What's your latest purchase?

[Frosticles]

Cheeky 14x5" Yamaha Steel Snare. To be left in London for when we practice down there (Saves me carting it around on the train/bus etc) A £20 bargain. Cleaned up lovely & stuck an Evans Hybrid on it

B3D4C812-B702-4DC2-AD6F-DAD4E3C73D8D_1_201_a by Kevin Frost, on Flickr

 

[RickP]

Picked this up today new old stock . It is a 7 x 14” Ludwig 110th anniversary Classic Maple snare with an outer ply of Avodire veneer and nickel plated hardware . 10 ply maple shell . This is a beast with the stock heads . I will swap out the batter for a Remo CS in the near future I think .

 

[RickP]

I also picked up a 13” and 16” Ludwig ( Remo ) silver dot heads . These are being made again for Ludwig by Remo .

 

[drumnut87]

a *REALLY* exciting purchase, a 0.5m double patchbay cable, as one of my bands are running backing tracks that im triggering from my TM-2, i have click tracks panned hard left and the backing panned centrally, and i wanted this so i can run both left and right outs from my module into a mini-mixer and have separate volume control and level adjustment for both the click and the backing

 

[GretschedHive]

I had no intention of buying this. But it suddenly popped up in my feed and it was such a reasonable price and in fine condition so before I knew it I'd made an offer on it and it was accepted and, well, to quote the Walrus, "now it's all this."

It was actually in better condition than I'd expected. (That sorta looks like a dent at about 4 o'clock, but it's just lighting.) There was a bit more patina than I'd anticipated, but I washed it in warm water and some Dawn and it very nearly looks Like New. And I'd never actually played a paper thin cymbal before and hokey smokes it's so thin! It's like me back in my early 20s! That thin! You know the end of the Journey "Faithfully" video where Steve Smith hits the crash in slow-mo and you can see the vibrations ripple through the metal over and over? That's what it's like when you hit the paper thin crash, only in real time, every time.

 

[Frosticles]

My poor wife is literally going to kill me. Another haul last night

9C841C0F-EA6D-43E0-B8C6-529711436BE0_1_201_a by Kevin Frost, on Flickr

 

[Sonic Defender]

My poor wife is literally going to kill me. Another haul last night

9C841C0F-EA6D-43E0-B8C6-529711436BE0_1_201_a by Kevin Frost, on Flickr

Better to ask forgiveness than permission. Nice looking haul.

 

[Sonic Defender]

Picture or it never happened. Here is my new TC in Licorice. My brother came over with his Tune Bot and lots of tuning experience and got her up to speed which was really helpful. Tuning is not my strong suit, but I know that it is so important so I guess I'll have to get more dedicated to it.

 

[Sonic Defender]

And just as important (I moved the drums to their real spot in the basement and the stereo got the best seat in the house. You need to appreciate music to make music right?


For the audiophiles around here who like gear the integrated amp is a lovely and very well designed NAD M3, the DAC is a Gustard X16. The speakers are Monitor Audio PL200 with two SVS SB2000 Pro subs. The M3 has a preamp section with hardware crossover to limit the PL200s so that they do not see anything lower than 40Hz while also sending the full signal to the subs which of course have their own crossover and built in DSP to handle everything below 80Hz.

 

[Sonic Defender]

How do you like that snare drum? I have a Tour Custom set, but not the matching snare.
I've never even gotten to try one out yet.

So far I really like it, as did my brother who has several very nice snares and is probably a better judge of them. I do wish that I had been able to get the 6.5" depth as I do like the depth of body they can impart to your sound. The dual adjustment for the wires is a nice feature that with time I expect I will become fond of.

 

[Darth Vater]

Bought another Summit 14x7 Steambent Quilted Maple solid shell snare.

 

[RickP]

Gorgeous snare Todd

 

[Darth Vater]

Gorgeous snare Todd

Hey thanks Rick. I thing it's 14x7 week with you , David and I.

 

[petrez]

That feeling of finally getting drums delivered, to find out the delivery guy missed bringing the bassdrum... Hopefully will be getting it tomorrow. Can't say I'm all that impressed with the norwegian postal service at the moment.

 

[NouveauCliche]

And just as important (I moved the drums to their real spot in the basement and the stereo got the best seat in the house. You need to appreciate music to make music right?
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For the audiophiles around here who like gear the integrated amp is a lovely and very well designed NAD M3, the DAC is a Gustard X16. The speakers are Monitor Audio PL200 with two SVS SB2000 Pro subs. The M3 has a preamp section with hardware crossover to limit the PL200s so that they do not see anything lower than 40Hz while also sending the full signal to the subs which of course have their own crossover and built in DSP to handle everything below 80Hz.

Ahhh yes. Nice to see that there are still audiophiles out there in a world of soundbars and airpods.

Do you have an SACD of DVD Audio player? Some of my best audio memories were playing the SACD version of Kind of Blue and feeling what it was like being the studio. Man - I can't believe that format died.

 

[Sonic Defender]

Ahhh yes. Nice to see that there are still audiophiles out there in a world of soundbars and airpods.

Do you have an SACD of DVD Audio player? Some of my best audio memories were playing the SACD version of Kind of Blue and feeling what it was like being the studio. Man - I can't believe that format died.

No, I moved away from physical media ripping all of my CD collection to Flac or Apple Lossless files and typically I stream via Bluetooth from my phone using bit perfect using Onkyo HF Player Pro software on my Android phone (LG G8x). Bluetooth is now so good that it is indistinguishable in blind listening, level matched, multiple trial testing. People who think they can hear a difference have either: listened to older, poorly implemented Bluetooth devices, or they have done sighted listening tests which are absolutely meaningless and should be scoffed at with conviction.

I do sometimes use the extremely well implemented USB connection into my DAC, but it is so not worth it and 99% of the time I am extremely content to stream from my phone which stores my lossless digital files. I listen to very well mastered music and I believe that I have had a very critical ear for quality sound reproduction so the files I play are fine, my ears despite being a little over 50 are still pretty darn good and the gear I use is certainly capable of audible transparent reproduction.

I do agree that it is a shame that DVD Audio failed to catch on as it seemed like it was a great format. I never really had the opportunity to play with DVD-A as just as I was learning about it and the potential, it was failing commercially so never bothered exploring it. Too bad, I would certainly have tried it if there had been a point.

 

[Gdog]

My latest purchase is a drum modification to my bass drum. I had my Gen-1 Gretsch Renown maple 20x22 cut down to a 14x22 and it THUMPS now. Incredible sound for my taste, and sized for my gigs and style. It took me a while to commit, but I'm so glad I did. Pardon the different lighting in the pics. The drum was awesome either way, really. I just traded a bit of boom for a bit of attack and pedal response. It's still incredibly warm and resonance is still there. Loving it!

Other than that I've been pretty quiet during COVID. I did purchase the matching Renown snare to this kit last summer, as well as a 70s Gretsch SSB Carpathian Elm 8x14 snare last year. They're amazing drums

 

[SomeBadDrummer]

Been looking for a while and finally found a great deal on a vintage 14x6 birch Tama Starclassic in true mint condition.
This thing has a surprisingly hefty shell, and the die cast rims are substantially heavier than traditional hoops. Ten lugs for maximum tuning range, and this early model features dual snare strainers.
Besides the aesthetics, cranked up tighter it has a bright and warm tone for jazz/funk, and can blast it loud with the best 14x7’s when tuned lower.
Might become my main squeeze.

 

[petrez]

My bassdrum has arrived, I can settle down, finally .

 

[organworthyplayer337]

I got three new cymbals, something different than what I’m used to. Have yet to be able to play them on the kit. I have the Foundry 15” hats that i enjoy, so I bought a crash and a crash/ride to match.

Got a new pair of the Shure SE846s, upgrading from 215s. Can’t wait to hear them for the first time with a live drum mix.

got an Emperor X for snare

Some drum tacs. I use the Meinl drum honey, and they’re fine. Just wanted to see what was different about these.

I also picked up a pair of Promark Rock Knockers. Which are their 5As but with no tip.

some Maple hoops for my bass drums whenever I get motivated to switch them out.

I also got a laptop stand for my practice area to free up some space.

After reading a thread about Sweetwater candy, i put my favorites in the order comments and this came with my order: