What to choose?????

I vote for the Esoteric and agree with Tvads comments... but in the end it's what your ears and wallet justify and you room and system tell you. Try all three if allowed. Cheers

of the 3 the one with the most potential,a modded Esoteric.A good tech knows some stuff that us brick and moter guys dont.Then I can sleep a little easier knowing I dont have to be searching for that answer.Is my soarce capable of delivering the sound?Are off the shelf pieces at their very best in sound.IMHO no way.A couple minor tweeks You could have a great player.Kyle @ RAM of riverside,ca answered all my questions.A great web site.A lot of info Good luck

Thanks guys for the advice, I'll try to take all 3 home, if not, it will have to be one at a time. Truthfully, I was leaning towards the Esoteric.

Frankly, I believe it's beneficial to bring home one at a time and live with it for a week. Then, when you replace the first one with the second one, you may realize immediately that you either miss the first one, or that the second one is preferable. Same goes for the third.

Having three at once and swapping them quickly in and out doesn't allow the sound of any of them to settle into your psyche.

You might also look at the Esoteric X-05. Has the terrific transport.