Red Rose R3s vs. Proac 1sc vs. Dynaudio 1.3SE

Agree with you Mcne. I recently heard the Red Rose R3's and they were thin, shrill and obviously cut of several different cloths. Very un-impressive indeed. Could have been the set-up--but?
This probably tells you that a home audition is a must when buying a speaker. Sometimes a manufacturer gets it all wrong but can't go back to the drawing board because of cost. I wander if this is happening a lot in the high-end these days.

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I heard the Red Rose. In my opinion the tweeter just does not sound as natural as those in some of the other monitors listed.