Tech Advice: Streaming Music... It ain't just the software.

You need to be able to listen to music on your own terms.  Picking a music service is only the first step, and one which most of us have already taken.  iTunes, Pandora, Rhapsody, Spotify, Google Music, Amazon Cloud Player and the list goes on (that is my way of saying I can't think of anymore music services without doing a Google search).  Each of these services has its own benefit.  However, when it really comes down to it, they essentially provide the same thing; a way to get music from the internet.

The question really becomes what are you looking for?  Some of the services allow you to buy the music (iTunes, Amazon), some of the services allow you to rent the music (Rhapsody, Pandora), and other services are tools to remotely listen to your own music (Google Music, Amazon Cloud Player).  Based on past experience, I know that there is a technological revolution just around the corner... bur for now it seems as if we have hit the proverbial wall.  

The question then becomes one of hardware.  How can you most easily access the music you want to listen to?