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Hi Charles. I can vouch for an sct on an equatorial mount. I have a Celestron 8" SCT on an Goto mount and it is the best scope I have owned.
Over the years I have owned:
3" Pentax refractor on a alt-az mount.
6" Celestron newt on non-goto equatorial mount.
6" Celestron sct on non-goto equatorial mount.
5" Skywatcher on non-goto equatorial mount.
I have only done visual and the alt-az mounts are more instinctive to control when moving the telescope around the sky but the equatorial is not much harder to get the hang of.
I find the 8" SCT ( and the other Telescopes) more convenient than using a newt. I found sometimes I was nearly hugging or stretchibg to view through the newt.
The views in the 8" SCT are fantastic. It beats the 6" scopes easily. The Orion nebula was nice in the other scopes but is fantastic in the 8", with so much more detail and structure.
I have always kept my telescopes setup in the lounge for convenience to take outside (AND they look great) The 8" SCT is easier to take out than the 6" newt was. I do remove the telescope when I move it inside/outside but this is no real chore. My sct has a handle for carrying.
So for me, very happy with an sct on equatorial goto for visual. I also use a focal reducer for the deepsky stuff - gives a wider view.
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