Sonos to Amp - is simplicity better?

I think all the above are correct. How can everyone be right? The DAC in the Sonos is direct and more "honest". External DACs whereas all they do is convert digital to analog are overall better. I've been battling this question for years myself. I think I prefer the Sonos Internal DAC going into a tube preamplifier. The marginally inferior DAC is bettered by the dynamics and filtering of a preamplifier. This is all my opinion. I currently use a external DAC on one system that has the more sensitive speakers and use the built in Sonos DAC on the speakers with lower sensitivity. I get the best results with a tube preamp on both. Again, IMO

Thought this thread is a little old, I thought I could second Hudsonpatrick's use of a tube pre. I recently popped an old one in, between my dac and amp, and it makes the Sonos "listenable" to me.

I was 50/50 before that addition, now I'm actually enjoying Tidal.

My dealer loves Sonos as a source component, but, always uses a better DAC feeding into a preamp.