I bought the purple, smoky mouthpiece with a blue ligature and I LOVE how it looks ! These mouthpieces are so easy to play and they sound amazing ! I played at a wedding disco recently and got a LOT of compliments on the sound of my sax - thank you!

I have previously played the mouthpieces from Yamaha 4C, Otto Link 5* and the Jody Jazz HR5 in combination with various reeds in the thickness Hempke 2.5 to 3.0s Jazz Selected.
I have been playing alto saxophone for 2 years (one hour a day) and I am still a beginner. I prefer a dark, warm sound. When I tried the Smoky 5, it was a WOW! the mouthpiece plays so easily and the intonation is very easy from low b (B flat) to high F sharp (f'''#). On the Judy Jazz HR5 I could hardly play 30 minutes in a row. With the Smoky 5, I can play for hours without fatigue. I then also tried synthetic reeds and am thrilled. The Syos Smoky 5 plus Legere French Cut 2.5 play so easily, with good control, very good sound, that I can say: I have found my dream setup.
I have one point of criticism: the finish inside could be smoother, especially where you slide the mouthpiece onto the S-neck, the rough inside makes the cork rough. Here you should make the inside a little smoother.

Love my new smoky mouthpiece. Playing my low range is alot easier. Can wait to try out more of these mouthpieces. Shipment only took 10 days to South Africa🇿🇦

Bonne surprise en recevant ce bec, après plusieurs échanges et (bons)conseils de Sylvie, étant débutant, je cherchais un bec facile à jouer, et j'ai tout de suite constaté la facilité de jeu aussi bien dans les graves que les aigus! j'apprécie aussi beaucoup les hanches, par contre la ligature ne me satisfait pas vraiment, j'ai conservé mon ancienne. Donc très bon premier contact avec Syos, beaucoup de pédagogie très utile sur votre site. Bonne continuation.

This produces a an almost opposite sound to my Jody Jazz mouthpiece. It's deliciously smokey and lends itself well to Latin jazz sounds. I love it!