My daughter's oboe instructor liked the sound these reeds produced, but we did end up with quite a few cracked reeds, either right out of the package or with minimal, proper use.

This is her first year playing the oboe and she likes these best

The reed sounds great - I haven't played my oboe in years though and lost all my cheek

We also tried a couple of the "Jones Oboe Reed Medium Soft", also though Amazon, and they were pretty good