I am not familair with the D5 but I used to use ABU for years. Then I made the switch over to Shimano and will never go back. Shimano is one of the best reels out there and the customer service is the best I have experienced. I now own 10-12 shimano reels ranging from (3)Stradic 1000's for the spinning reels and (5)curado 200's, and (1) Chronarch SF100 and just recently purchased a Japanese made Shimano Scorpion MG 1000SF and today just ordered two more Chronarch SF100's. So as you can see I have a lot of money invested in my reels and I have never had a probable with any of them. So dollar for dollar go with Shimano you won't be sorry.