Daemon,
There are lot's of opinions on what's right and what's not, my suggestion is to search out as many links on the web as possible and examine the results. From what I've seen many people are getting good results with stock DSLR's and ToUcam's and both Alt/AZ scopes on wedges as well as Equatorial mounts. I've got an LX90 which are available now in 8, 10 and 12 inch sizes at less cost than the LX200 series; my decision was based on cost and the results I have seen from others using the same equipment. To achieve any sort of result I will have to guide the LX to correct for errors in the drive system.
Bearing in mind that I have never fired an Astro shot in anger, if I had a budget of $10000, judging from the information I have seen from the learned members of this forum, I would be aiming for a good quality equatorial mount, most likely a Losmandy (for quality and price as well as ease of interfacing) and a suitable OTA (probably SCT) with a good quality refractor piggybacked for imaging. Try this site for some info on what is needed for autoguiding as well as some sample images on a meade/wedge system.
http://www.users.bigpond.com/lansma/Default.htm You might also like to check out IIS member Eddie Trimatchi's site for details on his setup.
http://astroshed.com