Which sax player, playing what? Which arranger player, playing what? So much has to do with the player, when it comes to horn emulation, that anything but the best player head to head with the best saxophonist (LOTS of room for argument there!) and I bet you STILL get as many different opinions as listeners.

I have auditioned every arranger out there, play horn myself (only T'bone, though) but have played with some of the best sax players in the world. I am sorry, but I haven't heard ANYTHING posted from any manufacturer that beats the SA sax for realism. Sure, play ONE NOTE, and some will sound fuller, fatter, breathier, whatever (each individual sax player has as much difference too, though!). But, when it comes to solo sax (let's not get confused with sax section sounds), as soon as you play a phrase, it is immediately obvious that everything but the SA sax is a synth.

Horn players DO NOT tongue every note. That is a fact. Every arranger's sax except the SA sax tongues every single note. That is a fact.

Please, Bill, point me to what you think is the best posted Korg sax solo demo you can. Then listen to the SA sax demo at Yamaha. Tell me what sounds 'real'.

IMO, it doesn't matter if it SOUNDS like a real sax player playing a real note. It matters if it sounds like a real sax player playing a real phrase.