Thank you all for your informative posts.
I've decided to stick with the gso momentarily for now, I can always upgrade to a Suchting mirror once I wear out the gso and become a more proficient visual observer
For now, the "turbo" SDM fits right in between the "clunky" 16" LB and a 16" SDM with premium mirror, which is exactly what i was looking for. As many have iterated here and from my own experience having used gso dobs and a lightbridge for a while, optics is one thing, but the mount, scope and comfortability factor is just as important as well.
Looking forward to it