It’s now easy to hear that the new equipment is improving my audio system. The Denali has over 50 hrs listening time, the accompanying Alpha XC cable as over 35 hrs and the M-Scaler nearly 75 hrs. Each of these components is powered up 24x7.
I’ve gotten the soundstage width I wanted. The biggest change I have noticed is that I’m listening to a much wider variety of music genres. I’ve gotten into world and eclectic music on Radio Paradise because it is a high quality stream and the music is relatively new and well recorded.
I’ve noticed the improved imaging and clarity on music recorded in the last 15 years compared to the older jazz that I usually listen to. I’m now clearly hearing how much better a good remaster sounds on older music compared to the original.
And system or power noise must have been reduced because I want to constantly turn the volume up!
I’m looking forward to additional improvements as the equipment gets more burn-in time. Evaluation of three new components simultaneously is not optimal but it just happens.