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I've owned William optics scopes with tmb glass, and a tmb signature series scopes... even an fsq85...
My Askar scopes are INCREDIBLE.. not better than the Tak optically perhaps, but mechanically, the 120APO is the most robust scope I've owned. It's build quality is flawless, easily the best focuser I've ever used... the machining on all the parts is amazingly good.. I literally can not understand someone spending 6k on an flt120 and flattener when I got my 120apo for less than 3k with the flattener.
Obviously, a TOA130 will destroy the askar counterpart optically, but, to use the car analogy, an F1 car may be the peak of performance, but 99% of people wouldn't know the first thing about extracting all it's potential, and would probably find that a they get similar lap times from an mx5...
It's all horses for courses.
I would get an AP 130 if I could, not that I need the performance, just because I want it.. alas, none were available... the askar 120 has really pleased me thus far, and the 65phq has also. The fact is, I could have bought a wo 120, or hunted around for a tmb115... but, I didn't see the value. Short of a TOA130 or a AP130, which my skills do not warrant the cost of ownership, I don't think there's a better scope in the class.
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