Product Reviews

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Product Experience	I own it	Closest Store	Regina Saskatchewan
Except for the sales guy telling me not to hit this set, I've had no disappointments with the DM10X. Bought it, put it together and was playing in just over an hour. Don't understand why so many people have had trouble with this kit. Have to admit though, the voice kit setting is a little unnerving lol. $3500.00 cheaper than the Yamaha with the same set up is worth it as far as I'm concerned. Posted by Korey on Apr 30, 2013

Huge disappointment
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Value		Overall
Product Experience	I own it	Closest Store	St. John's Newfoundland and Labrador
I purchased this kit for its very nice features of real drum heads, 4 toms, and room for expansion. Having previously owned other Alesis gear that I loved I decided to give them a try even with the mixed reviews. I found that this kit looks great but is absolutely terrible! Out of the box the module was defective and would keep popping up a calibration error. Sent it back for repair after only owning this kit a few days, waited 6 weeks for the module to return to find out that it still wouldn't calibrate properly. It also misses about 60% of hits when hitting multiple triggers at the same time. I am hugely disappointed with the Alesis brand for producing such a low quality product. If you happen to get a good one out of the box you're set, however given their low quality control you're looking at a 50/50 chance of ending up with a lemon like I did. Getting rid of these and going with Yamaha or Roland like I should have from the beginning. Posted by anonymous on Mar 4, 2013

Excellent For the Price
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Value		Overall
Product Experience	I own it	Closest Store	Waterloo Ontario
I've owned my DM10 Studio kit for about a year. The quality is very good. Out of the box, the drums have some strange sensitivities, so expect to configure the trigger sensitivity if you want to get the most out of this kit. I actually ended up upgrading all of the drum heads to mesh (cost ~$130 total), and now these drums look & feel just like a high-end Roland or Yamaha kit. If you are able, I would strongly recommend checking out the DMDrummer.com forum for details on how to upgrade to mesh heads. Overall, these drums are excellent for the price. With mesh heads added, this kit is indistinguishable from kits that cost $3000. Posted by Jason Miller on Nov 22, 2012

Met and exceeded expectations
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Value		Overall
Product Experience	I own it	Closest Store	Victoria British Columbia
Pros: -Sounds in the sound module are on par with high end drum brains -Materials seem very sold and kit is quite stable -Great feel while playing, toms are extremely close to real drums -Once built, take down and set up are very quick -Fairly quiet while playing (though not as quiet as mesh heads which you can add if desired) -Lots of room to expand and add pieces -Brain has a LOT of nice extra features (IE recording, line in for play along, lots of different kits and pieces) -User Friendly Interface -Comes with 1 more Tom and Cymbal than most other kits in it's range -Price! Cons: -Hi-hat pedal functionality leaves a little to be desired -Initial setup of brain to get everything dialed in and working smoothly takes a long time. (does not function well at all right out of the box) -Trigger cables are pre-cut to length so changing from intended layout may require purchasing extra cables Overall these drums were everything I hoped they would be and at this price point, nothing else on the market comes even close. The kit responds well to rapid rolls and double kick providing you do not bury and hold your alternate beater (this may cause some missed kicks). Unless you have a Scrooge McDuck size money bin and want to go into a top of the line Roland I see no need to look any further than the DM10. PS. Long and McQuade are the best Canadian retailer hands down, so buy it from them! Posted by Nigel on Aug 24, 2010