One mans pro is another mans nightmare and another mans student is a quality keeper. I have no idea what these terms mean. I get paid to play my student horn. Which one of us is the pro?
Consider also that a Yamaha will sell on very easily with a modest depreciation. If you buy a Yamaha second hand you might make a profit.
Any Chinese saxophone, no matter the name or the alleged quality will depreciate massively, if it sells at all.
If I were to be paying Yamaha prices, I'd want a Yamaha. I've never owned a Yamaha saxophone. Guitars, electronics, keyboards but not a saxophone.
How many pro's play this Allora?