I've become a big fan of Legere synthetic reeds. Over the past couple of years I've come to use them exclusively on clarinet, bass clarinet, and tenor saxophone. Of course, there are times when I get an itch and try cane reeds again. It always happens that I find that I'm happier with the performance qualities I get with Legere.
On soprano clarinet I've tried all 4 versions of Legere reeds -- regular, Quebec, Ontario, and German. For whatever reason, I don't care for the regular Legere reed. It's quality of sound and response does not do anything for me. The German cut is similar to Vandoren White Master and does not work well on a French-style mouthpiece. That said, the Quebec and Ontario reeds are EXCELLENT. I absolutely love the quality of sound, response, and projection I get with Quebec on my Walter Grabner Kaspar-style mouthpieces. I keep trying the Ontario reed. There's no question in my mind that it's a significant improvement over the regular Legere reed. However, I prefer the darker sound and thicker tonal core I get with Quebec.
Roger
On soprano clarinet I've tried all 4 versions of Legere reeds -- regular, Quebec, Ontario, and German. For whatever reason, I don't care for the regular Legere reed. It's quality of sound and response does not do anything for me. The German cut is similar to Vandoren White Master and does not work well on a French-style mouthpiece. That said, the Quebec and Ontario reeds are EXCELLENT. I absolutely love the quality of sound, response, and projection I get with Quebec on my Walter Grabner Kaspar-style mouthpieces. I keep trying the Ontario reed. There's no question in my mind that it's a significant improvement over the regular Legere reed. However, I prefer the darker sound and thicker tonal core I get with Quebec.
Roger