are Red Rose speakers any good?

Hi!
I am wondering if they are worth it considering the "cheap" resale value.... Aso, how do thet perform with non Mark Levinson gear?
Thank you.

napoleon02-07-2003 7:23pm

rives Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 953 posts 02-07-2003 at 08:26pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I have the Red Rose R-3 speakers. I bought them at a "cheap" resale price and have been very pleased with how good they sound for a small monitor. I am using them with mostly Levinson gear right now, except for the amps. They are Cary signature monoblocks. I really do like the tube and ribbon combination. I have tried these speakers with solid state and just didn't care for the combination as much, although my high end system uses all solid state--so I'm really not biased towards tube gear--just with these speakers.
rcprince Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 3,068 posts 02-07-2003 at 09:14pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I think they sound surprisingly good with tubed equipment, particularly the earlier Red Rose/AudioPrism amps and preamp. Their ribbon tweeter really is something special.
emster Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 75 posts 02-07-2003 at 10:42pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete They are surprisingly good, but extremely sensitive to surrounding equipment. As indicated by others, they really do well with all tube front end, and nowhere near as good with solid state. Do not ask me why. ML demo's with sacd from sony as well.