• The perfect kit

  
  As reviewed by Erik on 2/24/2011

  Ok, so I bought this kit USED about a month ago, sometime in early january. I got the kit because I am at school living in a dorm room, so I needed something to practice on. Because obviously, I cant even fit my acoustic set in my dorm room, and it would be WAY to loud. Before I ordered this kit, I was a bit skeptical because people were complaining and talking this kit way down, due to crappy pads, sounds, and things breaking and giving out. Well here is my opinion to all you. First of all, the pads them selves are rubber, most of them are dual zone triggers. The feel fantastic, the have great response, great bounce. They do feel like real drums. Except for the cymbals, and kick. The cymbals are rubber, so of course they aren't going to feel real. They do not feel bad though. People complain about cymbals breaking.. but i see people whailing on them as hard as they can almost.. c'mon, duh they're not going to be able to take that for too long. I mean.. I don't even treat my real cymbals like that.. and I play progressive metal. The kick pad does feel different than an acoustic bass drum, but once you get used to it, its not bad at all. And again, don't be whailing on it like a spaz, and it should not give out or break. This stuff is solid. The module itself isn't too tricky once you mess around with it a little bit. the sounds on it are decent, but you can set every little setting to your style and fine tune it and make it sound good. They are like 50 different loops, and songs you can play along to. and there's a built in 'click' which is nice. there is also an aux jack to plug in music or an ipod to play along too. I think that's one of the coolest features on it. The rack is plastic, and the clamps aren't the best. But you can tighten them up and they are just fine. Nothing slides around or moves when I play. So I give this kit 5 stars, and I am a drummer with quite a bit of experience and wit about drumming. Granted, this kit is no roland. But for the price you pay, this kit is, and feels amazing. The sounds aren't bad at all. And the pads are super legit and really responsive. So to all you haters and crapper talkers, and to clarify the quality of the pads.. The pads are solid. The only way they would break is if you treat them like a spaz and abuse them. And l play mainly faster progressive metal. So I bang on this kit pretty good for at least 2 hours a day. And it is worth every penny.

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• Not a bad fell but poor quality!

  
  As reviewed by Stephen Denty on 12/29/2011

  Got these as a Christmas present way ahead of time. First they shipped in two separtate boxes, yet from the same warehouse - still trying to figure this one out since the rack box showed up 4 days later. Then the arm that holds the brain was not in the box. GC said it would come before Christmas but it's still not here. The AC adapter plugs into the brain but is loose or something becasue you have to wiggle it to keep the power on. Had to file a warranty calim to get a new one which could take 6 weeks according to Simmons. Pads feel pretty good and there is a good selection of sounds. Not very loud through headphones and can be distorted if all the way up. Sensitivity is just ok. Good practice set I suppose if all the parts where there and the brain was dependable. Don't think I would recommend this to someone who is particular about things working properly and a high qulaity product.

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• Great at first, then you start to see the true lack of quality

  
  As reviewed by Ryan M on 9/23/2011

  I bought the SD9K from Guitar Center a few years back. I played it alot for the first few months and it was ok. The triggers are slow to transmit the signal, so there are many things that you can't play on this. After 2 months, the hi-hat trigger went out (and yes, I know how to play an E-set...very softly). So I mic'd my real hi-hat and got rid of the Simmons hi-hat. Problem solved...for now. Then, I moved to an apartment and the neighbors complained about hearing the pedal hitting the bass drum, so I couldn't play them anymore for a year (and I was in a 2-story townhome on the ground floor!)...until I moved into a house, not connected to neighbors. Once I started playing again, the control unit began cutting off intermittently. I have done nothing but fight with kit since day 1. Now (about 40 hours of playing later) I can only play for 2 minutes and it cuts out. So I contacted support with Simmons and they said they'd send me another power supply (even though the problem is in the brain). I said ok and 25 days later, I still have no power supply. I contacted support again with no reply. I spent $1,200 on this kit a few years back and this was my experience. I HIGHLY recommend biting the bullet and getting a Roland with mesh heads if possible. Their quality is SOOO much better. Don't be fooled by Guitar Center's "Top Selling Item!" Hope this helps and good luck!

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