I agree with much of what these players talk about..My Durga is a 2 so an older one I believe. I do like it but since I don’t use it that much my intonation is not as good as my Guardala which I’ve played for 30 years! So ya, I would sound better on it if I spent more time with it, but they are nice sounding and easy to blow. It’s one I would highly recommend alongside a few Guardala models which I also have; MBI, King, Fatboy.
The Durga fits well with what I look for in a mp for a big sound in the rock/blues/soul/swing type of music I play; big baffle and large tip opening.
for anyone moving up to this from a mp that’s the opposite; small tip opening and no baffle it will be a huge adjustment and very hard to control. Something in between would be a smart step.

Sounds a real Jazzy mouthpiece that Durga.

One outstanding thing with playing a saxophone, is how well you hear in terms of how someone sounds when they sing, if you can tell when they sound flat or their singing goes flat or off key – then you’ll make a great sax player

Guardala is king (imho) – once i could play mine, and found how easier it was to play certain types of articulations and embellishments and how clear the pitch can be (with the right type of reed) – i dumped all my other mouth pieces and when people say have you tried this new mouth piece or that new mouth piece, i just ignore them – the guardala is perfect. For me the mouth piece hunt is over.