Sonos or Mac Mini?

I got both and like them .
The Sonos is reliable sounds very good and is easy to use.I got the Sonos CR-200 controller,and I sit down with it and choose what to play ,it responds in an instant.Of cource when you add new music you need to update the library which takes about 5-10 minutes depending on the size.
Sometimes for reasons unknown to me some albums appear in the Sonos as jiberish and not proper names so I have to rename the files .Also with large files it gets harder to scroll down and find what your are looking for.
So I just set up a mac mini ans it sounds real good.
USB out to M2Tech Hiface out to my DAC with JRiver music player.
Now I can see my entire library on the big screen and find songs easier.
But I love both systems.
George

I have been very satisfied going the mac mini route last summer and having Ben at Mojo Audio do his thing has bumped it up to a very, very good sounding source, IMO.

Mojo removed the internal SMPS, added their internal filter, an outboard linear power supply and a separate external 2TB AV drive to store music, also powered by the external power supply. The internal drive for processing is a SSD. The mini is connected to the AV drive with a special Mojo powerless Firewire 800 cable. They also performed their optimization on the mini, since its sole use is as a music server. The unit is absolutely quiet, dynamic and has excellent tone density. It compares favorably to my $7K disc player.

If the UI matters to you more than sound quality then Sonos is certainly a viable alternative.

I own a Sonos, and am saving up for a Linn DSI. I use the Phonos UI to control it. The sound is okay but nothing special. Sound-wise, the Linn DSIs are superior, but the UIs are clunky.

Before you bail on the Linn, have you tried an alternative to Kinsky? I've heard Twonky and it is a pretty good alternative.