I owned an Obsession 15" for quite a while and loved it. They're very well made and a joy to use. Having said that, I must admit that the current price tag of about AU$10,000 for a kitted out Obsession 15", compared to the price tag of about $3,000 for an Orion XX14i makes the decision easy. I have owned both, and in your shoes, would snap up an xx14i toot sweet. They're an excellent scope for the money. You might need to put some TLC into the azimuth bearing (turtle wax and armourall about does it, and perhaps slightly larger virgin teflon bearings) but apart from that - mine collimates to perfection and is an excellent scope. I love using it!
Dean
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