D'Addario Woodwinds Tenor Saxophone Reeds (RKC05MH)

Worked as expected

I've played many reeds. I have been playing for about 25 years and there's nothing like these. It' simple as this... the reeds have "body" to them. They are thick sounding, dark and full. You can get a laser pointed sound but think "dark laser" not bright with edge. It's hard to explain... they are very "round" sounding. To me Jazz Select is for some one who wants more brightness but still full. These La Voz can be mellow or loud without aggressive edge. It really depends on your setup. How your mouthpiece responds to certain reeds. With my setup I haven't found anything I like better than these and I have used almost everything.

Make sure you read the manuals. Indeed, if you put close a 2.4 Ghz router, it will have interferences issues. I haven't gone out for a field test yet as I just got the mic today, but I noticed this issue here at home. My product stars could change after the tests this weekend.

I like the response of these reeds.

La Voz occupies the sweet spot for consistency, tonal neutrality, and value. I use La Voz MH with an Otto Link (NY) STM #9 on a tenor and the tone is full and rich, not overly bright and not dull and stuffy either. If a classic jazz sound is your thing, they're a great way to go. Some require a little shaving to get a better low end response. I can also recommend Rico Royal if you want a tad brighter sound for roughly equivalent strength.I'm sure some premium reeds might be better for certain mouthpiece and stylistic niches, but I've never found La Voz wanting for quality. I doubt that there would ever be more playable reeds in a premium box of 5 than in a La Voz box of 10.

These reeds have been very consistent, not too dry and dark and not too buzzy. I always used LaVoz as an alto player, but they do not get much love from tenor players. I have found them to work well for me, btw I am an intermediate level player who is returning to playing after an extremely long absence. I like them better on hard rubber mouthpieces than for metal mouthpieces.

These are the only reeds my daughter will use for both her Bari and tenor saxes. Price could be a little better but overall very satisfied with the product

Not that La Voz has a reputation for consistency, but it's been my experience that the brand went downhill some years ago. After playing through a few boxes of recent batches, I'm pleased. I've always loved the LA Voz cut, but it's never been a consistent reed in cane quality or hardness. With that said, the recent boxes I've played have yielded many more playable reeds (6-8) and 1-3 performance reeds.