Just wanted people general thoughts. It seems to me that with adaptive optics like SBIGs AO-X
https://www.sbig.com/products/adaptive-optics/ao-x/ now being available at the ~$2,000 mark has the game has changed in terms of the relative value of a high end mount? As well as compensating for seeing and atmospheric effects AO can also iron out a degree of error in mount gears etc.
How do people think the combination of a mid range mount like the Skywatcher EQ8 plus adaptive optics for ~$6,500 compares to a high end mount like a paramount MX at ~$13,000 without AO? Is AO a "cheap" way to get a whole lot of extra mount for your money?