Hi @IainO
Sounds like a fun project.
Can’t say much about options 1 or 2…
For Olive, (option 3) recommend (a) 72-HC-140, nice level within Olive, which seem reasonable prices 350-500 per item on SH market. Factor in maybe 500 for all three to visit Class A for full service. So maybe total budget of 2000 - 2200.
If you wish for slightly more, go to (b) 72-HC-250. (Using 250 instead of 140).
Nice Olive 250’s maybe slightly more challenging to find and typically 1000-1200. So leading your total budget more to 2500-2700, etc.
Both (a) and (b) are absolute Olive classics.
This post might be helpful, as a resource…
Sorry, no remotes. Which doesn’t matter (for us) as ours is used mostly with vinyl source, which involves getting up and down every 20 minutes or so..
Serviced and “on song”, think 72-HC-140 at the level of XS2+HC2 or maybe bare SN2, (which I’ve had the chance to listen and compare).
The Olive sound has a different sonic character, compared to more recent classic pieces. Think 72-HC-140 ( or better 250) might compare well - for SQ - compared with bare 202-200, but will sound quite different tonally. Bear that in mind.
Hope that helps?
Good luck
R
edit : for streaming options, maybe look at Innous Pulse Mini , which is brilliant (at its price point - 900) and would sit well with Olive shoe boxes. For a latter upgrade , maybe add Chord Qutest, later, as external DAC, (small enough, to be hidden out of the way).