You can buy a Teleskop-Express TS80 Photoline f7 (f5.5 reduced) APO, FPL-53 for less than $1k, in fact you can get it shipped to you for less than $1k, i know because i just did it.
https://www.teleskop-express.de/shop...n-focuser.html
I already had the 3" Photoline Reducer Corrector for my larger APO so i did not need to buy that to run at f5.5.
Focal length is 560mm at f7, 432mm at f5.5.
It has a good strong rack and pinon focuser, the same 2.5" focuser used on the 115mm APO.
With the Tak your paying a premium for the name