I've owned an acoustic set for almost ten years, but rarely have had a chance to play it. I was part of a casual cover band for a bit, but now that it's disbanded I've been missing the ability to jam. And due to living situations, I don't have a place I can play my set. So, I'm considering buying myself an electronic set for my birthday in a few months so that I'll have a chance to actually get half-way decent.
I looked around a bit, and the TD-15KV seems like the best price point for me - namely, it's as good as you can get before the ridiculous price jump to the TD-30-based kits.
I went down to the local drum store today to try one out. Unfortunately, all they have for a demo is a TD-11K, and the next-nearest store is several hours away.
I didn't pay much attention to the toms (since whatever I do, I won't be getting those rubber pieces of crap), but I was fairly satisfied with the snare (almost I miss different sounds near the edge) and the bass drum. The cymbals, on the other hand, were thoroughly unimpressive - they felt like dead pieces of, well, rubber, swells weren't great, and the hihat missed open-while-striking and didn't sound or feel crisp with sixteenth diddles.
When I watch review and demo videos of the TD-15KV, I don't see these problems, but I'm a bit hesitant about plopping down that much money for something I haven't tried out myself. I'd appreciate any information concerning the differences between the two kits, and advice on this situation in general.
I looked around a bit, and the TD-15KV seems like the best price point for me - namely, it's as good as you can get before the ridiculous price jump to the TD-30-based kits.
I went down to the local drum store today to try one out. Unfortunately, all they have for a demo is a TD-11K, and the next-nearest store is several hours away.
I didn't pay much attention to the toms (since whatever I do, I won't be getting those rubber pieces of crap), but I was fairly satisfied with the snare (almost I miss different sounds near the edge) and the bass drum. The cymbals, on the other hand, were thoroughly unimpressive - they felt like dead pieces of, well, rubber, swells weren't great, and the hihat missed open-while-striking and didn't sound or feel crisp with sixteenth diddles.
When I watch review and demo videos of the TD-15KV, I don't see these problems, but I'm a bit hesitant about plopping down that much money for something I haven't tried out myself. I'd appreciate any information concerning the differences between the two kits, and advice on this situation in general.
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