Now these are tricky. I like them, and I want to like them, but there's something I havent figured our here. They're quite long, so I had to gently force them into the reed case. I hope it won't be a problem. I think they're a bit more flexible than the one's I'm used to (blue vandoren, mostly) so I excpect them to provide bit of flex tonally. I guess it's something I have to get used to. Only thing is that they feel kind of soft, in the sense that if you need some power, you might need to up the strength compared to when playing in a more balanced settings, like a orchestra