Jase
it all depends on how much your stuff gets used and what conditions you fish
I keep the avets and accurates for outside while I have daiwa and abu for barras and then its the alveys and the cheapies for beach fishing
I don't know whether the quality of abu is going downhill but my old 6000 with a few bearings replaced and erskine drag washers performs better than many of the newer ones
JT
you might have to let us take your gear fishing for you so it still remembers what to do
Cheers
SL