Yes it does , it's more tricky to run dsd on devices than flac ;)

https://www.anandtech.com/show/10402/the-meizu-pro-5-review/7

According to the xda thread about the LG it seems that Hifi isn't triggered properly and it's only working with high impedance cans right ? So I was wondering if this sort of bug can affect other brand like meizu or others . Pro 5 have two path a Wolfson and ESS dac first one is used for...

I'am wondering if it apply for every phones ? I know that Meizu Pro 5 have two path aswell a Wolfson and the ESS Dac (I suppose same for Pro 6 + )

ESS 9018K2M Dac + AD (insert number) Opamp According to Artpiggo it sound almost same as the pro 5 and according to me it's the same (see first page for sound signature of both phones) Edit : If you go for meizu be aware that you will have to stick with flyme no custom rom and such fancy stuff...

Meizu pro 6 plus are selling for this price currently

He dig into the internet :D , also pro 5 dac opamp is still top notch

See first page Artpiggo update it , it's an CS Dac / amp

According to https://www.gsmarena.com/meizu_m5-review-1566p2.php it does have a mediocre audio quality , Meizu never use any dac in low and mid range smartphone only in high end one

Looks like Meizu is dying, Pro 5 / 6+ Was probably their last iteration of high end embedded audio.

Stock flyme

Nope it will redirect to native one :(

No you can't install any audio mod because recovery is locked

neither Indeed it's clean , what can bother some people is that update tend to be random in terms of performance and bugs. Sometimes they are releasing good update but it happen that they release also some very very bad ones ... so you have to find best one and upgrade downgrade in fonction of...

@seanc6441 Also keep in mind that if you go with a meizu , no custom roms available and you will either love or hate flyme os :)

Only @artpiggo can reply to this :)

No identical one only difference is that EU version have multi lang and it's more expensive while chinese one is CN/EN only (can still have multi lang via some apps)

First you have to understand which model they have (it's a bit messy) -Pro 6 use CL Dac / Good quality but not as good as the pro 5 -Pro 6 plus use same dac as pro 5 but different OpAmp AD45275 / Good quality for me it sound similar to the pro 5 -Pro 7 use CL Dac / Should sound same as the pro...

Hey , Yes the Mi Note Bamboo edition have exactly the same specs as the "regular" one.

Go on XDA and find your devices thread if you are lucky there will be custom recovery and roms for your devices(with complete tutorial) otherwhise you can forget about this mod.

Off topic but talking about bootloop...  https://www.xda-developers.com/google-facing-potential-lawsuit-over-nexus-6p-early-shutdown-and-bootloop-issues/

You can take a look on the Meizu Pro 6 

The Xiaomi Mi6 was officially release today and it doesn't have a headphone jack aswell. Hope not every manufacturer will remove it. 

You have nothing to lose and everything to win :) give it a try !

If some people like the Pro 6 Plus it also exist in 128 Go it might be more convenient for some of us.