Music and wood: a perfect duet.

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The iPod has been a great gift to music lovers. Kind of like the quintessential mixed tape, we can record all of our favorite tunes in one compact place to enjoy any time we want. In addition to being able to pair the perfect songs with our activities, we can pop in our earbuds to drown out ambient noise in waiting rooms, train stations, etc. When we're home, however, there usually is no need to use headphones when we want to listen to music. That's where the Vers sound system from Sprout Creation LLC, Wayland, Mass., comes in.

Hand-crafted from plantation-grown wood, Vers does justice to the songs we have so carefully selected. More than just a dock for an iPod, Vers looks as rich and natural as it sounds--those warm qualities are the reason why many musical instruments still are made of wood...