Dave Farr wrote:

I've received an offer of buy 1, get 1 free from Olive.  Having read the reviews - some are scathing about the software and clunky, old style performance of the touchscreen etc, yet others love it.

Does anyone here have first hand experience of the Olive One and if so, what do you think.  I need to take up the offer before Monday (tomorrow).  The offer is buy any one of the range and get the same one free.

Dave.

Hi Dave,

I was an original funder/ subscriber, and there are at least two others here who did the same. I have had no complaints other than the fact that all the BBC net radio broadcasts have disappeared, possibly because the BBC has switched to a type of stream that the Olive cannot read. I am waiting for feedback from Olive on this point.

My Olive One works flawlessly, but whether I would have paid full price is another matter. As an early purchaser I did get an offer some months ago of a second unit at half price, but I declined. You get stung with VAT and import duties if you are in the UK / Europe.

But buy one, get one free? Very tempting, as you can stream simultaneously to two rooms. Get one with a hard disk for storage.

Graham

Hi Graham,

yes, I sent you a message asking about it as I knew you had one as an early adopter/backer.  I'd go for the 1TB model I think which should be plenty for me.  The multiroom feature was something I liked.  I'm still mulling it over as it will still be about 700 EUR + 80 EUR shipping for the two units.  The implication is that there will be no duties as it would come from within the EU but I'm not 100% sure about that?

Thanks for the comments.

Dave.

I seem to recall that mine came straight from Taiwan. FedX invoiced me separately for the duty and VAT. In some countries you had to pay in advance, before delivery.

Have they now got stocks in Europe and are now quoting VAT inclusive prices?

Graham

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BeoBoy68 wrote:

@ Dave

 

 

Don't buy 😕

Why not?  Without any context, what is your rationale - apart from advising me to buy something by 'Devilinit' or whatever it's called.

Dave.

Oh boy - that device was hyped and took ages to get to the market...

...is it now soon to be discounted?

Or are they just trying to revive the sales!

There are many (what we could call) 3rd party devices with similar functionality, that can be used with B&O gear.

But after B&O Multiroom and the Essence (second generation) has finally arrived, why worry?

MM

Dave Farr wrote:

Why not?