I play now AW (722,721,701)reeds No3 on all my 3 Saxes (Ten, Alto,Sop) for years, under heavy conditions (like on a cruise boat, in the heat and altitude of India, Nepal, etc.)because they are really consistent and, of course - you got to work on some of them - but with some little tricks (pollishing the backside, using the Reed Geeg, etc.) I get everyone to play and 80 -90% sound really good! and they last quiet a while...