Red Rose Speakers (From Mark Levinson)


Has anyone heard the Red Rose R3 Monitors? What do you think? How did they compare to other monitor speakers?
nathanu
According to Mark Levinson "the man" Red Rose is his attempt to make a real world, ie. affordable system, that the common man can afford. He reports that systems are flying off the shelf. Am not sure if price includes the cat.
The system is very good, really. There is an excellent synergy between the electronics and the speakers, and the system really is something special. As for them flying off the shelf, Mark's store location in the Whitney Museum here in NYC sure doesn't hurt. He's got a large group of, for the most part, well-heeled arts lovers most of whom, considering the lack of press the high end audio community gets, have never heard a good high-end audio system. Selling package systems, including cables, also appeals to the non-audiophile music lovers who don't really want to get into mixing and matching--a set it and forget it, good sounding system. I think that's great marketing.
I like the prices of their cables. Especially, the VERY affordable silver interconnects. Proof that you don't need to spend a lot(of money, not thought and time) on wire.
I own the Red Rose speakers and have owned many diverse,fine speakers over the past 30 yrs.The Red Rose delivers a very articulate non-fatiguing sound.It is unsurpassed in its sonic range.It replaced a pair of Crosby Quads(I needed to free up some space) I DO NOT MISS the quads!!