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Streaming Tidal/Qbuzz Vs Internet Radio

  My question is,  why do some of the radio channels on my streamer sound better than Tidal or Qbuzz ? I have an Innuos streamer to a Schiit Yiggy and subscribe to both Tidal and Qbuzz. I listen to Radio Paradise and Dot 1 FM , and they have better sound quality than the paid services. Although this is not the case with most radio stations these two sound very good to me. Granted they play at a slightly higher volume, but when I adjust for this I still get a better soundstage, more detail and greater bass. When I play the radio channels on my small system I have to lower the subwoofer volume. On my larger system I do not run subs. So I’m curious if you’ve noticed this too, and any explanations would be appreciated. Cheers , Mike B. 

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I think Radio Paradise sounds pretty good but in my system Qobuz sounds best generally with Tidal being very close. 

I would expect the Innuos to be pretty good across the board.  Any chance they are not set to max resolution in the set up menu?  

My Vault 2 does not let me select quality but my Aurender does in the log in screen for paid services.   In fact i just checked mine and somehow Tidal was set to HiFi instead of Max  Must have happened at last update....  wondering if it's something simple

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