Which English horn do you like best?

I'm looking for a new English horn and I need your help!
I am trying out a couple of Fox Tristan English horns from Midwest Musical Imports, but I can't go have any of my oboe friends give me their opinions in person.
Which English horn sounds the best to you #1, #2, or #3? One is the horn that I'm upgrading and the others are the two Tristans. Please share your pick on the comments!

[@thesunniestflower9899]

2 has the most character

[@bgreyno1]

The 3rd one seems more free blowing and not as big a sound. 2nd one I think has more potential and sounds more like an EH. 3rd one was more oboe d'amore sounding if that makes any sense.

[@thesunniestflower9899]

What were you playing on previously?

[@khalidbarzanji]

The best One is you Susan .. you are the player who played this test with a very beautiful feelings and great performance thank you for this video ... I like Number 2

[@WeilingZhou-ct4jz]

Very important is the high C,which you did not play.

[@foxalmgren]

Either 2 or 3 I’d say. I think I liked 3 better, but they’re really close it’s hard to pick one over the other. Lovely playing! :3

[@oboemama731]

Thank you so much for your opinion. They are pretty close, I agree!

[@leadingmusicians]

Hi Susan. Just came across this video now and you've probably already selected your English horn. Nonetheless, I did want to weigh in. English horn number 2 had the best tone quality to my ears, and it seemed like it played the intervals more easily as you transitioned from one note to the next. Best, Richard Chandler

[@jorisArt]

Which did you get. I just ran into this and think, not #1… I play EH…

[@oboemama731]

Joris, Believe it or not I didn't pick either of them! I got 3 more Tristan EH's from Hannah's Oboes and fell in love with one of those! I will try to get a video up of me playing it soon. Thank you for asking.

[@TrentJacobs]

You had the easiest time on #2 and the hardest time on #1. #3 was in the middle somewhere. I feel like the difference between 2 and 3 could be made up for by the bocal. Were you using the same bocal on all of them? Or what was in with the Tristans and what you already had on the others?

[@oboemama731]

Generic bocals for all of them, not the same though. I would likely get a new bocal with whichever I go with.

[@canelsalto]

2~~~

[@jamieleonard9173]

Which did you choose? And what’s the name of it? I like 2!

[@oboemama731]

Jamie, That's a great question!! I ended up getting 3 more Fox Prodects Tristan English horns from Hannah Selznik "The Oboe Fairy" and picked one of the beautiful bordeaux EH's. I have not named her yet, I need the perfect name!! My oboe is named Petra meaning stone or rock in Greek.

[@MaryOboe97224]

I was looking for reviews of the Fox Tristan and found this video. I’m curious if you still love the Tristan after a couple years? I have a Tristan and a Fox 500 and a Fox 510 on trial (also from Hannah’s) and I’m trying to decide. I love the lighter weight of the Tristan. Also, did you go with the included Fox bocal or did you end up getting a different bocal for the Tristan?