After receiving the Squeezebox as a Christmas gift, I was immediately impressed with the weight and finish the block. The device powers up, it immediately found my Logitech Slim Devices Squeezebox cost of Wi-Fi network, prompted me to get a WEP key and IP address.
I still use Windows-based audio file-serving software (possibly 5000 + MP3s too much), but the ability to stream Internet radio, Rhapsody, Pandora, Live365, and almost any audio streaming feed on the 'Net, it is worth the ticket price.
It has both coaxial and optical digital audio output as well as Burr-Brown DAC feeding a pair of RCA audio jacks. This high-quality piece of audio equipment. The glossy black finish perfectly my Pioneer Elite HDTV and Sonus Faber speakers and a piano-fluorescent display is easily read by 12 + meters.
Only buy a high price for Logitech Slim Devices Squeezebox for the best price keeps me from making this device a perfect 10/10.