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Originally Posted by AstroJunk
I'm confused guys - why would you comare the EQ8 to a puny little G11? It's a head to head competitor to the Paramount MX in function, and in fact beats it in every respect except build quality  |
Let me add my two bob's worth to this discussion. I have both a Titan and an EQ8 on piers in my obs.
They have much the same weight-carrying capacity.
The Titan has no homing mechanism or encoders for maintaining position information.
The Tian relies upon a control system (Gemini) that continues to be problematic whereas the Synta hand control is virtually indestructible.
Both are capable of direct PC control but (I think) only the EQ8 can do EQMOD.
Where the EQ8 is not better is that the Titan (like the G11) can be stripped down for easy cleaning, repair and transportation.
To my mind, the EQ8 is equal to if not better than the Titan and half the price.
The other mount mentioned here is the PMX which I have also owned but sold. It occupied the same pier as the EQ8 now sits on.
I think the PMX had better design features and better build. But it was just not for me. I didn't mesh with it whereas the EQ8 is refreshingly simple and so far at least reliable and at much less than half the price.
Of the two, I much prefer my EQ8. In addition, I resented the way the PMX locked me into a software relationship that cost me ongoing annual licence fees. The EQ8 does not.
Peter