Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

Hi 

Im new to the list as I am just getting ready to purchase the DTXII 
as my first ever drum kit. 

Question for anyone who has purchased the kit from musicansbuy.com. 
They seem to have a great deal going on now where they are throwing 
in some extras (headphones, kick pedal, throne). Can anyone speak to 
the quality of these items - especially the headphones and the 
throne? 

Thanks for your time,
David

Hi David,

The going price for the DTXII is $999/1000. The extras look like a 
good deal. The Yamaha pedal is pretty good; it lists for $100, and 
usually sells for $70 or so. The throne is the generic stool type, 
with a stuffed leather cushion. It resembles the Pacific bottom of 
the line model, which goes for about $30. If you aren't having any 
trouble with your back, and you're familiar with this type of 
backless, circular throne, it might do fine. I don't know much about 
the Apex phones, except that they're a closed design, which is a 
good start from the output of the DTXpress module, which tends to be 
a little shy of volume. Even if you decide to buy an external 
headphone amp or mixer later, you'll still need phones. They may be 
perfect for your purposes, or adequate. In either case, you have 
little to lose. As far as total price is concerned, check for the 
shipping charge and make sure that you're not getting an extra hit 
there. Musicansbuy advertises free shipping right now, but it 
usually doesn't apply to electronic drumkits. The only other place 
that I know selling the DTXII with extras is Riks Music. You could 
check out their site, too. They usually have great prices. Maybe 
you'd like their extras (although they may be the same ones) and 
total price better.

Ed



--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "tempdir <tempdir@y...>" 
<tempdir@y...> wrote:
> Hi 
> 
> Im new to the list as I am just getting ready to purchase the 
DTXII 
> as my first ever drum kit. 
> 
> Question for anyone who has purchased the kit from 
musicansbuy.com. 
> They seem to have a great deal going on now where they are 
throwing 
> in some extras (headphones, kick pedal, throne). Can anyone speak 
to 

> the quality of these items - especially the headphones and the 
> throne? 
> 
> Thanks for your time,
> David

I printed out that web page and took it to my local music shop to 
see if they could match the deal.  They told me that most of the 
stuff was cheap stuff, but maybe thats because they didn't have the 
same stuff, I don't know.  Maybe the bass pedal is OK and maybe the 
cd rom and book could be useful but the stool and headphones are 
prolly not all that great.  Anyhow, they ended up giving me a 
discount on an iron cobra twin pedal instead of all that stuff so it 
worked it out great!


--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "tempdir <tempdir@y...>" 
<tempdir@y...> wrote:
> Hi 
> 
> Im new to the list as I am just getting ready to purchase the 
DTXII 
> as my first ever drum kit. 
> 
> Question for anyone who has purchased the kit from 
musicansbuy.com. 
> They seem to have a great deal going on now where they are 
throwing 
> in some extras (headphones, kick pedal, throne). Can anyone speak 
to 

> the quality of these items - especially the headphones and the 
> throne? 
> 
> Thanks for your time,
> David