They're all going to be reliable, as for quiet, I know nothing about the Martin's but I did shoot a Bear Truth 2 at Cabela's and it's a definite nice shooter. Had I been buying a bow that day at Cabela's, I'd have been stuck between the Diamond Black Ice and the Truth 2, because they both felt really nice. The only thing I didn't like about the Bear was the Grip, as mentioned above, and that's an easy fix, but otherwise, it's a super nice bow. I've heard good things about the Bengal, and for $400 it would seem like a pretty good deal any way you slice it if it's even comparable to the other two. Not sure how much the Firecat is, but that Bengal seems like a pretty good "Bang for yer Buck" as far as that goes.