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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.
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doggiehowser
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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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