Originally Posted by OldDogCan
The TIDAL app decode sounds flattened and cluttered by comparison.
There are too many components and digital conversions going on in those two chains to draw any meaningful conclusions about the efficacy of the TIDAL decoding. Is it not possible, for example, that the Explorer 2 DAC is simply better than the Musical Fidelity DAC? Why not make the direct comparison between the Explorer 2 DAC with TIDAL decoding against internal MQA decoding within the DAC?

Streaming: Roon, NUC, QNAP869 NAS
2ch system: dCS Vivaldi, Audionet Stern, Audionet Heisenberg, Magico Q1
Retro system: 101/104/105, Red Rose Spirit