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Chris,
I’ve had a brief play with one as a push-to setup with an f7 130 APO on it, plus encoders and SkySafari; it was good but possibly a bit stiff and would have suited a longer refractor OTA. It also had a high-end AP tripod under - the stiffness of the tripod matters a lot and I would suggest at least a Berlebach Planet or Geoptic Hercules is necessary. These are both significantly better than say the steel tripods from Skywatcher or iOptron, and better than the Losmandy LW tripod.
Whether a DM6 is right for you depends largely on what scope you plan to put on it, encoders etc.
I would say push-to is fine for scopes with focal lengths under 1500mm and magnifications up to 200X - but above that you really need a mount that tracks - altaz or eq doesn’t matter.
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