D'Addario VENN G2 Synthetic Clarinet Reeds - Bb Clarinet Reed with Advanced Synthetic Reed Construction of Polymer Fibers, Resin, Natural Cane - Strength 2.5

Tried these out at ICA ClarinetFest. Got one of these and a new competitor brand. Wow! The Venn, for me, takes the cake. I have now purchased a second so I can rotate them.The first one took me through a full show (rehearsal, tech week, whole run of a show) plus a semester of orchestra rehearsals and several concerts. I’d call it a winner that is still giving.

I love this reed for my clarinet to easily pick up and play with students with little to no prep time. It sounds like a standard reed and isn't too bright.Will also vote for the durability as my 4 year old dropped my mouthpiece tip side down on the floor destroying the mouthpiece(big chunk broken off tip) but the reed was left unscathed and still very usable.

I like the idea of synthetic reeds but I find that trying to get the right strength is a pain. I purchased a 3 and that one is a bit too soft especially on higher notes, so I moved up to a 3.5 which is better on the higher notes, but it's overall a bit hard and tends to produce more squeaks. I will continue to play with it but probably in rehesrsal only and not at performances.

I’m in a college marching band and constantly need new reeds. I had a synthetic but I bought it years ago and couldn’t find the original one I had so I took a chance with this. My last ones came in a box of five and it was the same price as this one. Those five reeds lasted me four years, this one Reed lasted me about 6 uses before splitting and chipping exactly like a wooden Reed. I’d much rather spend the same amount on a box of normal reeds that will last much longer.

Reed didn't last more than 2 weeks before it started warping and chipping. For costing so much I expected it to last longer.

This has proven to be a terrible synthetic reed. It honks and sounds like a circus calliope. I would only recommend for marching band where they can’t hear you anyway.

Great

I wished that they would come in a 10 pack like the traditional reeds.