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SXP 100%! It's almost up there with AP mounts in terms of accuracy, tracking and build quality. I cannot speak highly enough of Vixen mounts - I still use a Vixen GPD2 with my Takahashi FSQ. In fact, and SXP is the next mount I will buy... eventually. It is a fair few dollars... but will reward it's owner for MANY years to come.
I have owned Vixen SXD's and SXW's - the SXP's forerunners. Their only downfall is the OLD Vixen Starbook - it is PERFECT for visual, but CAN be problematic for imaging. The SXP's Starbook TEN fixes ALL the old issues.
I have owned also an AZ-EQ6. Whilst versatile (to a point), I was not overly enthused by it. I got far superior "out of the box" tracking with the Vixen GPD2. I also was not particularly thrilled by the quality of manufacture either - left a lot to be desired - soft, easily chipped paint, cheap easily rusting cover screws and other parts that should of/could have been stainless. I ended up spending a fair bit replacing all the el-cheapo screws with stainless versions, as well as washers and other parts. Out of the box, it needs simple work. Tracking was OK, but nothing spectacular. It is certainly a step UP from the HEQ5 and the NEQ6.
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