Looking for views here: I am long-time and enthusiastic Roon user at my primary residence, in a configuration that supports multiple use cases and endpoints. Four years ago I bought a vacation home and inherited a 3+ zone Sonos-based system, which is really quite reasonable sounding and fit to purpose. However, with a couple of TB of my own content, Qobuz, and Tidal, I have (probably not surprisingly to this crowd) found the Sonos app / UI to be very frustrating. Feels like reverse time travel.
I had hoped that the new App update for Sonos would bring things forward, but it seems like it is getting panned thoroughly by anyone who maintains a local library.
Question: would a Nucleus One be worth the trouble if I don’t change out the hardware? No doubt over time I might be tempted toward some hardware switches, but really trying to keep it simple and relaxing at the cottage!
Hi Bradley
I run some Sonos system’s in my house, even though it is not reliable as Roon Ready system’s.
The question is likely to be around the Network reliability of Roon with Sonos. Iny experience having one Sonos boost plugged in and everything else on WiFi has worked well. Sometimes Sonos updates and Roon updates break things, but eventually they get things working again.
I think a Nucleus One would be a good choice as long as your library has less than 100,000 tracks.
thanks for sharing your thoughts. 20k tracks in the library. Currently everything is wired ethernet except for a couple of Moves (the “+” in my “3+” note). Always easy enough to unplug the others of course.
No doubt I would likely be tempted to do a bit of DSP in the main zone if I went with the Nucleus.
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Sounds like you have a good plan.
The Nucleus One should give you good options.
I am mostly using Move and Roams at the
moment after clearing out my older models and replacing with Roon Ready devices.
After the latest Sonos update Roon is once again a bit less reliable, but hopefully it will be resolved soon. The latest Sonos update seems to be a complete cluster duck 
