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I’ve written about quality of m0. If you want sound quality that’s not the way. Even with ldac.
I've written about quality of M0 too. I'm living proof that writing about something doesn't give one's subsequent rantings any validity whatsoever.
The better dac with better implementation gives you more with ldac.
Example: centrance bluedac without ldac soundes better than m0 or even hiby r3.
But it’s your choose.
So you're making the same gamble as the one I'm considering - the chance that the M5S will sound better than the M0. Maybe it will, but I bet the differences will be small. I find the M0's SQ awfully close to that of the Hugo 2. And I doubt the M5S will beat the H2. Diminishing returns.
P.S. I had another thought on how ridiculous this situation is with Apple/Airplay. I know we all regard this as normal now, but just take a step back for a second and pretend you're an alien observing from another planet and look at how completely insane this is...
Apple removes the headphone socket, because they're "courageous" and because there's not enough room in their phones anymore (ignore, for a moment, the fact that SoC progress has a downward trend on device size and that iPhones have been getting bigger each year). Now you have to carry two devices around with you: your iPhone, and the separate device you have to carry around to plug your headphones into. It's nuts. And we only have ourselves to blame if we, as consumers, are gullible enough to fall for this crap. There are alternatives. The LG V30 plays Tidal offline & MQA direct from its 3.5 mm headphone socket, which - for some bizarre reason - LG managed to find space for. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯