I have never played any of the Resonators but it never sounded like a good idea. All of my Premiers are the non Resonator variety and I like them very much.

When Neil Peart was looking to switch from Tama in the 80's he tried out a bunch of different makers kits and Premier Resonators were one of the examples. This is what he had to say:

"Another interesting discovery was that the Premier Resonators were anything but resonant! We received permission from the company to remove the inner shells, and then they sounded quite good - rather comparable to the Yamahas and Sonors in having a warm, very "controllable" sound. I'm sure any of these would make very good studio drums, for getting a good sound with a minimum of fuss."

I found them untunable.

I plated new one at the guitar center in Orange County CA.back in the 80's.

Nice looking translucent yellow kit,but no matter how much I tried ,I couldn't get a decent tone.

When were Premiers available to be purchased worldwide? Save for Keith Moon they didn't have much exposure and don't command the money.