Eric Squires asks a question although I am not certain if he meant it as a challenge or whether he is asking for more information. My response is that it has to do with the way the internet compresses the signal before it gets to the end user. In this case, it is TIDAL’s signal.
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I never thought I would have much good to say about streaming sites but that is changing. I just recently signed up for the Tidal MASTERS option. My previous experience has been with iTunes and even though ten years of buying and listening, I still consider that site to be not much more than listening to a car radio. I was listening through my various Apple gear. But I recently upgraded from a 1999 Mitsubishi Surround Sound system to an Onkyo receiver and ELAC Debut 2.0 F6.2 loudspeakers. TIDAL access comes with the receiver so I am not locked into my MacBook Pro or iPad. That has certainly changed how I listen to music. It is too bad that I have those 1200 iTunes pieces bought and paid for. Even the ELACS can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear. Is TIDAL MASTER that good? Yep. Even downloaded from the internet with the signal tops chopped off, the music is demonstrably better, even good.