Agreed, Johmic. I am also itching for an answer about this. I have even noticed that Tidal Hi-Fi sounds different, dare-I-say better, when comparing identical tracks (no post-processing applied, of course). The question is quite simple: in the V10, is Poweramp Alpha using the ESS Sabre to upsample, or is it using Snapdragon circuitry ? If not using the ESS Sabre, are there plans to add support in the future (next Alpha, Beta, Official Release) ? It's a bit of a drag to hear Tidal sound better, and not at least know why ...
Johmic, I have also posed the question here, as well as e-mai