I hope I'm not being redundant but I have searched around and found very few actual first person reviews about the Ludwig Epic. Is there anyone that owns these or has tested them that could tell me how they sound/how they like them and for what kind of music? I'm not interested in tastes regarding color of hardware etc. At present I am leaning toward buying a set out of all the other brands. It appears all the brand make good sets and people tend to prefer one to the other based on brand loyalties and individual preferance to subtleties or previous experience with a certain brand. Particularly, how does the thin shell of the epic sound? Does the hardware stay tuned (Like Sonor?)? I like that the toms mount to stands and not onto the bass drum - I have pearls at present and have never been able to get the toms where I want them. Your input is appreciated.