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Olive Musica Redux
Reviewed in TPV issue 68, this sleek device is a combination audiophile-quality CD player/CD burner and 160GB hard-disk recorder, with Ethernet and wireless capability. As a stand-alone component, it's hampered somewhat by a labyrinthine operating system, small front-panel display, and lack of keyboard/mouse connectivity. These drawbacks completely vanish when the Musica is coupled to a notebook computer running iTunes, simplifying both playlist assembly and production of compilation CDs. The Musica offers direct access to many internet radio stations through the Shoutcast portal, enables tree-way music streaming within a local area network, and provides several levels of recording quality, from bare-bones MP3 to compression-free RAW files. Disc duplication is literally a one-button, ten-minute operation. Song capacity in the lossless FLAC format is 4000-5000 individual tracks. The Musica bundles plenty of performance in a compact package, at a very attractive price of $1,099.
