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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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It appears that the loudness normalization is only extant on my android Tidal app and the streaming "masters" option is only on my windows pc desktop app.
TBH....ABSURD!
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Thx Mr_m.

As you can see from my previous posts it is ONLY to be found on desktop app, it is NOT shown on android app, only 3 choices there, 4 choices on desktop app.
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So just downloaded the desktop app and there is indeed a selection for masters available under streaming that is not shown using the tidal android app.
Very interesting.
You keep on learning!
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It sounds like there IS a setting for masters but in a desktop app, might have to load it onto my pc to check as under the android app max setting is hifi.

OP, as said top right corner there is a little gear wheel, this will open a few more settings like normalization and streaming quality etc.
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Bob
I know I do not see a Masters streaming option but Mr-M posted that they did so wondered what if anything I was missing?
I must state that I access Tidal via an android app, wonder if anything more to be seen on a desktop app?
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Mr-m.
I am on Tidal premium too but do not have a "masters" streaming option showing?
Just normal, high and hifi.
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Then I should be good as it is switched off via the Tidal app itself.
All good to know as I did not know if it carried over.
Again thank you
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That's what I thought, just in Tidal app.
I use tidal inside of Bluos app and that,option I do not see inside that app.
It is set to off in the tidal app itself but I do not know if that carries over to when tidal is being used via the bluos app or not.
But thank you!
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Where is this "volume normalization/equalization" in Tidal??
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