It depends on what you want to image.
IMO...Celestron scopes produce the best planetary images of the two brands.
I frequently read comments from Meade scope owners that their scopes are OK for DSO...but produce 'soft' planetary images.
Now, that might have as much to do with individual seeing conditions and processing abilities as the instrument itself. However, I seem to see more
great planetary images produced from Celestron SCTs than Meade. Also, note that a large percentage of the best planetary imagers around the world (who use SCTs) are using Celestron SCTs, rather than Meade.
I'm not looking to start another C Vs M war...that's just my opinion/observation.
And I'm not taking Newts and other optical configurations into account here, since the question asked in the original post did not ask for this consideration.
Both the LX-200ACF and 9.25 are good scopes and I'm sure either would serve you well
