Squeezebox Touch or Sonos ZonePlayer

I have not heard the squeezebox touch. I have the sonos in the exact manner you propose, in my high end systems (2) and throughout the house and porch in various forms ( as an amplifier to ceiling speakers, as a source to a family room system, as a source to a Peachtree Nova in a screened porch, and two s5 boom boxes used as a stereo pair in a sun room.). I love the Sonos sound ( in one high end system the sonos goes to a emmlab dac and in the other to a Meridian 861 preamp/dac and in both systems I no longer play any CDs) and the great convenience. I can get music from my computer, play Pandora, or Rhapsody ( my favorite.). In addition, the ipone app is better than the Sonos controller, and I saw
a demo of the iPad app which is even more advanced (all three components of the music are seen at the same time, rather than switch
ing screens.)

My less than 2 cents. Good luck.

Reg

I think that Sonos is a better solution all around. More reliable, easier, sounds better and more flexible control options.

I had my sonos modified by Cullin Circuits to be clocked by my Apogee Big Ben clock. Big improvement but regular Sonos is pretty good. Also the high def files are downgraded by the squeezebox in order to play. Therefore no longer high def anyway.

My experience completely echos Reg's - right down to the kinds of systems we're using. Concur with Ballan's opinion, too.

The touch is reliable, sounds good without a dac, sounds better with a good dac, plays 24/96 files without downsampling and is quite a bit less expensive compared to Sonos. No brainer if you ask me.