Did a play test over about two weeks even playing a big band gig. The HR is easy to play and probably a great mouthpiece for many. I ended up going back to my Drake Contemporary 1 with brass chamber as it just projects better for me and has more “overdrive “ for rock/fusion. And it’s a bit louder too. The HR DV is definitely worth a try though.
I have a Jody Jazz HR 8* and it’s an amazing mouthpiece for playing salsa and that kind of style of music, it gives a lot of depth to the sound and it cuts through 😂
Sounds great, but it suffers a bit from being a good all rounder - doesn't quite do either of the extremes- high, poppy or softer jazzy - as well as the other 2. I preferred the sound of the metal out of the 3 here
I like DV, I would choose the metal because is smaller and I don't like big hard rubber mouthpieces in my mouth. But in the fact, the difference is very small.