Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

Anyone know how the DTXPRESS compares to the Hart Prodigy DM5 Model  even
with the Alesis DM5 it looks reasonable?

http://www.musiciansbuy.com/hart_prodigy_w-dm5.htm

I am graduating from a DD55 to a full kit and this price looks quite
attractive.

John in LA

Hi John,

There's a review of the Prodigy here: 
http://www.acousticdrums.com/members/esp-1qtr02.html. Take it with a 
grain of salt; the reviewer's agenda may not be the same as yours.  
Given the price, the Prodigy/DM5 seems to be a solid entry product 
for those on a budget. Hart is a good company with great customer 
support. Peter Hart is very fond of the Alesis DM5. What the DM5 
does it apparently does very well. If I remember correctly, what it 
doesn't do is provide anything resembling the sound options or 
editing/ programming/processing functions that the DTXPU does. Its 
hi hat is the simple switch type--open/close only, although you can 
get something in-between with crossfading. I don't think that it has 
an auxiliary input and crude mixer like the DTXPU that would allow 
you to play along with your own CDs (not to mention the Yamaha's 
built-in songs and sequencer, if that's your cup of tea). You also 
don't get the three-zone inputs that the DTXpress II has, or even 
stereo inputs for that matter. If the $300 more that the Yamaha 
costs is an issue, then the Hart isn't a bad compromise. Otherwise 
it would seem that the versatility of the DTXpress would be a better 
bet for the long run.

Ed

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "John Casler" <bioforce.inc@g...> 
wrote:
> Anyone know how the DTXPRESS compares to the Hart Prodigy DM5 
Model  even
> with the Alesis DM5 it looks reasonable?
> 
> http://www.musiciansbuy.com/hart_prodigy_w-dm5.htm
> 
> I am graduating from a DD55 to a full kit and this price looks 
quite

> attractive.
> 
> John in LA

On Fri, 27 Dec 2002 02:00:14 -0000, you wrote:


>stereo inputs for that matter. If the $300 more that the Yamaha 
>costs is an issue, then the Hart isn't a bad compromise. Otherwise 
>it would seem that the versatility of the DTXpress would be a better 
>bet for the long run.

I read that review.  I would buy the second generation DTXpress for
$700 before I bought that kit.



____________________________

Jim

Ed wrote:

> There's a review of the Prodigy here:
> http://www.acousticdrums.com/members/esp-1qtr02.html.

>If the $300 more that the Yamaha
> costs is an issue, then the Hart isn't a bad compromise. Otherwise
> it would seem that the versatility of the DTXpress would be a better
> bet for the long run.

***Hey Ed,

Thanks for the advice.  It looks like Yamaha is the better buy.  Now its
just a matter of saving the funds.

Thanks

John from LA.

John,

Glad to help. Jim made a good point. You could buy the DTXpress that 
came out last year for the price of the Hart Prodigy or even less. 
Some online dealers are still selling it (Musicians Friend in the 
discount section, for one), and I know that a DTXpress recently 
showed up in the Harmony Central classifieds. Ebay almost always has 
a set or two as well. What you'd be missing are the new piezo/2-rim 
switch inputs, furry pads, and maybe a slightly more stable rack. 
Arguably, these are expendable if you're in a hurry to drum, or if 
you end up replacing any of the rubber pads for mesh heads, since 
these are either single-zone or dual-zone (requiring two inputs or 
input 9/10 via a splitter) without rim switches anyway. Most of us 
who bought before the mark II arrived did not consider ourselves at 
any sort of disadvantage. Hope to see you back soon.

Ed

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "John Casler" <bioforce.inc@g...> 
wrote:
> 
> 
> Ed wrote:
> 
> > There's a review of the Prodigy here:
> > http://www.acousticdrums.com/members/esp-1qtr02.html.
> 
> >If the $300 more that the Yamaha
> > costs is an issue, then the Hart isn't a bad compromise. 
Otherwise
> > it would seem that the versatility of the DTXpress would be a 
better
> > bet for the long run.
> 
> ***Hey Ed,
> 
> Thanks for the advice.  It looks like Yamaha is the better buy.  
Now its

> just a matter of saving the funds.
> 
> Thanks
> 
> John from LA.