Classe CP50 or Sim Audio???


I'm considering picking up one of these. Can anyone describe the relative differences between the CP50 and the Sim P-3 or the Celeste P-5003 predecessor?

Buying 2nd hand It's a little difficult to demo. From what I've been able to read, I'm thinking the Sim Audio may be a little more polite and layed back. I don't want something overly smooth. I know this is also system dependent but any feed back would be appreciated.

Thank in advance.
john777

Showing 1 response by mimberman

As you put it, synergy is going to answer the question, so what's the rest of your system like. I've never owned sim but have heard a lot, and never found it to be polite or layed back, but I've heard it mostly with totem and triangle, so it's come across as rhythmically correct and very well paced/coherent through the mids, with a snappy lower end. This sound appeals to some (def. to me) and is more associated with the synergy of the sim/totem matching than just sim itself. I've heard some classe and always enjoyed it, but think the sim is a more special sound, imho. Now this also depends on your gear, so what else is going with it?