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Classe CA-M 600 vs Electrocompaniet NEMO

Hello everybody. My current system at the moment is all top of the line Electrocompaniet EMC-1UP/4.8/NEMO driving a pair of B&W 800 Diamonds (the latest ones, not D).While the system sounds impressive it doesn't sound as effortless as it should (keep in mind that I don't have dedicated lines yet and most of the living room seems to sit on one line!). I know that NEMO's eat tons of current so that could be the problem. I can't help but wonder if switching to all Classe set up (CP 800/CA-M 600) would be a good idea. The Classe/B&W set ups I heard at the dealers all sounded like the amps and the speakers were literally made for each other.
antonkk
antonkk OP
137 posts
 
Anyone?
lloydelee21
1,202 posts
 
Hi A KK - A total guess? The Nemo has effortless levels of power, current and everything else...so if the 800s do not sound as effortless, it might be:

a. your system is being choked by your power supply...maybe. it has an internal sensing circuit not to pull too much power from the wall, so they've thought of this to some degree

b. the reviews say that this largely Class A amp can on occassion ruthlessly reveal any hardness in the chain. I wonder if perhaps the 800 (able to the same) might seem more 'at ease' with the Classe amps which do tend to sound a touch warm. Plus, you're right...they are manufactured by the same parent company...so presumably some joint voicing is done

Try it...you may like it. Alternatively, throw a turntable or a very warm source behind your Nemos just to see what happens.
audiooracle
387 posts
 
I am an Electro dealer and I have a lot of experience with their products.

Nemo's are effortless, and very, very good sounding.

The question remains on how specifically is your system set up.

Do you use power conditioning, good cables, power cables? All of these make a considerable difference also do you have dedicated lines? Are you running balanced lines?

You can get far superior results by changing other elements of the system the Electro CD player is not up to snuff compared to other digital front ends, I would also consider a preamp swap as well.
doggiehowser
672 posts
 
I haven't tried the Classe but I am running Nemos and have had the chance to put a Plinius SA Reference from my second system.

The rest of the gear:
Audio Research Reference 5SE (Silversmith XLR to power amps)
EMM Labs XDS1 (ASI Liveline XLR)
Speaker cables (ASI Liveline speaker cables)
Thiel CS3.7s

The Nemo has amazing control of the bass but the Plinius is even more controlled. But the gain is pretty high on the Plinius so I found I couldn't dial the ARC to as high a level that I feel is optimum for the ARC.
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