I've found Classe to be commonly paired with B&W. The times that I had heard the pairing at my local dealer, I thought they sounded good together. I had a brief stint owning a pair of SIM W-6's and quickly sold them (too analytical, lacking musicality & un-natural sounding). Between the two, I would have gone for the Classe.
classe 301 vs sim w5
I have just purchased a w-5 but actually wanted a ca-301 but the price difference was $550, I have not received the unit yet and am a little skeptical on the w-5 because I have not heard the unit before, I have heard the classe and liked the sound, has anyone compared them directly, my system consists of b&w 804s bryston bp25da sony scd-1, any comments would be greatly appreciated thanks.