I have the Equinox ED120 but i am visual. I have a colleague in the South Island who has 3x Equinox's and does AP. He gets excellent results.
"I have been getting some AP time with mine recently and am extremely happy with the results. High contrast, completely flat field, pinpoint stars and virtually no in-focus CA."
[He does not use a focal reducer .]
http://www.flickr.com/photos/26350356@N03/
http://www.andysshotglass.com/120ed_2.html
Hope it helps - there is more on C.N. if you trawl thru the refractor threads.
Chris