I'm new to sax-playing, so this is not a professional opinion: I watched several reviews of different reeds before going for the Jazz Select reeds. After a few months of being satisfied with the alto reeds, I went straight to Jazz Select for my newly acquired tenor sax. And it was no different: warm and dark sound that is definitely louder than other all-rounders that are meant to be played in classical or pop settings. The reeds in the box are of nice quality, meaning out of five reeds in this box, only one is a bit less responsive or harsh OUT OF THE BOX.