Plexamp loudness difference between local music and TIDAL music

[Noah0504]

@voidmario

TIDAL tracks consistently play at a volume approximately 2dB higher than my local files, even with loudness leveling enabled.

My experience has been similar. I’ve previously posted about it.

Loudness Leveling with TIDAL Tracks Doesn't Work

I add a lot of TIDAL content to my local library, so that’s how it’s played back in Plexamp. I have loudness leveling enabled and all of the other options such as preamp and limiter are at their default values. However, it doesn’t seem like TIDAL tracks have their loudness adjusted. When I’m in the car, I’m constantly having to turn the car volume up or down depending on what’s playing. The same happens with Plexamp on the desktop. Just doing some early morning listening in the office at a …