Casual listeners might be content to cross the room to click on a PowerBook or adjust an iPod when they want to switch tracks or jump to a different playlist. But for those of us who want a stereo-component experience from our digital music libraries, and want to play back those libraries from anywhere in the house, Squeezebox2 is a joy to use. When I'm out and about, my iPod is a prized possession, but when I'm at home, Squeezebox2 is my digital-music player of choice.

--Jason Snell

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