Well I think its good to talk on different scopes.
Most people ask about Meade, Celestron, GS, Saxon etc. But there many types of scopes out there.
Intes or Takahashi, Tele Vue and Williams Optics plus many others offer high quality telescopes. These can cost a lot of money. So people seem to keep away from these. But to look through a higher end type of scope can see you change from what you may buy. The MN76 is a very high end scope at a very good price. The problem seems you need a big mount which puts people off.
I would own one in a heart beat, but its not as portable as a MK-67.
For value for money its hard to go past the GS dob newts.
The market is very different to what it was. Lucky for todays buyers.
Good quality scopes seem to get lost these days. If you get a chance to get a look through some high end type scopes enjoy those wonderfull views they can bring. But also see how there built some are like a piece of fine art.
A Tele Vue Np 101 on a Losmandy mount is a fine telescope indeed. Wonderfull package. But at around 10k most would not consider this.
My friend has a Takahashi FS128 on EM200 mount. And even today its my favorite telescope to look through and look at.
So its good to here and talk about different scopes other than those in the main stream.