Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

I don't know how you could think for one minute that the mesh head 
is louder than rubber??? It's hollow!!! It can't be louder......
As I'm writing this, I'm hitting the mesh and rubber heads on my kit 
which is right next to my PC. Because the rubber pads are solid, of 
course they're going to be louder, and cause a small amount of 
vibration to go through the kit as well. 
If I could afford to buy an e-kit with mesh heads all round, I 
wouldn't hesitate.
They are far more quiet than rubber heads and are far more realistic 
in feel and in sound reproduction compared to rubber heads.

There is no comparison.

Chris.
--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "ostin67" <phil@...> wrote:
>
> The reason why I chose the DTX3sp over the Roland kit was because 
of 
> the mesh head! Yes it is good but I have a problem with noise and 
my 
> neighbours and I felt the rubber pad of the Yamaha was much 
quieter 
> than a mesh one !I did upgrade to the TP120 though and I have 
found 
> this to be excellent. I really like the pad and I don't find it at 
> problem at all. I bought my kit secondhand from Ebay and I have 
had 
> no problems so far ! The rest of the kit in my opinion is as good 
as 
> the Roland. I suppose it is all down to personal preference and 
lets 
> face it us drummers do tend to be a "little picky " over our 
kits ! 
> 
> 
> --- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "Chris . B." <mmhs@> wrote:
> >
> > Don't bother mate,
> > the Roland equivalent is far better!
> > As some of you might remember, I was constantly having
> > problems with my DTXIIIsp; the kick drum would 
> > randomly drop out all the time.
> > As a result, I returned it to the store where I purchased it,
> > they tested it and could not rectify the problem.
> > 
> > And since sales have dropped dramatically with this model,
> > Yamaha ain't shipping them out here anymore (Aus),
> > as everyone who is spending around the same money
> > as the DTXIIIsp are buying the Roland TD-6V instead.
> > It is no longer cost effective for Yamaha to do so. 
> > 
> > So, the drum store gave me the option to try out the equivalent 
of 
> > the DTXIIIsp and gave me a test drive of the Roland TD-6V,
> > (they just added another e-cymbal to the standard kit),
> > and I gotta say, if I'd known about this model before, I would 
of 
> > chosen it over the DTXIII any day!
> > 
> > The three rubber toms are far more realistic as far as feel goes
> > and having an e-snare with a mesh head not only feels better 
> > to play, it too is far more realistic and it also eradicates 
stick 
> > vibration which is such a major problem with rubber pad snare 
> drums,
> > (I had no joy using the Zildjian anti vibe sticks),
> > not to mention that they sound much better than the Yamaha kit.
> > 
> > There is no match between the two when it comes to sound quality,
> > that's the first thing I noticed. You have far more options with 
> the 
> > Roland and can achieve a more realistic sound when it comes to 
> > designing your own style of drum kit. 
> > 
> > I recommend strongly that you check out the Roland TD-6V
> > before you spend your hard earned on a Yamaha. They cost around 
> the 
> > same as each other, (I had them valued before I made the switch)
> > and you will definately get better value from the Roland,
> > it didn't take long for me to work that one out!
> > 
> > And another good thing (for me) is that Roland make these kits
> > in every country they distribute them to. Their factory is about 
> > 3kms from where I live and I can buy accessories directly from 
them
> > as well.
> > 
> > 10 points all round!
> > 
> > All the best,
> >               Chris.  
> > 
> > --- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "Shivprakash_Nayar" 
> > <shivprakash_nayar@> wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi, 
> > > There are strong rumours that yamaha is introducing the 
DTXPRESS 
> > IV by 
> > > July-Aug this year, at least in Singapore where I'm based. 
> > > 
> > > Grapevine reports that production will start in June'06. Specs 
> > > unclear, though pricing reported to be marginally higher than 
> > current 
> > > DTXPRESS IIIS. Info sourced from multiple drum hardware shops, 
> > incl 
> > > Yamaha's showroom.
> > > 
> > > Does anybody else have any info?
> > > 
> > > Cheers
> > >
> >
>