I've been warned not to go down that road. Why would that be?

A good majority of band directors, especially the nonwoodwind players reccomend the S80 C* to all of their saxophone players. On a tenor, the C* is thought of to be too closed, and players are reccomended to go to a C**. However, on soprano and alto, the C* is fine, and a good mouthpiece. Another mouthpiece you might want to look into is the Super Session, which I have heard good things about.

The S80 C* is the absolute WORST mouthpiece you could possibly buy! The square chamber is TOO SMALL! Not only does the mouthpiece limit projection and volume (which is why many band directors like them), the square chamber design along with it's small size has been attributed to intonation problems with MANY horns! The S80 is especially bad for tenor sax, but they pretty much SUCK on EVERYTHING! Unless you're a beginner who hasn't yet developed your embrochure, DO NOT BUY A C*!!! Buy a mouthpiece with a more open facing, like 5* and try a #2.5 or LaVoz medium reed. You'll get a better tone and the sax will play better from the lowest Bb up through Altissimo A. I play a Keilwerth SX-90 soprano with a Meyer 5M (Medium) Ebonite mouthpiece . I get a nice full tone that's as smooth as silk. Not too shrill or bright, but not too dark or dull. It's a great piece for smooth jazz; Kenny G, Grover Washington Jr., etc. Woodwind/Brasswind sells them for around $85. They're well worth it!

i test played at least 6 most being the super session selmers. but i put on the s80 c*, it was in a session box, and it played better for me. i have had not problems with it on the 350gl winston i have.

I use an Otto Link for my '37 King Zephyr Special Tenor because I was informed that I needed a larger bore on the mpc for a vintage horn (turned out to be awesomely great). The Antigua is a modern horn so....... What's a good modern mpc? Why is it that the Super Session not the mpc I want to start with?