Hey, thanks everyone. I cant really compare the sound to anything except my old pearl export, and it blows that out of the water. First of all its just, louder for starts, it sounds alot more even, and tunes up very easily.
The tom placement is like that because i simply couldnt find a place to put it, so i thought i'd just move the ride over a little bit. Im actually really really enjoying this setup. It makes for som interesting fill ideas. Oh, and just some random info, i play open handed on the hi hats, and ride, i started playing left handed, than started playing on a right handed kit too, so that may hlep the tom positioning idea theory things...