Excuse me for "stealing" this thread. My custom made Shavemac Silvertip D01 arrived last week. For me (and after only a few shaves) this feels like a victory brush. Couldn't be happier!
Although I'm new to the wet shaving thing, I have 3 brushes. AOS Gilette Fusion Chrome series in Fine Badger (Waaay overpriced, but it got me started), a Plisson synthetic from L'Occitane, and my recently acquired Simpson Duke 3 in Best badger. My Simpson is AMAZING! Perfect backbone, very dense and holds water like a sponge. Crazy good. Def my Victory brush. Just my newbie 2 cents.