I had great results mixing the ARC Ref 6 (non-SE) with non-ARC amps: Rogue Apollo Dark monos (MUCH better than most Rogue preamps), VAC Signature 200iQ monos (arguably better than the VAC Renaissance V). The Ref 6 has a clean neutral tone with a nice natural warmth (but not too much) that seems like it will mix well with most systems that don't need rebalancing. And also a low output impedance. BUT then I never tried it with a McIntosh amp.
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