I use to use this to practice silently,but it was horrible.Many things were wrong with it for example every single part needed to be tightened ever five minutes which is very annoying.The pads didnt really have that much of a bounce in my opinion.Also the pads break very easily.Overall i hate the thing and i would not consider that ANYONE buys this unless they are looking for a piece of crap!

I bought this yesterday planning on taking it off to college to put in my dorm room because I can't take my entire kit to my dorm room. The screws that you tighten with a drum key come loose literally every 15 minutes or less. The sound isn't amazing, but I was willing to deal with that if it were sturdy, which it isn't. I played this for about 45 minutes and I had to retighten each of the screws about 4 times, and I don't even hit the pads that hard. I am returning this as soon as I can. Seriously, don't waste your money.

I've owned this for about 6 months now. This works great for keeping in my room (I have to be considerate of the 5 other people in my building). Simple enough to transport around when on the road. Not having a foot pedal is great as it keeps down cost (Besides, I want my regular pedal for practice and performance). However, not including a bag for storage/transportation is lame.

DW (are you out there?) would do well to increase the price and just include a bag for storage. It would also be nice to have additional adjustments on more than just the "snare" pad. I personally enjoy the same angle on both my snare and rack toms. Overall, this product is absolutely worth the money. The pads work well enough that I keep one in my gigbag for warming up before shows. I do think that it is too bad there isn't an option for buying pad surfaces with less bounce ala realfeel. I can't recommend the actual practice pad over a Realfeel pad for snare work, but it does the job as an overall kit. Something else that would improve this set would be some sort of anchor to keep it from sliding as I can't just stick a concrete block behind it like a bassdrum.

Anyways, this product is the way to go for working limb independence exercises. Just stick a few pads/hi hat next to it and you have a complete kit.

Owned this then returned it because it ALWAYS comes loose and you have to constantly re-tighten everything. Not designed for heavy practice - I dont hit all that hard either. Everything rattles loose. But it is FUN to play and when it isnt coming loose (anything that requires tightening) it is alot of fun to play and extremely quiet. Great price also. Unfortunately I couldnt use it because of having to re-tighten everything constantly which killed the fun - very annoying

I have owned this set for two years now. I was excited when I first got it. The stand is pretty well-made and sturdy. The first week I used it, though, the pad I used for the snare shattered, and replaced it with a Vic Firth practice pad with wooden base and screw mount, which is much sturdier than the chintzy plastic pads that come with this. Two of the tom pads are cracking now and will do the same with them as with the snare. If you don't have the money yet are willing to modify this, buy it. I imagine there are much better practice sets that could be bought.