Based on customer feedback found across the internet, from actual users of this product, we have given this product the following rating: 
Daiwa SS Tournament Review
The ultimate long-cast spinning reel. Features Daiwa's revolutionary Long-Cast technology; exclusive worm gear for perfect line winding; 3 stainless steel bearings; aluminum spool; super-smooth drag with oversized felt/stainless discs and precision click adjustment; SiC line roller; and Lifetime Bail Spring. Right- or left-hand retrieve.
Daiwa SS Tournament Reviews
Actual Customer Feedback:
"One of the best reels I have ever used! I have owned the 1600 for the past 6 years, and have it paired with an offshore angler powerstick (10-20#). I have abused this reel and it has survived some of the harshest fishing environments I can think of."
Portion of actual user review from basspro.com
"I've had this reel for 2 years now. I fish the West coast of Florida for Redfish, Trout, Snook, Sheepshead and more. this reel as others have said, may not be the smoothest reel on the market."
Portion of actual user review from basspro.com
"I was a member of The Daiwa Pro-Staff back in the late 70's when the SS reels were first introduced. Well here it is about 30 years later, and I still use the reels that I got a year that they were available to the public."
Portion of actual user review from basspro.com
"I found one of these Diawa SS reels when I was about ten or eleven years old on a small mouth fishing trip in Illinois it was stuck in the muck nothing but the tip of the rod showing I am 23 now and this reel is still rocking."
Portion of actual user review from basspro.com
Our research on the Daiwa SS Tournament Suggests:
According to the general online consensus, where our research is based on unbiased customer comments and user feedback, this is an outstanding reel and outstanding value for the money. There were few, if any, negative reports on this reel.