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Hi Brian,
having just bought a similar sized telescope, I can tell you my experience. I too have a 25mm and 10mm plossl that came with the scope and I bought a 2x barlow for about $45 to go with it. No idea if this is reasonable, cheap or otherwise. I was happy with the 25mm and it was ok with the barlow, but was very unhappy with the 10mm and forget it with the barlow. I did some research and found eyepieces that have good magnification but also wide fields of view, ie things like the Televue Ethos 14mm and a new one called the Explore scientific 100degree 13mm. Of course these babies are $600 and $500 respectively which is more than the scope so no chance. Then I happened on the Orion Stratus 13mm 68 degree wideview. Not too bad a price - $200. I bought one of these babies and it literally blew the plossls apart. The difference in clarity and view was absolutely incredible. I can now combine my barlow with the Orion Stratus and get an incredible view of Jupiter and Saturn.
So whats my experience? - the standard eyepieces with a scope like this are adequate for average viewing, but it you really want to get excitement from your scope, invest in a reasonable quality eyepiece and you will never look back. The scope you have is very very capable and don't let anyone tell you otherwise.
cheers
Rod
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