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I'm with you Glen. I've been through various scopes over the years from a 15" Obsession, 10" Meade SCT, TV101 and so on. It's been a great journey. I've also ended up settling down with EAA using SharpCap. In my case, I use SharpCap to do real time stacking of exposures from 15 seconds to 2 minutes depending upon conditions / filters etc. I think that this is the most that I've ever enjoyed astronomy as it allows me to view in comfort (I have an astronomy shed that's nicely fitted out and comfy) and EAA allows me to see more than I ever could at the eyepiece.
I have an AZ-EQ5 set up in EQ mode which is fairly easy to move around. I would prefer an EQ6 but the weight is a problem for me. I've started using a 94mm APO on this mount very recently and it's all going perfectly for my needs married up with a ZWO ASI533MC Pro / guidescope etc. I'll eventually get an off axis guider for my C9.25 / f/6.3 reducer combo and see how it goes on the AZ-EQ5. Its fine in AZ mode, but exposures are pretty limited. The results are good though. We'll have to see how it fares in EQ mode on the AZ-EQ5 though.
If you decide to go with EAA, I guess you might need to consider what sort of FOV you're after with a downsized setup. My refractor gives 1.57 degrees which is good for wide field viewing. The C9.25 at f/6.3 gives me a FOV of 0.44 degrees so it's sort of the best of both worlds.
Good luck with your downsizing Declan.
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