Legere Signature Alto Saxophone 2.5

Bought this reed to see if it would last longer than wooden ones - these kept getting chipped due to "mishandling".

So far so good - reed sounds good and only requires a few "warm up" scales to sound good. no need to "wet" etc which I always found a pain.

Sure others will say that you can't beat a cane reed but I find the sound great and even my teacher was impressed - said he may try one himself!.

It soulds and responds ok for a plastic reed, but it has sharp edges on sides which feel like a cutting bottom lip slightly which is annoying. I would not expect that from 30Euro reed made from plastic. IMHO overpriced.

for beginner it's important that your reed is optimal and it's allow you to concentrate to your technique

Legere Signature reed is my preferred synthetic reed which I have been using now for about 6 months. It provides consistency in Sound and response and is flexible enough to allow different sound color

Legere are good as always, and the product quality is impeccable. However, I can't really get a nuanced sound out of the sax at all. The response is good in the whole register, but not very flexible. Really happy with them overall, but some aspects of wood reeds you just can't beat!

It is a good choice for a professional and semi professional saxophonist.