A Beloved Audio Brand Just Gave Its Vintage-Inspired Speaker a Stunning Upgrade

The American audio maker just made its signature speaker better in just about every way.

Published September 12, 2025

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The Model One put Tivoli Audio on the map. Released in 2000, it was a gorgeous tabletop AM/FM radio that combined good audio and beautiful mid-century modern design.

In 2017, the Boston-based audio maker released the Model One Digital, which took the design of the Model One, added a digital display along with Bluetooth and Wi-Fi streaming capabilities, so that it worked like a modern wireless speaker.

Then, in 2020, Tivoli Audio released the Model One Digital (Gen 2), which looked identical but added support for AirPlay 2 and Chromecast.

Fast forward to the present day, and the brand has released a third-generation model of its Model One Digital — and it promises to be the biggest update yet.

Tivoli Audio Model One Digital (Gen 3)

A Tivoli Audio Model One Digital radio with a wooden casing and a gold front panel, featuring a circular digital display showing "WiFi," "10:20 AM," and "AirPlay2," placed on a textured stone surface. The background includes blurred decorative objects in neutral tones. — For the first time, the Model One Digital has a brushed metal grille.

Brushed metal and walnut

At first glance, the Model One Digital (Gen 3) looks quite different than its predecessor. That’s because it takes design cues from Tivoli Audio’s more recent speakers, the Model Two Digital and Boutique, and adds a brushed aluminum grille to complement its real walnut casing.

It’s available in three different finishes: walnut/gold, white/silver and black/black. The new gold and walnut combo is the real stunner of the three, in my opinion.

The Model One Digital (Gen 3) has a singular knob for playback controls and switching sources.

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Lossless sound

Internally, Tivoli Audio has upgraded the sound, too.

The third-generation Model One Digital features a newly engineered full-range driver that’s powered by a 45-watt Class AB amplifier and optimized with 56-bit DSP tuning. According to the brand, this allows it to deliver a bigger, broader sound, with a 0–20kHz frequency response.

The speaker features a 24-bit DAC and supports high-resolution streaming up to 24-bit/48kHz.

A white Tivoli Audio radio with a circular digital display showing "WiFi" and "Spotify" sits on a black desk with a gold handle. Next to the radio is a small green potted plant in a white marble-patterned pot and two tall white vases. A woman in a black shirt is sitting in a tan chair in the foreground, looking at her phone. The desk is positioned in front of a window with green foliage visible outside. — The Model One Digital (Gen 3) is a powered speaker, needing to be plugged in at all times.

Easy to use

Like its predecessors, the Model One Digital is a powered wireless speaker — despite the photos making it look portable, the speaker doesn’t have a built-in battery and needs to be plugged in at all times.

And it works similarly, too. Its singular rotating dial allows you to adjust volume, control playback and switch sources.

Back panel of a Tivoli Audio Model One Digital Generation 3 radio, featuring a retractable metal antenna, AUX IN port, SERVICE USB port, SETUP and MUTE buttons, a 15V 1.5A power input, and a barcode label. The panel is black with white text and is framed by a white casing. — The Model One Digital (Gen 3) has an aux input on the back for wired sources.

Expanded wireless connectivity

Tivoli Audio expanded the wireless connectivity of this new tabletop speaker, too. Like its predecessor, it supports streaming over Google Cast and AirPlay 2, but the third-gen model adds support for Spotify Connect and Tidal Connect, too.

If you don’t want to stream over Wi-Fi, it features upgraded support for Bluetooth 5.2. There’s an aux input in the back for hooking up a wired device and playing audio the old school way. As tradition, it works as an FM radio, too.

Two light wooden floating shelves mounted on a marble wall above a kitchen sink with a black faucet. The top shelf holds two tall vases, one beige and one white, a black abstract sculpture, and a trailing green plant. The bottom shelf displays two clear glass decanters and a small wooden radio. A black vase sits on the marble countertop to the left of the sink. — The third-generation speaker is available in three finishes: walnut/gold, white/silver and black/black

Price and availability

The Tivoli Audio Model One Digital (Gen 3) is available for preorder now, with an expected ship time to be mid-October 2025.

The tabletop speaker and radio costs $350, which is the same price that the 2020-released Gen 2 model.

A Tivoli Audio Model One Digital radio with a wooden frame and a gold front panel. The left side features diagonal black speaker grille lines, and the right side has a large circular digital display showing "Bluetooth" with the time 8:26 AM. Below the display is a single round control knob.

Tivoli Audio Model One Digital (Gen 3)

$350 at Tivoli Audio

About the Author: Tucker Bowe has been on Gear Patrol’s editorial team since 2014. With a passion for consumer tech and hi-fi, he tracks everything from headphones and turntables to smartphones and wearables. If it lights up or makes noise, he probably covers it.