Of course, only you can decide if you like them or not. I think the big knock against them was they had some QC issues and some had to be recalled. I haven't heard of any problems since certain batches were fixed. IMO, they sounded better than the comparable Yamahas, Denons, and Pioneers in...
Why not move up to the next one in the ES line with the 2000ES? It's got the digital amps which sounded very clean when I was checking it and the 3000 out. It can be had in the $500 range online. DJ