Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "Anderson, Rick" <randerson@b...> 
wrote:
> I'm fairly new to this group.  I've played the Roland TD-7 for 
years,
> but it was the church's set and I want to buy my own set.  I've done
> some brand comparisons and I'm kind of sold on the DTXpress.  You 
may
> have covered this in the past, but what's the comparison, say 
between
> the DTX 2 and the DTX 3 (not the the Special, just the basic model)?
> Anybody have preferrences?  Anybody have links for pages I might 
look
> at?  I may have opened a big can of worms, but isn't that what
> discussion lists are all about? <GRIN>

Rick,

Yes, we have gone into great detail about the latest kits. If you run 
a search of the archives on "DTXpressIII," you should find a great 
deal of discussion from last year.  However, I will tell you that the 
the II and IIISTD are quite similar. The main advantage of the III is 
that some of its cymbal sounds derive from Yamaha's Mofif line, 
though not everyone finds them worth the cost of admission. 
Otherwise, the two configurations are nearly identical. So far as the 
upgrade path goes, each is capable of the latest three-sound snare 
(which the II already includes) and cymbals, as well as the latest hi 
hat on a separate stand. In general, a II in good condition at a good 
price won't suffer much in comparion to the IIISTD at all. 

Ed