IMHO, the DHRII is a beauty of a tire. I've run that thing in all sorts of sizes compounds, front, rear and maybe it's not perfect, but it's damn close. Rolls reasonably well, lots of traction dry, lots of traction wet. It is my security blanket. I think the drift zone that some speak of in the DHRII is a myth. Currently enjoying the 2.6 DHRII front/rear. Go try some. Maybe some people don't think it's their favorite tire, but does anyone hate these?
My current rig came stock with Assegais front/rear. I enjoyed them under pleasant dirt conditions but they would smell a wet rock and unless the thing was leaned right over (even while going straight off camber) it slid sideways and would consistently scare the shit out of me. Plus they roll like pigs and I have a 25-30min "commute" to the trails proper so I didn't enjoy the boat anchor as a rear. First to go was the rear Assegai traded for an Aggressor. The Aggressor delivered on rolling a heckuva lot better and was pretty decent dry weather rear tire. Liked it although I've had a few issues with them staying sealed tubeless for long term use. Eventually I said screw it and shifted to the 2.6 DHRIIs and I'm in my happy place again.
Somebody mentioned the Rekon -- I think it is a really really fun tire. The honest truth of the matter is that I'm not good enough to drift a DHRII or DHF on purpose. Damn things have too much traction when the side knobs are dug in. But the Rekon puts me in a place of fun. It has good grip in the dry and rolls nice and fast which I like for long missions. Lean it over and it has a good level of traction that eventually but predictably gives me a touch of driftiness that make me feel like a Local Fast Guy (which I'm not). In the wet, it is serviceable but not fantastic.
Call me Dissector curious... but no experience.