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Improving streaming SQ

I have an Aurender A10 and stream Tidal and Qobuz.  I'm looking for an easy and cost effective way to to improve streaming sound quality as it seems to fall a little short of my ripped CD's.  Artistic Fidelity makes an ethernet galvanic isolator (GISO GB) that plugs in between the CAT 6 cable and the Aurender.  I'm wondering if any one has tried this or a similar product and what your experience was.  I don't think this product is available in the USA, but I can get one shipped from Germany for 299 euros.  As always, any and all comments are appreciated!
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rhljazz
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Uberwaltz, click the heart shaped “my collection “ bottom right in the Tidal app, then click the “gear wheel” icon top right.  You will then open the page to see the slide button to disable normalization loudness compensation.
For my listening, I leave it off.  You can easily switch back and forth as needed.
rhljazz
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It is not accessible through the BluOS app.  You need to go to the actual Tidal app.  
Yes it does carry over.  The Tidal app is your subscription to their service.  Whether you access that subscription through BluOS or another app from a different manufacturer, you are listening to music from Tidal via the settings in your subscription from Tidal.  So, no matter the streamer in use, the most accurate sound will be with normalization in the off position.
rhljazz
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Shoff, there is a separate slider button to disable normalization.  It is on the main page, not within the the sound tab.
rhljazz
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Press the gear wheel icon on the upper right corner.  This will open the page.
rhljazz
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My Tidal app is on an iPad and iPhone.  So it appears that the app format is different between pc and portable devices.
Perhaps uberwaltz can point out where the loudness normalization setting exists in the pc format.
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