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Bowmoreman
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Reged: 09/11/06
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Loc: Bolton, MA
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Re: Vixen Sphinx vs SXD
05/07/08 05:02 PM
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My SXW was also a slightly older one through VNA (I bought it in November 2006 literally weeks before VO took over from VNA).
Had no issues with it whatsoever; and were it not that I just can't justify having that much money tied up in something I'd use maybe 1-2x per year now, I'd keep it.
Quiet. Solid. Virtually perfect gotos (as long as I was careful in alignment!). Tracked well. LOVE the UI. Decent capacity. Reliable.
I was running at build 35, after following the Yahoo groups, made the decision to NOT upgrade the FW past that level. VO (Mike Fowler) is highly responsive in my experience.
Plus, lets face it, the mount is just plain pretty!
The ONLY "flaw" I was ever able to discover is that the hand controller would get a tad flaky at below around -10C or colder. Easily remedied by either kendricks heater strip and/or a ToeWarmer pad...
I shall miss mine. IMO best combination of portable, quality, easy to setup, and decent price in a tracking EQ mount out there. 
clear enough skies
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