Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

I can tell by your posts Ed you are right on the money and well 
expierenced with drums. If the TD-20 is following in the footsteps 
of the pre TD-20 line they will have the true drum sample hidden and 
overlaid with CSMOS (spelling). That technology may be great for 
other instruments, but I found on the pre TD-20 (due to no hands on 
with TD-20) the drum sound to me, sound "Fake". The over processed 
sample takes on a personality of it's own when amplified over a PA. 
Listening to a pumped up TD-10 kit of a friend of mine, it sounded 
good, but not like a real acoustic drum. This is not a Roland bash, 
just my two cents worth so always see and hear the gear yourself 
first hand. When I was looking for a good set of E Drums, spent a 
lot of time on the TD-10's. Go home then play my humble Alesis D-5 
and it always sounded better. Hmmmm. Probably just me. Go back to 
the store then try again. Back home same thing. So I got a Yamaha 
DTX 2.0. Good module and very acoustic sounding. When I seen the 
Xtreme's being demoed.. that was it.. bought the kit. Finally the 
store brought in a DTX-3 kit and set it up beside a Roland TD-8. The 
3's are more acoustic sounding. Must be the way the drum sample is 
recorded, and how it's processed through the module. I am curious as 
to the samples on the TD-20. Do they exibit that "processed" vs 
natural rich warm sample that Yamaha has captured in their drum 
modules? I did a lot of listening to various modules except the D 
Drum and TD-20 and for me the best sounding samples are achievied by 
Yamaha technology.  If Yamaha has a flaw it is one thing. Not hyped 
up like Roland. Roland got the jump on hype. I noticed in the last 
year, Yamaha is putting more of a push in this area. With these 
Yamaha cites much good and accurate information can be shared in 
educating the consumer about the benifits of all products. I am 
hoping you post a review of the sound samples of the TD-20 vs DTX.