atlasman;
Simple solution is just to shoot it........I know........BUT. The shop owner is very worried that he will get stuck with the Equalizer if I don't buy it and is reluctant to order one due to this fear.
You might want to let your shop owner know that at the shop that I work at we have sold more 2006 Bowtech Equalizers to men than women... we arent haveing any problem selling them... the fella's with the shorter draw's are used to haveing to fight bows by shooting higher poundage to squeeze all the speed out of them that they can with their short draw lengths... and now they find they can shoot less poundage.... and gain speed and kinetic energy at the lower poundage... Whats Not To Like About That
I shoot the Bowtech Equalizer at 26 inch draw at 53.4 lbs shooting CXL2 250's and I am getting 267 FPS... keep in mind though that I have added 6 brass nocks and a bunch of other stuff to my string to slow the speed down on my bow for ASA Tournament Competition... the FPS Max is 260 so I will be slowing the bow down a few more FPS.
As for vibration I find the Equalizer to have more hand vibration than the Tribute or Allegiance.... I have been able to remove the hand shock with vibration dampening accesories that I added to the bow and the right stabilizer made a world of difference.