I'm surprised the setup works for you. I find my AZ3 fine for small refractors alone, but it couldn't cope with a 5" Mak which kept overcoming the friction and dipping forward. maybe you have stronger fingers than me.
Regardless, a 114mm reflector when collimated properly gives excellent views of the bigger DSOs.
It will be interesting to see which one of the two you ultimately prefer.
Regards,
Renato
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