{"id":28,"date":"2026-07-01T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-01T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saxophoneexpert.com\/en\/?page_id=28"},"modified":"2026-07-01T12:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T10:00:00","slug":"our-l-anche-ratings","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/saxophoneexpert.com\/en\/our-l-anche-ratings\/","title":{"rendered":"Our L&#8217;Anche Ratings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here are all the saxophones we&#8217;ve assessed using our <a href=\"https:\/\/saxophoneexpert.com\/en\/l-anche-rating-method\/\">L&#8217;Anche rating method<\/a> (Sound 30% \u00b7 Ergonomics 25% \u00b7 Intonation 20% \u00b7 Value 15% \u00b7 Finish 10%).<\/p>\n<h2>Alto saxophone<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/saxophoneexpert.com\/en\/yamaha-yas-280-review\/\">Yamaha YAS-280 \u2014 4.1\/5 (student)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/saxophoneexpert.com\/en\/yamaha-yas-480-review\/\">Yamaha YAS-480 \u2014 4.2\/5 (intermediate)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/saxophoneexpert.com\/en\/trevor-james-classic-ii-review\/\">Trevor James Classic II \u2014 3.9\/5 (student)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/saxophoneexpert.com\/en\/jupiter-jas500-review\/\">Jupiter JAS500 \u2014 3.7\/5 (student)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Tenor saxophone<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/saxophoneexpert.com\/en\/yamaha-yts-280-review\/\">Yamaha YTS-280 \u2014 4.1\/5 (student)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/saxophoneexpert.com\/en\/yamaha-yts-480-review\/\">Yamaha YTS-480 \u2014 4.2\/5 (intermediate)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Soprano saxophone<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/saxophoneexpert.com\/en\/yamaha-yss-475-review\/\">Yamaha YSS-475 II \u2014 4.0\/5 (intermediate)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Baritone saxophone<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/saxophoneexpert.com\/en\/yamaha-ybs-480-review\/\">Yamaha YBS-480 \u2014 4.1\/5 (intermediate)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Looking for a full buying guide? 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