Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

Hi Brian

I'm also in London and I just purchased a DTXpress II about a month 
ago.  I got mine from www.thomann.de and it was as cheap as I could 
find it - came to a touch under £700 and I got a perfectly
reasonable 
drumstool for an extra £20 or so.

Although the kit turned up fine, I was a tiny bit disappointed with 
the service from thomann.  Their website said that 90% of their stock 
leaves them within 48 hours of ordering, but I guess the DTXpress 
must be in the remaining 10% because it took two or three weeks to 
arrive.  They were also very slow to respond to emails (though they 
did eventually answer every email I sent them).  I don't think it's a 
reason not to use them, but it's worth knowing in advance so you 
don't have expectations that they won't live up to.

Your other questions are probably better answered by other people 
here who have had the kit for longer than I have.  All I can say at 
the moment is that I'm practicing more on this kit than at any other 
time in my life, just because it's sitting in my front room and I can 
play it without driving the whole neighbourhood crazy.  That makes it 
a good kit to learn on in my book.

Regards

-Matthew

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "bpocred <bpoc@h...>" <bpoc@h...> 
wrote:
> Hi Guys.
> I have been playing with the idea of buying a DTXPRESS for about 12 
> months now and right now i am just about on the verge of wanting to 
> finally do the deal. But I'm anxious and have some questions. 
> 
> Firstly I want to find out where the cheapest place to buy from is. 
I 
> live in London and so any online store in Europe would be good. 
> 
> What can I expect to pay for everything I need to get started?? 
> 
> Is this a good kit to learn on? I have limited playing experience 
on 
> a kit I bought about 8 years ago but only used for about 12 months.
> 
> I am eager to utilse my laptop with the kit should I decide to 
> purchase the dtxpress. What is the available range of external 
sound 
> cards for laptop computers like. What price can I expect to pay for 
> an entry level one??
> 
> I think thats about it for now.
> Any help appreciated,
> Brian