Both are good. But for "The Ride of the Valkyries" I prefer the M-W 197 Kaiser BBb tuba. The lowest notes are a bit fatter on the 'Kaiser', and the tone is more even from bottom to top.

Nice ! What is that mouthpiece pouch?

Unbiased opinion. I like the Kaiser tuba more.

Good sound! I want to sound

Toll gespielt. Mir gefällt die 197er besser.

those pedals on an F??! Bonkers!

I've played CC for years, but the German in me, wants to go back to BBb

What’s the contrabass tuba being used?

Iprefer more rounded sounds like wider not so punchy. So no surprise I´m voting Nirschl. :)

I definitely prefer the sound of the nirschl. The larger bell flare fills up the hall so much more than that of the 197. Still, both sound incredible!

definitely 197 👍

Fantastic technique and musicality. Bravo! <3

As always: C tuba more detail less fat sound (easier for soft passages). B flat less detail, more bass sound. I prefer C tuba and F tuba in symphonic setting. But both sound great only different...

Certainty Melton 197

I have never heard such a fat sound on a tuba! Amazing

4x4 vs 5x4 or 6x4 ?

In real life: being PERFECTLY in tune with your standmate gives you more power than a $$,$$$ fancy instrument does.

A 6/4 tuba is bigger than a 4/4 tuba on a linear scale...But music is not linear. Music is logarithmic. There's not a whole lot extra gained. In some SPECIFIC halls you might get enough extra to gain reverberation from floor/understage pit...but even then you have to be seated in the exact location. 2 disciplines players on 4/4 are worth 3 huffing into 6/4 tubas.

IN REAL LIFE: all the nuance between tubas is swallowed up by an agro bass trombonist. So don't sweat too much.

The contest between $14000 tuba and $15000 tuba...judged by $14.50 mic! 👨‍⚖️😂👨‍⚖️😜

I think this proves it’s the musician more than anything. The player here is in excellent control of both instruments. Very well played!

👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

My 2 years old son is a fan of your video ! He just love tuba.

Both horns sound great! I prefer the Nirschl over the Melton because it sounds smoother while keeping a punchiness to it

They both sound great, but the 197 with 4 valves can't play C1 nor B1, while the CC with 5 valves can. And that is critical for pieces like Thus Spake Zarathustra.

The Nirschel almost sounds too aggressive on this excerpt compared to the Melton. I think for Prokofiev 5 the tuba sound should not get to the edgy side of the sound and maintain the smoothness through the line which in this video the Melton achieved where the Nirschel did not as easily.

The Nirschel has more weight to the sound but I must say the Melton sounds better to my ear. Both sound great in their own ways.

The sound of othe the C is better in my option, more clear

I like your sound. Coda, F minor to F major I laughed with you😆

Saludos desde Tarancón, relativamente cerca de tu pueblo!!!! Una interpretación exquisita maestro

Amazing pedal register! Wonderful job!

Increíble eres un grande saludos desde Tarancón, España

i play a 6 quarter cc-tuba !

I don’t think either horn sounds bad. But I just love the Nirschl

grandissimo

I think that both Tubas sound the same. Sometimes the player could make the Tuba sound the same or different.

Thus, moral to the story is: A great Tuba player can make both Tubas sound good.

Excellent tone with rich musicality!

I prefer the warmer sound of the york ngl

I prefer the full sound of the nirschel , the 197 is too tinny sounding i like the heavy dark sound of the york .

I could play that I mean.. The video...

I could play that.... Sure I could.... Down an octave

Excellent!

Both sounds are incredible

The focus on the Nirchl makes me like it more, the Bb sounds kind of blaty

Wowowowow this is awesome!

I preferred the C tuba over the Bb tuba. The sound was more rounder and controllable than on the Bb. On the C it seemed you could do better dynamics and its tone fit this piece better than the Bb.

great sound

Despite which horn people actually think sounds better, this is a phenomenal driver behind those horns- and that's all that really counts anyways!!

The F# is a little sharp on the Melton. A slide should have been pulled. But the tone of the Melton is better.