I would toss the MS-2 & MS-4 off your list right away as they’re very limited in capability (especially the MS-2) & are not that well-made quality-wise. As for the 6700 & 5820XL, both of those are addressable, & a general rule of thumb is to get a conventional panel as your first one since they’re relatively easy to work with. That leaves only the MS-5UD & MS-10UD on said list, which I’d say are both good (particularly the MS-10UD-7, which has a full 4 NACs, 10 zones, & 7 amps of power, not to mention outputting filtered DC as opposed to the FWR that the MS-5UD-3 does (as filtered DC not only makes most devices sound nice but also doesn’t eventually kill Simplex devices). Good luck finding really any panel much less an MS-10UD-7 for at or under $50 though: heck I was lucky enough to find my nearly-identical-specs (to an MS-10UD-7 that is) SK-5208 for exactly $50! (though I did do so via Craigslist local pickup & thus I didn’t have to pay Ebay’s ridiculous fees as well as shipping)
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