Since many years ago Snakeoil can be installed on desktop version of Ubuntu and stripped the GUI. I don't see the point to complicate Snakeoil at the expense of sound quality and time of AK. From the beginning SO is meant to be a high quality audio playback, targeting another segment in the "market". In this pool, there are already several eye catching music playback software with compromised sound quality. Honestly speaking, I don't think the audiophile world needs another such software in this segment, but a top notch one above all.
Just my two cents.