I've been drumming for 2 years now on acoustic drums and now I've decided to get a E- Drumkit for my apartment. It's mainly for practice and maybe a little bit of demo- recording. I live in Europe, so prices here are a bit different from the states.
I don't want to cheap out too much considering I have played acoustic drums for a while, so I'm looking to spend around $1000 - $1300. There are three kits I'm mainly intrested in. The Yamaha DTX532k is available for 1150 bux at its cheapest. The TD-17kl is available for about 1250 and the KV for 1600. Americans would probably be surprised by these higher prices for these kits, but I live in europe and these are the prices I have to pay.
So I obviously am looking at the more cheaper alternative, the yamaha kit. However, the fact that this kit was launched in 2013 concernes me. I'm very tempted by the Hi-Hat on a stand, as well as the two 3- zone cymbals it ships with. These are something the Roland kits do not have. The Rolands do sound better tho, and they seem alot easier to navigate, something I'm a fan of since this will be my first E- kit.
So to sum up my essay, is the 532k still worth it in 2020? I'm affraid a new generation Yamaha kits will be launched soon. I dont want to spend over $1000 on a dusty relic soon to be replaced. Hopefully some kind person or whatever kan help me here. Again, I do want the Yamaha kit more than the Roland, I just dont know if the age difference is something to be concerned about.
I don't want to cheap out too much considering I have played acoustic drums for a while, so I'm looking to spend around $1000 - $1300. There are three kits I'm mainly intrested in. The Yamaha DTX532k is available for 1150 bux at its cheapest. The TD-17kl is available for about 1250 and the KV for 1600. Americans would probably be surprised by these higher prices for these kits, but I live in europe and these are the prices I have to pay.
So I obviously am looking at the more cheaper alternative, the yamaha kit. However, the fact that this kit was launched in 2013 concernes me. I'm very tempted by the Hi-Hat on a stand, as well as the two 3- zone cymbals it ships with. These are something the Roland kits do not have. The Rolands do sound better tho, and they seem alot easier to navigate, something I'm a fan of since this will be my first E- kit.
So to sum up my essay, is the 532k still worth it in 2020? I'm affraid a new generation Yamaha kits will be launched soon. I dont want to spend over $1000 on a dusty relic soon to be replaced. Hopefully some kind person or whatever kan help me here. Again, I do want the Yamaha kit more than the Roland, I just dont know if the age difference is something to be concerned about.