I've been playing 20+ years, semipro, mostly jazz. Stuck in a small apartment, I really wanted to like this. But I really don't. It's frustrating b/c I feel like with some different design choices this thing could be awesome. First the good: the volume suppression is impressively great. You won't bother the neighbors. But there are some big issues that are dealbreakers: 1) Low notes (anything below low D) are HORRIBLY choked off. It takes drastic changes to your embouchure to make them speak, and you will develop horrible habits if you do this. If you just want to woodshed in the middle register, ok, but if you want to develop a good sound you need to be doing long tone exercises including the low end of the horn. Why didn't they make the airspace above/around the bell a bit bigger to help these notes speak? It would have been well worth the extra weight and bulk. 2) The placement of the hand-holes is terrible. I have a professional model Selmer, which is more or less the baseline for modern horns' key layouts. Yet the left hand palm keys are very awkward to reach - I have to contort my wrist horribly to hit palm D, and the right hand side keys (side Bb, side E) aren't much better. Why couldn't they have made the hand-holes and neoprene cuffs a bit bigger at the cost of a bit less volume reduction? This would have allowed for different users who hold their hands in slightly different positions. 3) Although adjusting the supports that hold the horn inside the case wasn't too hard, the adjustments aren't precise enough. The hole for the gooseneck is very small and every position I tried pressed the gooseneck against the hardshell. This caused very unpleasant buzzing to be transmitted through my upper teeth on the mouthpiece. Again, why not make the gooseneck hole just a bit bigger so the adjustment is easier? Bottom-line: not at all worth the price tag to me. If I can't ever practice low long tones, I'll never get the sound I want, so this just isn't worth it.

I would recommend this to anyone who needs to practice when low volume is necessary. The earphone module is a real plus helping you hear yourself. It does add weight, so I would recommend using a harness vs a strap to take the weight off your neck. I wish it had a stand mount option for those times you rather not have to hold it. Otherwise, it performs as advertised and I'm very pleased with it.

I like this product since I can now practice longer without disturbing my neighbors. Its a bit heavy when its used with the horn so a good neck strap is a must. I don't know if this product is compatible with a stand.

Still experimenting with it. Seems to be a good thing. The combined weight of it and a tenor sax is significant. I am finding a shoulder-based strap to be best (I have a Jazzlab strap).

As one of the other reviewers stated, the e-Sax Tenor system needs work. I am a novice player and am having great difficulty playing any notes below low D. This is very frustrating. Additionally, this thing weighs a ton. I wish that there were some sort of stand to place it into while playing. I'm currently using an empty box from one of my home theater units. However, with everything I just said, I do not regret the purchase. I live in an apartment and would not be able to practice at all without the e-Sax.

As one of the other reviewers stated, the e-Sax Tenor system needs work. I am a novice player and am having great difficulty playing any notes below low D. This is very frustrating. Additionally, this thing weighs a ton. I wish that there were some sort of stand to place it into while playing. I'm currently using an empty box from one of my home theater units. However, with everything I just said, I do not regret the purchase. I live in an apartment and would not be able to practice at all without the e-Sax.

I've owed the tenor sax e-sax since 12/2008 and I'm very disappointed with the unit. I am a military band veteran, a semipro weekend warrior and private instructor with 30 plus years experience. I play a variety of styles from worship background to industrial R&B. I base my tone production off the resonance of my bell tones. 1. The e-sax construction extremely limit's the free enunciation of bell tones, requiring radical embrocure and breath support alterations that do not relate to actual playing. Beginning players could develop poor habits relying on e-sax practice. I suggest a larger opening of the bell enclosure and a split vent made of the same material given around the hand openings. 2. The mounting of my vintage King Super 20 in the unit's internal clips places both clip footings over the edges of the mounting grid. I suggest a larger grid would cost little in production and serve a larger clientele better. 3. The combined weight of a tenor sax in the e-sax is about the same as a baritone sax with a low A. I suggest providing a mount option to a Bari sax floor stand to eliminate lower back and neck strain. Since owning the e-sax I have invested about the same amount in an acoustical baffled enclosure of bi-folding doors taking up a third of a small bedroom. The neighbors haven't complained yet and I use the e-sax after the family gets home. It helps keep the peace and functions well for scales and etude studies that do not go below low D.

I've owed the tenor sax e-sax since 12/2008 and I'm very disappointed with the unit. I am a military band veteran, a semipro weekend warrior and private instructor with 30 plus years experience. I play a variety of styles from worship background to industrial R&B. I base my tone production off the resonance of my bell tones. 1. The e-sax construction extremely limit's the free enunciation of bell tones, requiring radical embrocure and breath support alterations that do not relate to actual playing. Beginning players could develop poor habits relying on e-sax practice. I suggest a larger opening of the bell enclosure and a split vent made of the same material given around the hand openings. 2. The mounting of my vintage King Super 20 in the unit's internal clips places both clip footings over the edges of the mounting grid. I suggest a larger grid would cost little in production and serve a larger clientele better. 3. The combined weight of a tenor sax in the e-sax is about the same as a baritone sax with a low A. I suggest providing a mount option to a Bari sax floor stand to eliminate lower back and neck strain. Since owning the e-sax I have invested about the same amount in an acoustical baffled enclosure of bi-folding doors taking up a third of a small bedroom. The neighbors haven't complained yet and I use the e-sax after the family gets home. It helps keep the peace and functions well for scales and etude studies that do not go below low D.

Nice product that reduces sound for neighbors. Also fits Keilwerth tenors.

Nice product that reduces sound for neighbors. Also fits Keilwerth tenors.