That + 1500$ for the Eq6 winds up cheaper than a Sky Scan here in OZ , although I am not sure what Andrews charges for the Sky Scan.
The main thing is you will wide up with a better more powerfull over all system.
It's a shame you can't get that price under a $1000 Aus to by pass the import paper work for items over a $1000.
Did you go through the manual and what are your thoughts on the controller. You can down load it from the web site.
Mark