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How does the drum kit sound on your rig?

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I have heard it said that if you dial in the cymbals the rest takes care of itself. Do you find this to be true?

Can your system go BANG! I don't mean letting the magic smoke out but the sound - BANG!
Not thud, thump, pfud, pud, etc, but BANG like a gun or hammer hitting a piece of wood.

BANG!
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mikewerner

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mikewerner OP
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I like to feel the kick drum in my chest -lots, and to have the cymbals splash -but not too much.
The dynamic swings (transients) are key to getting a good sound and if the system can't manage that then there is a flubby attack and a muddled space.
I don't think any home system is going to really do drums. I mean the REAL THING. If you have ever heard a drum kit in a house - WoW! Ear protectors are required.
It reminds me of watching movies where guns go off in an enclosed space. Never is this accurately represented. Even the characters don't respond appropriately. Down to your knees with your hands over your ears screeming is more like it! Deafening!
BANG!
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mikewerner OP
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It doesn't have to sound real to sound good.
Even if the sound is compressed, it can still hit with a BANG!
If the sound can't go BANG then much is missing.
To say that drums are easy to reproduce is wrong. To me they are the essence of good playback. The color of the toms, the shimmer of the cymbals, the kick of the bass,
brushes on the snare, a choked highhat. Whew!
If the system can do these it can do a lot.
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