In reply to Post #85
Thanks for the reply, unfortunately it makes no difference. I thought that may have been the case, so I swapped the spools over and took the spool off.

In reply to Post #58
I had a play with one if the reels when I received delivery on Tuesday night and was very impressed.

Last night I got the other one out if the box and realised that when I turn the handle there is a faint scuffing sound when the rotor reaches the same point. Whereas the first reel was nearly silent and did not make this sound. I know that a different sounding reel may not be enough of a reason to send it back, but I welcome your opinions.

To the untrained ear (my missus as im holding a spinning reel towards heat ear, changing reels and followed by me saying "Do you hear that?"), there is no difference. But to me, I know that it is there and will annoy me. Is it wrong to expect perfection and should I learn to deal with this minor issue?

In reply to Post #66
Thanks for that reply. I know how long they have been out for, hence my post stating "(Well new to me anyways)".

In reply to Post #8
I have recently to take the plunge on these, my first new reels (well new to me anyways) since getting some Daiwa Emblem Baboons over 10-12 years ago. As much as I didn't want to part with them, these reels seem to be perfect.

Called Eric's this morning and they are as competitive as they have stated. £100 each with free delivery and some Shimano backing line. so far. Look forward to hopefully christening them this weekend.