I owned the Eclipse for a couple of years. It was my first "high end" player and I thought it was great. Then I heard the Bluenote Stibbert and realized that the clarity that I was hearing with the Eclipse just didn't hold a candle to the warmth (and clarity) of the Stibbert. The Eclipse is a very analytical player. It lets you hear everything a CD has to offer, but just not in a musical way. I know that a lot depends on your entire system, but for reference I am using Von Schweikert speakers with a Pass Labs amp and my CD's sound much closer to vinyl now.
