A recent eyeopening experience trying an HB2P has me rethinking my theory that I shouldn't put more than a couple of thousand dollars into a tuba, since it's just community band and such. And I'm still not going to drop $8000+ on a Hirsbrunner, though I must admit that is a purely amazing instrument.
I'm wondering if someone is bringing a MW 2145, or perhaps a Kalison Daryl Smith, to ITEC that I could try? Or if someone has one in roughly the western half of South Carolina? (not necessarily to buy yours, but just to get a sense of the model.)