Is an EQ-6 really better than a Losmandy gm8???

Hello all!

I have to buy a mount for my Alter M603 (13lbs+ acc...).

I had originally tried to get an LXD55 and use the little chinese gem that comes with that, but the second scope was damaged too and I have just had it with trying to get a decent scope to sell off, not to mention once I had handled the gem itself, I was underwhelmed with fit and finish.

So... I have decided to get a better mount. I do NOT need goto, but I do want decent tracking motors and good stability, especially if I decide to upgrade to a 7-8" Mak.

Afdter reading a bunch about mounts, and owning a GP before now, I had come to two choices:

1. Losmandy gm8 w/polar scope(~$1650)
2. Vixen GP-DX w/dual drives (~$1600)

I had pretty much settled on a gm-8, and then I read about the EQ-6 on APM's web site.

The reviews infer that this is a comparable mount to the Losmandy G-11, and far more stable than the gm-8, with excellent tracking and virtually no PE...

And all for only ~$1200!!!

Can this be true???

Whats missing here? Is the EQ-6 really that much better than the losmandys? Why are they (relatively) so cheap?

Any help is greatly appreciated as I really weant to get this mount thing RIGHT this time!

Thanks,

James

I have bought, inspected and rejected two EQ-6 mounts. One of them didn't even have the dovetail for the dovetail bar machined in it.
I bought a G-11 there is absolutely no comparision between EQ-6 and Losmandy. Spend the extra cash and buy a Losmandy.
Another plus. You have no chance of getting spare parts for an EQ-6. If you need them for your Losmandy go to their web sight or call Scott.