Yah. I think that Buescher is the only US instrument company that has produced saxophones I was fond of, although note my comment about the Conn 30M. Mind you, I really liked the sound of the Martin "Committee III" I played, but I had problems with intonation. I also had TWO Mark VI tenors to play with (the Martin and the VIs were high school horns, so we're talking ... a long time ago), so I never worked that hard on the Martin.
I've only played one King (HN White) alto. I think it was a Voll-True. Intonation issues and that pinky cluster isn't user friendly. I've not played Holton, Couturier, or JW York horns. Holton wasn't considered good enough even by their sponsors, e.g. Rudy Wiedoeft played Selmers rather than the Holton model named after him. Couturier and York are very uncommon, even more so in decent shape. I don't know anyone that owns those.
In any event, if this thread was created by and for just me, I'd be looking for a C clarinet. I think that has more utility, as it has a more extensive range, even though a C soprano sax sounds more like an oboe.
Every now and then, I think about taking my WX5 out of storage and hooking it to my computer, as there are some really good sounding woodwind virtual instruments out there. I then remember that I'm backlogged on stuff I otherwise want to or need to do. Hey, 21 years until retirement.