Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

What makes this drum set for beginners? (ie.What makes this drum set around $300 instead of $3,000?) I was wondering about that very question before I purchased this set. Well, the drum heads are made of some thinner looking plastic material (not the regular mylar plastic for the professional drums?). That sort of disappointed me because I wanted to practice on drums closer to the more expensive ones we have at school. The cymbals sound more like tin cans than the nice vibrating crashing sound we get from the cymbals at school, but you can buy new cymbals and exchange the ones this comes with. (I wonder if I can also buy the better drum heads in the future and replace the ones this comes with) The bass drum vibrates (again different from the more professional bass drum at school). Anyway, that's what makes this more for beginners, it uses cheaper material than the professional one. But if you are a beginner, it's a good buy for the price. (Or you can buy an electric drum set like the Ion which you can also use for Rock Band. That one's got everything as well and you can lower the volume so neighbors don't hear you.) Update: I'm really glad we purchased this drum set. I have been playing every day (2-3 hours per day) and it's awesome. The sound of the cymbals still bother me a little, I know I like to replace them with the nicer ones Zildjian 14-Inch ZBT Rock Hi-Hats Cymbal Pair like the ones we play at school. The bass drum stopped vibrating and it's terrific. We're using Vic Firth Cymbal Pack w/ 10, 12, 14(2), 22, Hi-hat and Cymbals to keep the sound down and that's working well for us. Everything works, it's helping me practice, awesome for the price! Update to my Update: It's Feb. 27, 2011, about 7 mo's since I got this drum set and I love it even more now. I have replaced the hi hats and ride/crash cymbals with a Zildjian 22" and a Sabian 14". And when my drum teacher came by the other day and played it, he gave it 2 thumbs up. I mean, that's my drum teacher. He just said, "put a pillow inside the bass drum otherwise it's all good." He added that the hardware (screws, nuts, bolts) aren't as high quality as the more professional ones but if I'm not hauling it to gigs anyway, if it's just going to stay in one place then it's perfectly fine. So, there you go, it's drum-teacher-approved, replacing the drum heads is unnecessary, good luck to all you drummers out there--drumming on this set is FUN!!! p.s. My drum teacher did suggest I get a second Ride Cymbal (like an 18" since different size cymbals produce different sounds)