D'Addario VENN G2 Synthetic Clarinet Reeds - Bb Clarinet Reed with Advanced Synthetic Reed Construction of Polymer Fibers, Resin, Natural Cane - Strength 2.0

Still getting used to this shift in my musical paradigm but so far so good - sound appears stable and steady. Not had any comments to say its improved the playing technique though! I like that it does not look any different from a "reed" based reed!

These are a great idea and have a good sound for a synthetic reed. However they have an artificial grain (probably what makes them sound closer to a cane reed) and all of mine split really early on. I had a 3 that lasted a bit better and split after a couple of uses, but both the harder 3.5s were split out of the box. So sadly not going to be buying any more.