In passing, I have often wondered why some titles sound so bad streaming as compared to my CD rips. I will have to pay more attention and see if it is specific to Universal Company titles.
It wouldn't surprise me if UMe is the main culprit. UMe is like the "cheap uncle" of record labels--make as much $$ as you can, for the lowest cost. Adding watermarking to streaming files is, to them, a way to save (?) the files from piracy and not lose any sales. They still screw up physical media. They did a major botch job on a recent vinyl box set some of my pals on another site purchased--the vinyl was noisy from dirt, some records were scratched, a few were off-center...vinyl pressing work, sold to the lowest bidder. And don't even get me started on how they've been shrugging off the artists that used to be on their label. I've worked with a jazz group for over 20 years now--they were on MCA/GRP for a few albums, and the only thing they get out of UMe now is a poorly assembled compilation every half dozen years or so, while fans still want reissues of the old albums that the band can't even touch, buried in the vaults likely forever. And let's not overlook the last fire at UMe that destroyed thousands of masters.
As an old buddy of mine would say, UMe could [screw] up a one-car funeral.
Having said that, I didn't really notice anything amiss about the Bernard Haitink "Decca Years" set I was listening to on Tidal for a while, but then again, it was primarily as background music on my desktop system, played at a lower volume. I do have a direct comparison I could try, though--there is a disc in that 20-disc set that has the Debussy recordings he made with the Concertgebouw Orchestra, and I am very familiar with those. (I've had the original CD for at least 30 years now, and also have those tracks and more on an SACD.) One of those other sites listed some albums, for which I likely have matches in my collection. Might be worth a quick listen when I am bored one evening.