That is the thing with the higher range pick-ups from Tak they do have the aux input which can be useful if you like using those. I actually tried a few with the CTP2, I added a small inside body condenser mic (obviously not always great for live but nice for a blend) and also tried a sound hole pickup although not a takmine one. Those Tak ones are great but quite expensive as well, I tried a few much cheaper ones that I feel do the job just as well though. But for me personally the aux pickup wasn't something I really wanted or used so the simpler CT4B kind of made more sense in that respect again.
At the end of the day all pickups are a compromise on a good acoustics unplugged sound, the best that can be done is with a mic'd guitar and a good mic at that, the trouble is that is usually just not possible if you a live performer on a loud stage. Some of the sounds that you can get from pick-ups though is as you say great and can sound awesome.
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