KD-120 quieter than KD-80 ????

[DjPiLL]

So I was in Sam Ash today looking for some protective beater pads for my KD-80. They had a KD-80 on the floor as well as a KD-120.

It seemed like when I was hitting the KD-120 it seemed like it didn't make as much noise as the KD-80 does.

It seemed like the KD-80 "rattles" when hit. Where the KD-120 seemed to be more of a regular thump with less metal rattle.

Has anyone else noticed this? I am trying to quiet down my pedal kicking and I would upgrade my kick pedal if the 120 was significantly quieter.

[spanner]

I would say the the kd120 seemed less noisy to my ears.
However, the metal rattling may have been because the kd80 was not set up properly and some parts may have been loose

[daveybabes]

What i'm doing

Hiya. I found KD120 a little less noisy as KD80 but will still shake ya fillings loose if ya in upstairs room.

I got a mesh bass kick from Jobeky drums in the UK (£35) it mounts on to the lower crossbar that i dropped to accommodate, the mounting plate is off the deck so i placed foam inder the pedal as a floating mini stage, where the vertical bar clamps on to the crossbar i placed foam, where the actual pad bolts on to the vertical bar i used cymbal felt as washer and lastly a couple of foam square patches just at the front there on the mesh, i then tightened everything on the rack solid and it has cut down noise tremendously, just awaiting a DW 9000 pedal with strap too as that's quieter than a chain.

Whatever you use it's gonna make some vibes/noise though unless it's made of jelly.

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Under the kit i have a TDM 10 mat and a 5 x 4 hardback foam shockproof mat and further thinner foam squares under each rack foot ... downstairs u can still hear the thud thud thud but it's much improved.