Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

Wow!  I've posted to many user groups and forums over the years and
have never received the quality of in-depth responses I've had here! 
Confirms my long-held opinion that drummers make some of the best
folks.

I had done the spec-check (engineers are always so anal about that!),
but was really looking for precisely the subjective evaluations that
only another player can provide since specs only tell a portion of the
tale.  Given that I am far from civilization and even farther from a
decent music store I have no reasonable chance to test drive either
the Yamaha or Roland kits so this information has proven invaluable.

I was mainly concerned about the rebound characteristics of the rubber
vs mesh and whether the rubber composites were similar in feel.  The
details provided were *exactly* what I needed.  I realize it's a YMMV
evaluation, but it helps (me) immensely hearing these things from
folks who actually wield the magic wands.  

emf and drumsonly2002 - you guys *ROCK* (in both the figurative and
literal sense!).  The recommendations were all well-considered and
offered a really balanced view of the electronic kit landscape.  The
pointer emf provided to the Yamaha Winter NAMM demo in a reply to
another member cinched it for me - one Yamaha DTXpressIIISP comin' up!
 (Anybody have any online retailer recommendations/cautions?).

I look forward to an exciting time as a member of this group and hope
I can contribute something of my own once I learn my way around this
electronic block a little bit.

Thank you, again, for the great advice and for making this newbie feel
so welcome!

FX