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Local Boob
A number of members here own a 8/10/12/16 Renown. I owned a black RN series (~2010) from 2015-2017.
I find that there are two distinct groups of 8/10 owners. There are those that, I suspect, played tri/quad toms in HS marching band and have them set up as normal rack toms. Then there are those of us that played in HS jazz/pit band and have them set up as auxiliary toms to the left of the hat for faux-latin or hand-drum emulation. I fall into the latter category.
TBT, I've always been a bit jealous of the drummers in the former category who appear at-home with with a bunch of RT's. They look so natural and at-ease, as if they know what they're doing.
I fit both scenarios...I bought my toms directly in reference to my tenors in HS, but also will sometimes put my 8" to the left as a tag drum.
I also sometimes et up like Clive Burr, with the 8" tom "above" the 10"...just in honor of him b/c he was one of my first influences