Observed spectra and photometry of MWC 656 (blue) compared to composite model fits (red). The models combine the rapidly rotating Be star (brown) with a stripped companion (green). The example shown here assumes a hotter stripped star (T_* = 95 kK) than in the fiducial best-fit model (T_* = 85 kK). Hotter models have a steeper SED and comparably lower flux contribution in the optical, visible in the HeII [[INLINE474]] line.