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03 August 2012
Excellent kit with a bit of room for improvement
First off overall the kit is great but there are things that could be improved. I haven’t explored the brain much so apart from trying the 100 odd kit sounds I haven’t done much else with it. The sounds are excellent and varied although I haven’t compared them to Yamaha or Roland or what seems to be their closest competitor, the 2Box kit which is over a $1000 more than what I paid.
I had borrowed a Legacy kit for a while and realised how good electronic drums are if you are space and/or volume challenged but I didn’t like the small 8” pads. This kit is just perfect on that score, big enough yet not taking up much more room. They feel good too although the 12” pads have more bounce that the 10” ones.
The rims around the pads ( rubber covers supplied)have other sounds so you can have another 4 cymbal sounds just by hitting the rims. No need to buy extra cymbals. The “cymbals” are a good size and have a great feel.
The criticisms I have are mostly fairly minor and might not be an issue for others. The biggest is the steel frame, the chrome plated finish is too smooth for the plastic clamps holding the frame together to grip well and it is easy to twist the frame. The Legacy kit I borrowed was more rigid despite being a cheap beginners kit. The brackets holding the toms and hi-hat are pretty grippy though and there has been no slipping so far. Steel is not necessary and a satin finished aluminium frame would have been lighter and more rigid . If they continue to use steel they should put a grippy satin finish on it. I would have preferred the frame on the cheaper DM10 kit. One of the vertical tubes (without the cymbal mount) is a bit on the long side and I end up hitting my elbow on it when using both hands on the hi-hats. This won’t be an issue for tall people.
I will also reverse the cable loom as the jacks and cable loop stick out a fair way from the back of the brain. It would have been better to put right angled plugs at both ends. Also as I am left handed I have the kit set up as a mirror image to right handed people which isn’t a problem except for the cymbal jacks being the “wrong” way round and the anti spin attachments almost out of the location slot and not stopping the cymbals from spinning. I think I can unscrew the underside of the cymbals and rotate them 180 degrees which would solve the problem. The chrome finish on the cymbal stands also create a problem with the anti spins not gripping properly as the finish is too smooth and the anti spins gradually slide around the shaft.
Also the tube on the brain bracket is reduced in diameter half way down so the brain doesn’t clamp properly and the screws were too long so I had to put washers between the bracket and the brain. The snare stand although adequate looks very flimsy and I would have been willing to pay a bit extra for a chunkier frame. In fact a cheaper and lighter aluminium frame would have easily offset the cost of a sturdier snare stand.
All things considered though if you want big pads and a great sounding kit there is nothing else I know of in this price range (I paid $2000) - so far.
03 May 2022
USB Powered Gigabyte GP-S4600 Computer Speakers - Review
A big upgrade over the speaker in the computer and I use these for non critical listening when it's not worth firing up my main computer system. I don't know if these are the best for the price or size but they work well and I like the on/off switch with blue light and rotary volume control which is easier to use than the thumbwheel type so for $20 all up a great deal
14 November 2019
Great for the money
Excellent for noodling on the couch or maybe more - I haven't compared these to name brand strings and I would not be surprised if they perhaps didn't sound quite as good or last as long but for the price they are great for practicing and spares and are well good enough for a crappy guitarist like me who is actually a drummer.