Explorer Scientific 152 m.m. triplet

Calling on all recent purchasers of the Explorer Scientific. 152m.m. triplet refractors to hear any and all impressions. Im considering purchasing one and am on the fence. Have many reflectors 10" to 20" all with fine optics, Zambuto, Lockwood etc and need some input. Thank you for everyone's time.

I was at NEAF this year and brought enough cash to buy a new refractor to replace my TEC140. The ES APO is a beautiful scope and it's probably going to be highly regarded by most users. I didn't buy the 152 at NEAF because of one issue, they would not specify any level of Strehl. I asked if they could assure me of at least .97 in green, but they declined. I asked if they could supply me with lab work on the objective when I bought it, but they declined as well. I was told they didn't want people cherry picking scopes and would only supply lab results 60 days after purchase, but that tells me there is a bit of hit or miss in getting a scope. There wasn't enough feedback out there for me to have any basis for plunking down the $, although they were offering a very tempting price, far below the competition for similarly sized scopes. I ended up with a TEC160fl, which I am very pleased with, only because there were so many other satisfied users who had written of their satisfaction. Unfortunately it cost used much more than a new ES152. The finish of the ES was excellent, but as cool as a high quality scope can look, I'm more concerned about the views it provides. Most people seem pleased with ES scopes, but there are a small but not insignificant number of complaints I've read about and heard from users.