So is not this Hidizs Sonata HD worth it?
HIDIZS Sonata HD is absolutely worth it in my opinion. It is their best product to date and a really solid one at that
I wouldn't agree, sorry. Soundwise they are different with AP80 showing more balanced sound with higher resolution on both ends. Other than that - M0 has far worse screen and strange UI interaction. Its strength is only in already implemented LDAC support which is finally going to come to AP80 (at least we hope so)
Hm... Interesting!
I didn't quite find that AP80 sounded quite that different from M0, besides a slightly warmer sound, but that could indeed cause the sensation that AP80 has better extension, especially with the right IEMs or Headphones.
As for the UI, AP80 is better becaue it tends to record my fingers more, M0 misses about 30% of my touches, and AP80 has buttons, which I found quite good. M0's song navigation without buttons means you need to touch the right touch spot, which doesn't register my fingers every single time, so again, I do this while driving, and here AP80 is indeed better.
To me, the display is not better on either objectively. They are different, and AP80 has better color, but M0 has better brightness, more easily readable when there's a lot of light. Both displays are too small to display band names - song names, so you can only pick songs, if you have formated it right, on both
Correct: 01 - The River, The Woods
Incorrect: 01 - Astronautalis - The River, The Woods
Basically, both displays are a bit small to display band names - song names, so this should be taken into account when considering either.
I think both are amazing little things for their price, and I think I'd be happy with both really, just different flavors of what they do and how.