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I have a BDP-3 and I can’t speak for Tidal but I do stream Qobuz as well as feed my BDP-3 from a Synology NAS. I do not have the built in WiFi module. I typically use Ethernet but I have a WiFi bridge and use it as well. My Wifi setup is a mesh system with one of the mesh nodes (i.e., a wireless access point) about 5 feet from the BDP-3.

Most of the time I can’t tell the difference. However, on occasion something “in the air” interferes with my WiFi but doesn’t affect the Ethernet. On other hand, when there is a momentary break in the signal coming in from the street,if it is very short it seems almost like the WiFi has a bit of a buffer- probably not even a full second but in our “business”, a second of no signal seems like an hour (okay, a minute).

I do not currently have any “audio upgrades” to my internet system but I am thinking about it. My current thinking ranges from getting an “audio quality” Ethernet cable since my distance is pretty short to some of the things that have been discussed in threads on getting better quality LAN signal where Puma Cat is either the OP (I can’t remember right now) or is a significant contributor. There is a very interesting discussion that might be helpful to you about converting Ethernet to fiber and back which wipes out a whole bunch of unwelcome stuff that needs a wire (not fiber) to travel.