin]

I think he means Tivoli brand...http://www.tivoliaudio.com/

 

[Starmax]

This one

http://hometheater.blogge.rs/2011/05/06/cambridge-model-88cd-table-radio-by-henry-kloss®-slate-grey-sale-bestseller-compare-deals-check-price-now-cambridge-model-88cd-table-radio-by-henry-kloss®-slate-grey-2/

Or any other made by Kloss.

 

[markw]

I think he means Tivoli brand...http://www.tivoliaudio.com/

Yeah, but this is all that shows up when searching for "Henty Kloss Radio".

I remember some older Cambridge Soundworks radios were desighed by him but these are long out of production. My Model 88, bought around 1998, is one of them and one version did indeed have a CD player, but these are long out of production.

The question remains that since he died in 2002, how many currently designed radios can claim to be a "Henry Kloss" radio?

 

[Starmax]

Basically, I'm trying to talk my friend out of buying a Bose Wave radio. I wanted to suggest ANY reputable radio under $500.

 

[BoredSysAdmin]

Basically, I'm trying to talk my friend out of buying a Bose Wave radio. I wanted to suggest ANY reputable radio under $500.

This ? http://www.tivoliaudio.com/the-music-system-cherry-metallic-taupe.html

 

[Starmax]

Yeah! That looks great!

 

[markw]

This is another option. It's a linear descendent of my Model 88. It's got the required CD player and a line level input as well.

Obviously, you don't have to use the Ipod option if you don't have one, but it is pretty much an industry standard.

 

[BoredSysAdmin]

I see quite a few QC issues with newer Cambridge Radio units like these:
http://www.amazon.com/review/R2NISZ4T0YEZU/ref=cm_cr_pr_perm?ie=UTF8&ASIN=B000ZN0D04&nodeID=&tag=&linkCode=

 

[markw]

Interesting. I've had mine since '98 so I guess I got lucky.

Well, there's always this one to consider.

 

[riker1384]

Does it have to be one-piece? You can get better sound with 3-piece minisystem, something like this:

http://www.amazon.com/Onkyo-CS-325-CD-Receiver-System/dp/B0016K990K


What I would recommend is to go on Ebay where you can find the CR-325 CD receiver from that system for about $100, without the speakers. Then you have up to $400 to buy a pair of good bookshelf speakers. Make sure they have good efficiency because it only has about 15 watts per channel.

Or you could look for other systems of that type. They're called micro systems, or executive systems. Onkyo apparently has a new model called the CS-445 (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004BD9W4W/) that has an Ipod dock and 40W per channel (rated at 1khz), but it seems to be available only as a system with speakers for $220. That still leaves you $280 to buy a better pair of speakers.

If you get that type of system, only get a single-CD player. Small CD changers are usually unreliable.

 

[bikdav]

This ? http://www.tivoliaudio.com/the-music-system-cherry-metallic-taupe.html

This unit is a great candidate. I tried it out at a Tivoli dealer near me and was mighty impressed. I feel that it is a knockout performer for what it is. If you can find a Tivoli dealer to go to, try this one out for yourself.

 

[bikemig]

I've gone through my share of table top radios; I like them. I've had a cambridge soundworks for a long time but the comments on amazon make you wonder if the reliability has gone down. My daughter now has the cambridge unit, she beats it up pretty regularly and it still works great. The sound quality is good for $250. I think the Tivolis are overpriced for what they are; they run around $400 and you can get a decent mini stereo system for that price. Sangean radios are good; they do an excellent job of pulling in signals, they are well made, and the sound quality is good. This is a great radio for $80, http://www.amazon.com/SANGEAN-WR-11-Table-Top-Radio/dp/B001BGGD8A/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1317355249&sr=8-6. Yamaha has a big line up of CD radio players that will run a less than the Tivoli. This one runs $350, has an ipod player, an alarm, and usb input, http://www.amazon.com/Yamaha-TSX-130WH-Desktop-System-Single/dp/B001OZLJQE/ref=sr_1_8?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1317355175&sr=1-8. If I were going to pay real money for a tabletop radio/ipod player, I'd consider the Cue which is made in the US of A: http://www.amazon.com/Cue-Radio-iPhone-Satellite-Speaker/dp/B003L7BV52/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1317355575&sr=8-2. It's made in beautiful Somerville, MA (well it's not that beautiful, and the company seems pretty interestingm http://www.cue.com/. Here is a review of the cue, http://news.cnet.com/8301-13645_3-20010045-47.html.

Edit: that Tivoli is just the CD player for $400, you'll have to add a radio and another speaker to get stereo which gets you a crazy price of around $700. A few years ago, Tivoli just decided to jack up all its prices cuz they could. I was looking for a radio that could pull in a signal in Boston at the time (it can be tough in a big city) and I ended up with a Boston acoustic receptor radio which is still going strong.

 

[Rickster71]

I agree with Mark on the Cambridge radio.
We have two in different rooms and they work and sound great.
Mine is in my bathroom, and even with the humidity from the shower it's been going strong for a few years now.