What to choose?????

I have the Cary and the bass on this cd player is beautiful.
It has great dynamics and decay. Next on the list is the
Esoteric.

I originally went back to the dealer with the intension of
taking home the Esoteric, he thought I should try the Audio Research CD3 mkII, well it had transport troubles so I couldn't audition it properly.I now have the Esoteric at home and after a full audition I can safely say that there isn't much of a difference the Cary has fantastic smooth bass and it seems a bit softer sounding as the Esoteric has a ton of resolution, and it sounds a bit harder, ever so slight. I could also say the bass on the Esoteric was very good and it was tighter than the Cary. Truthfully, with the right power cords you could get either one of them to sound like the other easily. So now it all comes down to price...

Thank You

If they sound the same and price discrepancy is not huge I would consider the reliability. Which one will give you the least trouble(or most joy)?

Hi everyone, thanks for the responses,
I decided to buy both, for my main rig and my second system.
Along with the credit I had plus I traded in my 2 existing CDP's,it made feel like I bought one and got the other for free. It just made sense.

Thanks Again