I reinstalled driver but didn't help, also been trying both USB 2 and USB 3 now.
It's interesting though because it's not audible on all tracks, perhaps it's more of a Tidal issue for some master recordings/tracks? But since you are not able to reproduce I am not sure....
Comparing these two lists/albums in Tidal (master tracks) when playing MQA:
- Metal - TIDAL Masters
- Club Future Nostalgia (DJ Mix)
I find the Metal - TIDAL Masters more smooth with less pop sound (almost nothing) when manually hitting play on a new song from the beginning.
In the Club Future Nostalgia (DJ Mix) album the pop sound is more common (in more songs).
Perhaps a sample rate change isn't triggered on all songs or done very quickly or more smoothly.
But if you are not able to reproduce it's probably something with my system, computer, zen dac, driver or whatever.
Thanks for sharing your settings, I verified. Only difference was I am running Force volume enabled.
I'm interesting if anybody here is able to reproduce my behavior because if not something is obviously wrong with my setup or system.
Finally: The Zen Dac is sounding amazing playing MQA/master files from Tidal.