Carl, i havent used either in the DM9 mate so my point isnt a very well educated one but none the less...
The Tadao is a great board, ive used it in another gat and was well impressed. However, the grips are a crappy plastic material. You get paint spray on your gat half way through a game and it makes holding onto it a PITA. A real downgrade from the Dye sticky grips. Ive heard of people modding sticky grips though!
As for the Virtue, its my favourite board. Had one in my old DM6 and it ripped
My understanding was though that Virtue are still trying to get the styling/shape of the grips right?? I know the boards are ready but like i said, i heard this about a week ago so things may have changed!
Good Choice on the 9, best marker ever