I just bought a factory seconds from Perlick but it is the "C-Series" and it is louder than their Signature Series, just keep that in mind. For my wife and I who are upgrading from a free standing unit that is almost 15 years old from Sam's Club, the sound is just about the same as that old unit.

If you go to the cellartracker or wine berserker forums, they are very high on the Eurocave. I initially bought a Eurocave, but the first one they sent out was damaged and returned by the shipper. They sent a replacement that also arrived damaged (it looked like the shipper dropped it on the corner of something and it had a hole poked through the side). Because two damaged units were sent to us, we canceled the order. Also, the cabinet maker was scheduled to complete the install the following week and there wasn't time to wait for another unit to be shipped. Despite the problems with the two damaged units being sent, Wine Enthusiasts customer service was pretty good; although, it took them 3 weeks and multiple phone calls to process the cancellation and return the money to my credit cart. They were however, very friendly, apologetic, and accommodating every time I called. The benefits of the Eurocave seemed like they would be low vibration (vibrations can harm wine), humidity control, 3 sided cooling (more uniform), quiet. I don't know if these claims are true in such a small unit. We instead went with a sub-zero that the local Pacific Sales could ship to us the next day. My wife is happier with the sub-zero because she was able to get the cabinet maker to make a custom cabinet face for the unit so the wine cabinet looks very nice. The subzero seems to be a good unit and does most of the things the Eurocave does. For example, the subzero has two evaporators to control the humidity in each zone. It doesn't however have the display that tells me what the humidity is. That said, for an undercounter unit, a Eurocave or a Subzero is probably overkill. You most likely don't get the real benefits of these units until you get to their larger units. I have heard good things about the u-line, so that one is definitely worth looking at.

I've got the stacked Marvel wine storage/beverage refrigerator. It was expensive. It cost around 4K when I bought it five years ago. They are separate units with some kind of joining mechanism that allows them to be stacked on top of one another. The wine storage unit is fine. I have no complaints. The racks are not tilted, they are flat shelves with indentations for bottles. The beverage storage has drawers that are not adjustable. Everything has to be stored on the side. Nothing can go upright because the racks are too close together. I purchased it from AJ Madison. I never saw the product in person, only on the web. I learned a valuable lesson. Always see it in person. I wouldn't have purchased it if I had known how the beverage drawers were set up. But, you want to know if it is dependable. Yes, both units are dependable. It's plenty sturdy, too.

We had a 15" ULine beverage fridge installed in our previous house and it worked well for 10 years, when we sold the house. The only reason we went with 15" was because the previous owners had an ice maker in that spot that we weren't interested in keeping. We are building and this time around we went with a 24", but chose SZ since I wanted it paneled. I would recommend you go to a 24" if you have the space.