The concept of wirelessly streaming digital music around the home isn't a new one. We've noted the potential of the Slim Devices SqueezeBox, admired the design of the Roku Soundbridge, and admit to a having soft, almost gooey spot for Cambridge Audio's Azur 640H. But we've not missed any of these when we've had to send them back.

On the other hand, nothing does wireless music as simply or as elegantly as the new Sonos Digital Music System. I'm fighting the urge to go out and buy one right now.

The system itself consists of two main elements - the Zone Player (ZP100) and the Zone Controller (CR100). The Zone Player is where all the technical action is and it's this exquisitely designed grey/white box that forms the basis of any Sonos system.

A Zone Player is capable of wirelessly streaming music from a connected PC, Mac or Network Attached Storage (NAS) device. Hook up a pair of speakers or run the audio output into an amp and you've got yourself an instant Wi-Fi hi-fi.

But crucially, it also offers multi-room support that doesn't involve digging holes in your walls. Up to 32 Zone Players can be linked together wirelessly, enabling you to dispatch Gorillaz or Oasis to every room in the house.

One of the problems with cheap digital music adapters like the SqueezeBox is they often require a degree in 'geek' before the average person can set one up. But setting up the Sonos system is a breeze. You simply plug a Zone Player into your wireless router and install the Sonos Desktop Controller software on a PC or Mac. The software takes care of the rest, automatically tunnelling through your firewall (to provide Internet radio) and locating the Zone Player. Your part in this process is limited to clicking 'OK' a few times, showing the software where to find your music, and pressing two buttons on the Zone Player to bind it to the host computer.

But here's the clever bit. Unlike cheaper digital music adapters, which stream music over your existing 802.11b or .11g network, the Sonos system uses its own wireless mesh network (SonosNet) to link Zone Players together. Once connected, you access your music library via the Zone Controller, a weighty remote with a bright LCD panel and an iPod-inspired scroll-wheel.