Um, yeah, that is pretty nasty.
This is more of what I think of when I think of Kings...
Surprised to find you don't like them at all (unless you are just speaking of your personal horn). In the sax world, King Silversonics and Super 20's are considered among the best ever made. My personal favorite for Altos was a King Zephyr , but then I dropped it and it was never the same, even after repair...With that being said, I might just be in a minority that favor the Kings in the sax world. Most like Selmers and such, but there are a small handful that find the King sound to be the best. For altos in particular, the best sound I've ever heard and admired was Cannonball Adderly, and he used a King. Not many other Alto players I respect for their sound.
Not that King didn't make cheaper stuff, they did for sure. But I had a friend in HS/College that got a King Silversonic trombone as a gift after leaving work at a music store, and he loved it.