Beautiful, lots of thought in your system. Congratulations.

donavabdear November 07, 2023 23:38

Yes,  what an amazing inconspicuous piece of equipment. Found it by accident and Love It!!

woots October 15, 2023 11:17

I noticed your CAD.  I have one too and I love it.

hifihandyman October 15, 2023 04:07

For some reason I am unable to PM you, but FWIW, re: your recent Nagra thread, I recently heard from a reliable source that the company is experiencing difficulties behind the scenes. So...I'd suggest doing some related due diligence prior to investing further in their products.

whipsaw May 05, 2023 20:04

Thanks for the kind words Jumia.  The McIntosh and Ref6SE get along great.  I have the Ref6SE set up in bypass mode so that everything coming from the McIntosh goes the 6SE and directly into my Ref160S amp.  My Lumina T2 Streamer can be used either via Roon through the Mac OR through the direct connection I set up with XLR's coming from the Lumin into the REF6SE.  When I play this way I simply use the Lumin app.  It sounds the best with the Lumin app.  My preamp is always on when my system is on since everything flows through it to the amp.  The Amp and preamp are6 months old and I have 500 hours on them.  I listen a lot.  My turntable is new as well so I pay that quite a bit as well.  May be adding Audio Research Phono Stage soon but as of now it is connected too the Mcntoosh.  On the HT side the tubes take out some of the harshness of action movies which makes it easier to listen to.  The REF6SE is probably the best piece of equipment I have.  So much better than the McIntosh MX160 (that's what I was using for my pre-amp). Was a big HT person and now a big 2 channel person.  I spent about 1 year researching and also really liked what Luxman sounded like as well.  I tried as much as I could get my hands on to listen to.  Let me know if you have any more specific questions.

woots March 26, 2022 18:12

Love the really involved system. How does the reference 6se get along with the home theater system? Do you run the preamp a lot and how are the tubes lasting, how do the tubes impact the home theater sound?

jumia March 26, 2022 17:48

As you can see I’ve upgraded my components. New Audio Research 160s reference amp and reference 6SE preamp; Wilson Audio Alexia speakers and Wilson center channel; New Lumin T2 dac/streamer; New Rel S812 subwoofers, New Project Turntable; all new Generation 6 cabling by Transparent including XLR, speaker, power cords, wall outlets, interconnects.

woots December 19, 2021 12:07

@alan2 

woots August 22, 2021 19:28

CQQL Very well done!

alan2 August 22, 2021 12:43

Thanks K5D

woots March 28, 2021 10:41

Proof some are in it for the music. Nice setup.

k5d March 28, 2021 10:28

Wow. Such a clean and professional installation.

noromance March 21, 2021 04:51