I recently got a Halbert and can definitely recommend it.
It has the power and stability I am looking for and was helpful for learning off axis tricks. It’s spin power seems to match or surpass other long spinning monometals like the r type
Even though it has a lot of weight keeping it stable the yoyo doesn’t feel heavy and can be accelerated easily.
The yoyo felt kind of stale at first but I have been using it more because of how well it handles tricks