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Fiio has responded quite a few times in this thread, they could EASILY provide a definitive answer to counter my point (and many others with the same concern).
I'm not at fault--i don't want to start trouble. I find it interesting that most avid audio fans can't easily hear the difference in sound using the same song, flipping from fiio app to any other sound app (non fiio). Heck I'm on the older end, and my golden ears have certainty deteriorated and I notice it. But hey if I'm wrong, cool.
FiiO has in the X5 III thread a few times stating that all apps use the AK DACs.
I hear Tidal as different from my library of files on many of my devices. You have to consider that many releases have different mastering and therefore will sound different. The fact that Tidal sounds different to you than a file stored on your device is not any sort of conclusion as to what hardware is used in the device, far from it.
Edit: Also, different apps may process the file differently. There's nothing new about reports of different sound from different players. Not saying you're starting trouble, but you also are jumping to conclusions that then turn in to perpetuated misconceptions.
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