[Sharp 1080]

Originally Posted by 2fastdriving

Come to think of it, it's very surprising to me that they would come out with this before the Ref10 successor. I've heard people say the Ref6 was close to the Ref10, and the Ref10 is older. If the Ref6SE is *that close* to the Ref10, it just makes no sense that they would do this upgrade first.

I have auditioned both before jumping in and buying the Ref 10. I owned the Ref 5SE and the dealer was bugging me to buy a Ref 6. He had all three units at the time of my decision. For me personally it was not that "close"! Others may disagree. Think about it, It's almost impossible when you factor in the separate power supply that the Ref 10 possesses. Don't get me wrong the Ref 6 is sonically better than the Ref 5SE. The Ref 6SE will definitely be a step forward. I believe some Ref 6 owners are already lining up for the upgrade?