Tidal loudness normalization

I am listening back and forth this morning between streaming via Tidal and cd playback.  One thing I keyed on was the Tidal stream lacked dynamic contrast compared to cd.

 I did a little search to find out if Tidal is messing with things.  I find the answer is “yes they are”.  There is a feature called “loudness normalization “ in your Tidal app that is automatically engaged unless you turn it off.  Check your settings.  

To do so in your Tidal app, click the heart shaped “my collection “ @ bottom right, then click the gear wheel top right.  You will then see the screen and button to disable/enable loudness normalization.

Let’s see who likes one vs the other.