My personal experience of the Red is limited to systems I didn’t know. However I know a few guys who have it and are very happy. One recently bought a Blue to try and has it up for sale already, I’ve not spoken to him but make of that what you will, he came from an ML initially and loves the Red.
When I was looking in this price range it was top of my list. After finding a couple of guys with extensive knowledge and first hand experience of the Red and its close rivals I decided to go in a different direction. There are some good options in this price range