I've used these ever since they first came out. I've had very few problems with them. They're perfect for what I want: I play with close-miked drums, and all I want is for the "edge" to be taken off the sound. Min-EMADS do just that. They don't interfere much with sustain but they DO take the high-end over-ring out of my floor toms and snare, and cut down a bit on sympathetic vibration. All of this makes my drums more mike-friendly while leaving them to vibrate and sound full and open. Like the other person said, know what you're after for sound; if you want your dums "muffled" with short sustain, then use something else, like rings, or maybe you should reconsider your head choices.

These are ok dampeners. They will kill over tones on a snare drum but other than that are useless. I tried it on my floor tom but it didn't do a thing. Its very hard to get them off the drum head. The part that goes on the rim comes off too easily. I suggest you use tape to keep them on.

Save your money. I was given these to try as a demo. No stick, no real damping, to hard to adjust. Couldn't even give them to another drummer. Have saved them to show others what not to buy.

I keep hearing how they don't muffle well... well if you play Death Metal... it won't do much for ya... but they do take off overtones (as it was meant to do) it will not "muffle" the drum per say. So if your looking for muffleing, ya might want to look somewhere else.

I use them because I play in different enviornments and I already like to sounds of the drums. These just control the overtones in certian envioronements. the smaller the venue I play the more I use them. Major difference in controlling overtones AND muffleing...

You really need to know the difference AND what you want.

Never had any problems with these things falling off. They stick just fine, but like others have said, once they are on, they are there for life. I used these on my toms, I use 14, 16, and 18"s. There is hardly a noticeable difference in overtone control. If you put your ear right next to the drum when it's hit, you can tell. Otherwise, go with a different product for more muffling.