This new entry point Olive Cd Recorder with Hard Drive is an excellent way of getting into an instant music retreival system with superior performance at a very reasonable price. Just for fun and by way of an experiment I thought I would include this thread of a correspondance with a potential client about this product and an associated speaker and amplifier system.

The Official Olive 3HD Website.

Dear ******
Package price about $3.5K cable et al dependant ...
Come to us ...
Let me know when and we'll make sure they're all instore for trial ... we'll show you the current iPod app ...
Regards
Rab Turner


****** @bigpond.com wrote:
Thanks Rab for your thoughts. What would be the price for the three components in one package? How could/would my i-pod using family members tap into the amp/speakers?
And is it easy to get to listen to this package if I can get myself to your emporium? I will be coming from ..... ( a far off town in Australia).
Best regards,
******

From: Carlton Audio Visual [mailto:cavmail@carltonaudiovisual.com.au] Sent: Monday, 31 January 2011 1:04 PM To: ****** @bigpond.com Subject: Re: Website Enquiry
Greetings ******
To go with the 3HD something like a pair of Monitor Audio RX1's with Rega Brio amplifier would be terrific for a medium sized family room as a piece of beautiful purist stereo for about $2K. The Olive is a very cool and high quality single box solution that makes for an excellent all round CD storage and replay without geek skills required. Regards
Rab Turner

******@bigpond.com wrote:
Hello CAV.
Saw the article in Green Guide last week about Olive players, and had a look on your website at the review of Olive product. I am very keen to have all my CDs in the one box and play from this box. I have been out of the market for a while (too many children, too many bills) but I am almost at a stage where I need to hear my music again, along with all that collected by my wife and children. Have had Denon equipment in the near past.
The O3HD is about the price point that interests me – what would you suggest in terms of amp and speakers in keeping with the sound quality from this unit and the price point. I don’t need something outstanding in terms of volume as too many people live in my house, but would like to fill my family room about 6 m square, with tiled floors with sound. Something that I can use to fire Bruce Springsteen up for myself, Muse for the young people, and Rob Thomas for my wife.
Thanks for your help and advice.
By the way, is Olive more tasty than Apple?
Best regards,
******