Fairlight-CMI

Soliciting opinions from those with experience on both machines.

I am a former CMI IIx owner, loved it (obviously), but had to sell for
financial reasons a few years ago - was buying a house at the time.

That being said, I have the opportunity to buy an Emu Emulator I with
literally all options - JL Cooper GenMod, JL Cooper MIDI interface,
Analog Voltage interface, large library and all software - for what I
feel is a fair price. 

My question is, how does the E1 compare sonically with the CMI?
Obviously the features are far slimmer than the CMI, and the interface
quite different, but realistically I do not anticipate ever owning
another CMI. 

I loved the character of the CMI, the breathiness of the samples; I
know I'm preaching to the choir here...

My apologies for the semi-off topic nature, but I would greatly
appreciate any input.

Cheers!