Thanks for the great information, Steve!  I was at Music Factory Direct today and tried 2 Roy Benson Tenors the TS-202 (student) and the TS-302 (intermediate), as well as an Orpheo Tenor sax.  Same mouthpiece I brought with me, same Rico reed so the MP and reed were constant.  It was a Yamaha 4C MP.  I actually liked the student TS-202 better.  It seemed to hold and blow the lower notes quite a bit easier than the TS-302 (Roy Benson) and the Orpheo.  I could play the low notes on all three but the standard student Roy Benson TS-202 was a whole lot easier to achieve nice clean lower notes (I am a beginner).  It was kind of a toss up between the Orpheo and the TS-202, and finally walked away buying the Benson TS-202.

The Orpheo was alright but because the octave key was projecting up next to the thumb rest you really had to pay attention of any slight touch of that and the notes would be off.  That, I think, could have been solved at home no doubt.  But, the neck register key was not really well centered to the tone hole, and looked like it needed to be just a few mm longer to be best.

When I got home I played the Tenor Roy Benson and when I went to clean it I noticed "RUST" in the neck piece.  Rust!  I can wipe it with my fingers.  Why would there be rust on a brass neck piece?   It was a floor model and had a small amount of dust on it and the guy gave me a discount that it was a floor model.   Still to find rust in the neck of an instrument I just bought "as new" for several hundred dollars seems a bit odd.  I'll call them in the morning. 

Am I being too critical? As far as tone, it does a nice job of playing in tune with itself, which is good for a newbie.  My neck strap I use form my Alto was just a wee bit too short and had to use the one that was supplied with the instrument.  I have a Neotech.  Perhaps they make a Neotech with a longer length for Tenor Saxophones?