Nothing about that sounds like a client-side problem; it’s a server-side problem. If you’re optimizing for sound quality on a web-streaming platform, and you do

Nothing about that sounds like a client-side problem; it’s a server-side problem. If you’re optimizing for sound quality on a web-streaming platform, and you don’t wish to transcode on the fly, you will always end up with a platform-specific shim. A native app would still provide a better experience on ANY platform-ask TIDAL, Qobuz, et al.