Triple-D5 US Digital Drum Kit

Background – I am a rock guitarist that was looking for an affordable electronic drum kit to record tracks on my MacBook. In the past, I recorded midi drums using a Guitar Hero drum set. It got the job done but was no longer registering hits accurately. After many hours of research, I decided to take my chances on this relatively unknown brand and kit.Price – The Acorn Triple-D5 US Digital Drum Kit is available for an awesome price on Amazon, under $300 with free shipping. I used $100 of my AmEx points so I only paid $175!Set-Up – The drum kit is easy to set up. It takes about an hour to unwrap and assemble the pads, pedals, wires, and rack.Durability – The kit seems solid and sturdy. I think these pads can take a beating, but only time will tell. I am considering replacing the rubber heads with custom mesh heads (if possible) for an even more realistic feel. The rubber pads are still great right out of the box.Pads – The snare has two zones so you can have fun nailing down some rim shots. The kick pedal and pad are all-in-one, which is very convenient. All of the pads are very responsive so you do not have to hit them very hard. My wife says she cannot hear the pads when I play with headphones.Sounds – The “acoustic kit” sounds fine through my Altec Lansing computer speakers and subwoofer when playing solo or jamming with band at low volumes. The brain is certainly no Yamaha or Roland in terms of getting highly realistic sounds, but for this price, there is nothing better. I may replace the Triple-D5 brain with a used Yamaha down the line.Recording – GarageBand instantly recognizes the kit as a midi device and the pads are already mapped to the appropriate virtual drum sounds. I plan on tweaking some of the sounds to my preferences in the near future. You can also plug in the drums directly to computer’s audio input.Performing – I am comfortable jamming live with guitars, bass, and vocals in my basement. It is nice to rehearse at low sound levels since I am already pretty deaf from several decades of live concerts. I am not sure that I would take this kit on the road, but if you were a professional drummer, you wouldn’t perform with a $300 electronic drum kit anyway. I do believe you can perform a few local live gigs with few problems if need be.Conclusion – These are excellent drums for the price. I recommend this kit for beginners and non-drummer veteran musicians (there is a difference in my book). It is good for amateur home studio recording and rehearsing late at night.Keep on rocking, and good luck with your quest in finding the right electronic drum kit that works for you.

At onset, I am not a professional drummer. I wanted a set that will be elementary and something helps me learn basics of drumming. I looked through a lot of options (Including Pyle / Yamaha) on amazon - haven't auditioned the other competitors so have no references.Though on lower end of cost spectrum, I did not chose pyle for two key reasons - It does not look like a drum set (Call me old school but stuff that I am beating should look like a drum) and some reviews talked about the sound quality not being great. Certainly, I did not wish to fork out as much as a Yamaha/Roland! So I decided on this one - also the reason that the ratings were fairly positive.Now I have had this only for 2 days. But based on what I have seen so far, this looks a good set. My list of Pros/Cons below:Pros:*** Good set of inbuilt kits. 20 pre built kits are good. (Although, there are many overlaps between them)*** Very sturdy set of equipment. The pads look sturdy and should go long.*** The frame is sturdy and the shape is very ergonomic. It wraps around you and is very flexible in terms of setting the equipment up. This also is better than Pyle's very flat single sided frame.*** I haven't yet connected this to an amp, but through headset I have tried and I must say that the sounds are not artificial sounding. Of course, I don't have a direct comparison with likes of Roland/Yamaha but this one certainly sounded genuine.Cons:*** I cant get used to High Hat Controller kit. It was too tight early, and does not register all hits. I am thinking this is still hardware setup issue or a user issue (Other users may find it okay)*** Not all kits have a 'Rim shot' - 2nd zone on Snare drum configured. Although, this can be fixed easily.I would recommend this unit to anyone who is looking for a nice not so expensive but at the same point in time the edrum that gives authentic feelings.I will try and post more feedback, once I use this for some extended period of time.

Cheap, cheap, cheap. You have to strike the pads perfectly to get a sound. Had them hooked up to our guitar amps with pro grade cords and the unit doesn't work. Have to use headset to hear them. Son 13yo is trying to learn so was not expecting the world but didn't get what we wanted for the price.

If the module was as good as the pads this would be a very good drum set the cymbals were'nt that great but the pads on those drums are the best iv'e seen on a cheap drum set but anyway i sent them back

The Acorn Triple D5, came nicely packaged (possibly over done) but installation was a breeze -- about 30 mins. Everything is labeled and it really didn't require the manual. Everything seems fairly solid and durable, although I can tell it will be marked up quickly due to the material finish.Connecting everything was easy and plugging it into a PA/or speaker system is quite simple as well. I've played with maybe 10 drum sound kits on the D5 and it sounds fairly good. Once I have time to really play, I'll mess with configuring my own.Cons: Could have provided a better pair of sticks (even being a novice I know these are very cheap)I label this as a starter kit because it does not provide great sensitivity settings, there's like loud and extra loud. The kicker hits hard to the point that when you turn the system down for a pleasant kick sound, you then can barely hair your cymbals.The high hat also seems to not be as responsive as one would desire.Overall it's a fun system to play on and definitely not bad for the price. Doesn't take up a significant amount of space, nor consume a great deal of power. I would recommend!