Yanagi Stainless or Carbon?

[schanop]

Now that you have already had a bad experience with Watanabe, may I suggest Hide white #1? 270 is just $240, and 300 is just $290 from here, direct from Japan.

 

[Ruso]

Now that you have already had a bad experience with Watanabe, may I suggest Hide white #1? 270 is just $240, and 300 is just $290 from here, direct from Japan.

Thank you.
Hide is definitely on my list. Also, may be a Gesshin Hide in Blue #1 from JKI.