Phil!
You forgot to mention what you want to do with the scope.
- Brighten the sky and bring it a bit closer? (i.e., look at deep sky)
- bring the sky a lot closer? (look at planets)
- take astrophotos?
- spy on neighbours?
...?
If you are happy to start out just by looking up and seeing more than by eye or binos, then it's hard to go past the GSO Dobs. Even if you do have thousands to spend, an inexpensive Dob is a great no-risk way to see if you like what the night sky has to offer.