An incredibly versatile unit, that has the super quiet background that battery power provides (not to mention power cable savings). An all in one solution that fits easily into your rack and includes the following functionality:
•CD player/transport that imports your CDs to either an internal 80GB hard drive or external hard drive of any size
•A wireless music server that allows you to stream music from other sources AND lets you stream from the unit to systems elsewhere in your house (via computer or other wireless network devices).
•An analog to digital converter that allows you to import analog signals and burn them to the Olive hard drive (have some vinyl or cassettes that you'd like to have digitized?) This feature is NOT available on more recent Olive units.
•Includes full function remote control and an interface similar to an iPods on the unit itself.
As for a comparison of the Red Wine mods versus the stock Olive, see the following review:
http://www.dagogo.com/View-Article.asp?hArticle=382$OLD obo. Includes new battery at my asking price.
