These two prior posts nailed it.
What is the rest of your system? Have you actually auditioned the two units either at a dealer or at a buddy's place? better still, have you auditioned either or both of the units with your particular system? (i) without identifying and assessing the make-up of the rest of your system first; and
(ii)accepting that strong personal listening bias exists front and centre;
A blind purchase can quickly be regrettable and akin to asking:
Q: "... how long is a piece of string?..."
A: "... it depends..."
What is the rest of your system? Have you actually auditioned the two units either at a dealer or at a buddy's place? better still, have you auditioned either or both of the units with your particular system? (i) without identifying and assessing the make-up of the rest of your system first; and
(ii)accepting that strong personal listening bias exists front and centre;
A blind purchase can quickly be regrettable and akin to asking:
Q: "... how long is a piece of string?..."
A: "... it depends..."