Youtube audiophile hi res sounds MUCH better than my Eversolo streamer


I've discovered several Youtube vids that only play HiRes music and it sounds really good!  I found a few songs I like so I added them my Tidal and listed through my Eversolo A6 Master and A8 on my 2ch setup and it doesn't sound near as good.  It's dead and lifeless sounding.  Does youtube put some kinda mojo into the mix? It almost sounds EQ'd or something. 

dtximages

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I am familiar with these YouTube videos. I actually play them a lot during the day as background music & have saved a few to my favorites. I run my TV thru a Dac into a 2.1ch system in my living room. When my dac gets the signal from YouTube the highest quality I ever see is 16/48...normally 44.1khz. Even if the resolution is lower than that my dac will still show 16/44.1.  16/48 is still pretty good and very pleasant but I wouldn't put it on the same level as Quboz or Tidal. While some people may not even be able to distinguish between best quality YouTube Music & Quboz I certainly don't feel Quboz or Tidal sounds inferior to YouTube. 

In my living room with the TV I have a Primare Prisma NP5 with upgraded PS, one of the better budgets streamers I've tried (& I've tried a bunch) but it's not of high end status...& I can tell the difference between the TV app & Quboz. Blacker background, better imaging, etc. Now I really do enjoy those certain YouTube videos & the quality of music but it can't replace my streamer. Not to mention that a lot of the music in those videos are something I don't always want to listen to. Sounds great though..I have one playing right now. I can understand why you enjoy it. 

If you go to Audiophile NBR Music channel he lists some contact info if any questions or requests. I think he has like 3 different music playing channels. Then there are channels like Best Acoustic Voices, SOUND HD, Lossless Quality Audio, & more I can't think of. There are a few Jazz only channels like Don's Audio as well as some Asian channels with good quality. They will start popping up in your feed the more you start listening to them. 

@dtximages this is what I use as well when listing equipment with videos or when people come by to demo to make sure something works. Hi res music can show weaknesses or be too transparent. I find that those YouTube videos sound good on everything. Maybe they have been remixed before posted..I dk.