I recall an older Sonor article back in the day when they were all about a nice thick shell and whatever heads you used helped to determine your sound (remember those ads where the guy was standing on top of a bare shell on its side in old Modern Drummer mags?). With that in mind, if you're a really good player, it probably shouldn't matter which Sonor drums you choose - even if you went with those monster power toms from the '80s. If your concern is to look like you're in the Blue Note era wearing a suit playing jazz at Birdland, then you're just talking about aesthetics.