The reed is very responsive and has a quite nice dark sound for a soft reed.
I normally play harder reeds, but I use this reed to practice more quietly in my appartment without disturbing my neighbours.
It is excellent to keep the volume down and yet have full expressivity.
Very easy and confortable to play. I've tried several 1.5 reeds, and so far for me this is the best for playing confortably at lower volume.
And, most likely, an excellent beginner reed.