PAXCESS 9 Pads Electronic Drum Set

I've been playing the drums for years now and wanted to try to generate interest in my nephew. I looked around Amazon and decided on this kit ans it seemed about the middle ground in terms of price and quality. And I'm quite happy with the results! I will break down why I'm giving this drum kit 5 stars, from the perspective of a drum player. First things first, this is NOT for an intermediate, advanced, nor professional drum players. This drum set would be too simple for you. HOWEVER, this kit is awesome for handing off to kids. Going into the build itself: The material it's made out of is a nice feeling rubber and won't tear easily. The rubber is quite thick. The speaker the kit comes with is of decent quality and won't shatter on its first drop (trust me, I know!). It comes with two pedals for your feet to simulate a real drum kit which I appreciate. However, I wish the pedals had a little bit more weight to them because they seem to slide around. I resolved this situation by attaching one of those furniture rubber mats on them. I love how portable the thing is. It doesn't have to be plugged in and can be rolled up and carried around. My nephew absolutely loves this thing and carries it around everywhere he goes. Now, going into the sound, I was surprised that the drum can even register double hits! Once it gets too fast, the sound won't properly play (remember, this isn't for professionals), but hit registration on this kit is not bad. I am able to quickly switch over from different hits, but it still gives a crisp sound. I've included a short clip of this in action. On the speaker, there's different sound options which is a nice feature on this kit. They're all preset and I wish I had a little bit more variability to them. To ramble and add a few comments: The drumkit comes with smaller, lighter drum sticks which may be good or bad depending on how you see it. It was perfect for my scenario because my nephew is only 5 and full size drum sticks would be much too heavy and large for him. So keep the stick size in mind before the drum kit gets to your house and plan accordingly! Another thing to note (even though I wished it was made a little differently) is that this kit comes with pedals! I think this a great feature because drums aren't just an upper body activity! It's important to realize that a drum set is a full body activity and getting feet involved at this early stage is a great booster in exercising that musical muscle. Overall, I'm really happy with this purchase! Beware adults, whomever you gift this item to will be quite noisy! My nephew sure was!