Honestly, I hate brand bashers. I hate people who think my kit is cheap since it's not Japanese or American made. I have this one friend who got a 5 piece Mapex Saturn 2 up, 2 down for Christmas. Yeah that's cool I guess but he only has ZBT's and a repaired 16" A Custom Crash. Well I got a Pearl Vision VSX (Birch/basswood) 5 piece 2 up, one down with a snare that I worked my ass off to buy. So that day forward, all I here is: "Mapex is the best and Pearl sucks except References." Along with "You should have gotten American or Japanese made drums cause Taiwan and China drums suck." and "Mapex drums and hardware NEVER break!" He's a total ass about it. And you better bet that I caught shit when my height adjustment collar on my 900 snare stand broke. And what's he getting for Christmas? A new Bosphorus Turk 22" ride that mommy and daddy bought for him. Well, you stick with your Saturns, ZBT's, Bosphorus, Pearl 900 Double pedal, and Enforcer hardware. I'm much happier with my Visions, Armand Ride, Dream Bliss Crash/ride, Zild. Platinum Rock Hats (Soon to go. For sale btw.), Pearl Hardware, and Iron Cobra. OH and I like Saturns, no bashing.
Also I can't stand people who bring way to much stuff to a gig. Same friend brought his whole 6 piece Saturns to a jazz gig. Bass, snare, 2 rack toms, 2 floor toms, ZBT hats, Crash that's inverted and drilled (Sounds kinda cool), China, ride, and A Custom Crash AND his double pedal. Way too much for jazz. He's not even really that good which is sad.
Also, Pearl's tom mounts are big and bulky BUT: Get them set where you want, clamp it and you're set. I've never had any of those mounts fall or fail on me. Floortoms FTW!