I've narrowed my new kit choice down to these two. I have played them both side by side and loved both sounds but in different ways. The Renown's were warmer in sound but I felt they were slightly lacking in attack, the Starclassics were almost the complete opposite with quite a dry sound but plenty of volume and power. So which one, i'm keen to hear positive and negative veiws of both as it's a very difficult choice, this kit will need to last me a long time and be versatile in it's use as both a studio, and live kit.