The M10 has a top processing, socket and connector for the second speaker are gilded.
After connecting to the mains, the device initializes itself, ie it scans all the DAB stations available and withdraws from the DAB radio the date and time.
Both the FM tuner and the DAB tuner are very good and have welcomed me in Erding near Munich spread evenly throughout the telescopic antenna, a large number of channels in a very good trouble-free quality.
The clock radio has a number of adjustment functions. So you can choose, among other things, whether you want to be once, daily, with FM stations, DAB + station or buzzer alarm aroused and how long to run the selected source. The selection of different alarm times for weekdays (Monday - Friday) and weekends (Sat, Sun) is also possible with the two available alarm settings.
The brightness of the display illumination can be gradually controlled (light, medium and dark). I was at night is the darkest yet too bright and I chose the option "Turn off backlight one operational step" (the amount of time the number of seconds after the last action, the lighting is to be hidden, can be selected).
The device is advertised by the manufacturer with a very good sound. Very disappointed I was when I first heard the sound of this device after initialization: I found him a very bassy, topfig and unnatural (the M10 works as a bass reflex, as demonstrated by the round opening at the back of the speaker). The heights were highly differentiated, highly stressed and clean. The centers were clearly underrepresented. The many selectable sound profiles like jazz, rock, classical, Flat, language and disable the loudness adjustment did not bring the desired result. So I tried to find yourself a natural sound with the bass and treble settings. The most natural sounding even with reduced maximum bass, loudness is switched off and height controls centered. However, the missing middle of me could not generate setting. For prolonged listening I felt annoyed by the "Bassgewummere" the roaring reproduction of low male voices and the clearly emphasized heights, which has ultimately led me to return the product. My impression is a balanced natural reproduction is in trying the manufacturer, with very small boxes to achieve the sound volume much larger speaker, fallen by the wayside. Annotate I want my problem may have possibly something to do with the sound with the installation conditions and room acoustics with me. I can place the speakers more than 10 cm away from the wall. In the manual Tivoli Audio writes that placing the speakers may result close to a wall or even in a corner of the room to an unnatural sound (in the product description of this Note has unfortunately been missing, otherwise I would have apart from the order). Information on volume: The device is designed so that it can not create too much volume. It therefore is not suitable for very large spaces or to the party sound. The volume that can afford it and sufficient to provide sound medium-sized rooms enough, but it brings clean and undistorted. The second speaker, I would definitely recommend it if you have the opportunity to place it at a safe distance from the radio. Not until the second speaker and stereo sound, the device developed a nice surround sound and represents a wide musical stage. The speaker cable is firmly connected to the second speaker and approximately 4.50 m long.
In the device, I could no power supply hum notice also not very close to the ear to the radio off. Switching on and off goes hand in hand with a loud crackling speakers. The remote control is similar to the low parts, as they are sometimes accompanied by LED lighting with color change and dimming; it fits in terms of quality so not at all to the noble boxes. Equipped it is with a standard coin cell. In order for the remote control commands arrive at the device, it must be precisely aligned on the radio and no objects to be z. B. furniture between the remote control and the radio.
Conclusion: Overpriced Design product with top quality workmanship and very good reception properties. It is particularly suitable for lovers of bass-driven, acting voluminous sound, which is not a natural representation of speech and music the most important thing.
