It seems everyone I ask has an opinion on the best ESC to run these days - what are some of your opinions?

I'm running an SC10 with either a hacker 10.5 or 13.5 depending on what class I feel like running that night. I run on a mid sized outdoor dirt off road track. So, what I need is a sensored (maybe /sensorless) ESC that has more punch than my VXL, that is reliable and wont burn up in my truck right away.

A few I've been considering are the Tekin RS pro, Novak GTB or the Castle Mamba Max Pro.

I would have to suggest a Speed Passion GT 2.0 LPF, since you would only be running a 10.5 of 13.5 you don't need the PRO. The LPF has a 5.5 motor limit on 2 cell lipo, the PRO I believe hase a 3.5 on a 2 cell. The GT is super adjustable with the stock software, but can be made crazy fast with the supercharger software. I run 2 LPFs both with the 422 supercharger software one with a 10.5 and one with a 13.5, they run great and speedos never break 100*F with the fan running on almost 100*F days. Without the fan they get to about 130*F. I personally don't think the speed passion can be beat.