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The advice to date is all good, and I am happier that you have elected a GEM. While I have no experience whatsoever with either the EQ6, nor the Sphinx, don't rush a mount. Additionally, my first thought with the Sphinx is that while it will be happy with the ED80, it probably won't be happy with much more than that, so if you are looking bigger/heavier later on, you/we will all have to go down this road again.
While not the most accurate or well built mount, (by all accounts), the EQ6 seems more suited to a heavier load than the Sphinx.
You may think and ED80 is all you will have, but as soon as you mention "Imaging" the weight seems to double, and the cost quadruple. Sorry.
Lastly, at the expense of sounding snobby, buy the best you can, not that the two you mention won't work, but there are better, but at a price. You normally get what you pay for.
Gary
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