My Conn 2J has very often been the perfect tool for the job: Playing in echoey Churches (which are most of them), tight Broadway pits (all of them), playing into a microphone 2 ft or less from the bell, many recording studio situations, Live standing/strolling jobs (Oktoberfest) etc. Many colleagues...

The famed Reo Diner! Right around the corner (392 Amboy Ave).

There’s a 5valve York Monster Eb at Baltimore Brass - a little north of your price range, but worth a look.

The original Broadway productions of Mary Poppins, Lion King, Mystery of Edwin Drood, Beauty and the Beast and Cyrano (to mention a few) all had Bass Trombone/Tuba Books - I’m sure I’m leaving a few out). The original Broadway Ragtime Production had a Tuba/Euphonium double. I played it a couple of h...