Alto-->Tenor-- Mouthpiece/Reed Question

[Worshipsonnycriss]

Hey all,
I am a college student playing on a Series III Alto with a Meyer G 6M, V16 3 reeds and an Ultimate Ligature.

I got the money together and decided to start doubling on the tenor, so I went to NYC, tried out a bunch of saxophones and loved the Ref 36, but the price was silly high so I bought one for $4000 off of Saxquest (still pretty silly high, I know).

I also purchased a Metal Otto Link 7, and I asked them to throw in a few different reeds that they thought would work well with the set-up, I don't know exactly what they are going to give me though.

My question is, what kinds of reeds would anybody recommend I try to help with a quick transition? Sound wise, I would say I would like a dark, rough tone, I have a decent-sized Alto sound...

Also, anybody have any experience with Tenor Madness or Saxquest?

[ShedShark]

I've dealt with saxquest on smaller ticket items and they've been great every time.

[Tsax54]

For your otto link 7 i'd recommend checking out Alexander superials. 3 and half is my fav. Tenor madness and saxquest are both great everytime.

[TheJono]

I use a Link 6* and I've gotten great results with Vandoren 2 1/2 reeds. I wouldn't advise the V16 reed cut from them, but Java and ZZ are pretty good. They tend to run a little soft though...