This is very misleading. TT has reviewed many Revo's, from every generation. The STX Gen 2 achieved 24 lbs of drag, the only times a Revo did not achieve the stated drag was the 3rd Gen SX &STX. Given the consistency in performance with the Abu Garcia drag system I would be more likely to see this as an anomaly rather than the norm.

I feel better now lol. i hope thats not true because it would make a lot of people upset including me. im a person that if i find out a company is not keeping their word, i would never bother with them again. 

I cant speak to how the performance compares to a Revo since I'e never used one, But I have 5 low profile reels from various companies, and 2 Abu round reels (a 4600 C4 on my spinnerbait/lipless rod, and a 6500 C3 on my big bait rod). I can go back and forth between the low profile reels and the round reels without any issue. Sometimes if I've been fishing with one reel for a while, I find that switching to a different profile will actually be more comfortable, whether it be switching from low profile to round, round to low profile, or just switching between different low profile reels.The only minor issue I have had adjusting was when I first got the bigger reel on the big bait rod. I hesitated when I bought the C3 because I didn't think I would like not having the thumb bar, but I wanted the 5.3:1 gear ratio so I ultimately chose it over the C4 in the same size. When I first got it I did try to press the nonexistent thumb bar a few times due to muscle memory, but I quickly got accustomed to pressing the button on the top of the handle sideplate, and with a little practice I was able to learn to press the button and go straight into thumbing the spool in one motion. I do think that the 4000 size ambassaduers make great general purpose bass reels at their price point. 

revo sx bass pro shops 4.4 stars out of 5

revo s has 5 stars

revo stx 4.5 stars

revo premier 5 stars

revo winch 4.6 stars

revo mgx 4.9 stars

revo mgx on cabelas 4.9 stars

revo winch 4.8 stars

revo rocket 5 stars.

I guess there are plenty of satisfied abu revo gen 3 customers.