Straight out of the box and what I see... it is the most beautiful sax I've ever held. It came ready to play with reeds and everything ... in fact I haven't seen anyone else selling a sax with that many accessories...
As for sound, so far so good. I am an older jazz saxophonist (a little picky!) and I find variation of the reed and mouthpiece necessary to test different sound qualities.
This is the third low-cost sax I've tried. A lot of the great sax players were dirt poor when they started, and these low cost instruments may be all the future musicians have initially. My first test was an Antigua student model rented for my son, then a Glory and the Mendini off Amazon. They all are manufactured from a similar/identical CAD design based on a high end Selmer Paris (built with lower quality materials).
The Red Bronze is the best of the three I've tried so far. The key springs were more stiff and the sound less bright than my higher end Antigua pro, but that may be due to the newness of sax. With a good mouthpiece and seasoned reed, has been really nice to play ... and it looks and feels great. I had a Bundy and Vito when I was a kid ... this is much nicer!
FYI, be cautious of reviews from new sax players playing with a new reed. Reeds need moisture and get better with use. They also need a well trained lip to really good sound. Luckily I don't see any bad reviews yet but I am sure this will happen at some point and this will be the case...
Thank you again for the beauty!