Feature:
The hardware that came with the kit are awesome!! They are high quality stands & pedals and better than the Pearl hardware that came with the Forum kit. The Hi-Hat pedal has a swivel foot that enables the pedal to be re-positioned to make room for a slave pedal from a twin bass pedal which is so awesome since I just ordered a Tama Iron Cobra Twin Bass Pedal, this would be perfect! The Hi-Hat Stand that comes with the Pearl Forum Kit doesn't have a Swivel foot and the pedal is fixed. Good luck using a twin bass pedal on that one. The bass pedal that it came with is also awesome! It features Tama's famous Power Glide drive which are found on their high end Iron Cobra bass pedals and have the bells and whistles of an expensive bass pedal. It has a beater angel adjustment, dual sided beater head (felt & nylon) and slip free spring tension adjustment nuts and it looks cool!! I got my kit in vintage red and the finish looks so awesome! It's hard to believe this is an entry level kit. Everything comes in the box and ready to rock!!!

Quality:
Absolutely superb quality! An entry level kit that is not entry level quality. Tama is one of the most innovative leaders in acoustic drum designs. They hit it right on the money with the new Imperialstar Kit. There are absolutely no cheap parts on this kit. The kit is as good as it gets on this price range and with the right setup it will sound from good to great. And in the end, a drum is a drum is a drum. You don't need a Starclassic!

Value:
Absolutely fantastic value! It's a COMPLETE READY TO ROCK KIT IN A BOX for a super great price. The Pearl Forum series which is on the same entry level price range only comes with 3 cymbals, a pair of hi-hats and a crash/ride. The Tama Imperialstar comes with complete 4 very high quality and great sounding cymbal set, hi-hats, crash and ride cymbal that comes with an awesome Tama straight/boom stand. I couldn't ask for a better value. And yes I bought it here at Zzounds!

Desirability:
The Tama Imperialstar looks absolutely beautiful! The vintage red finish is deep, lush and brillaint. Makes me look good when I'm playing. It does have the look of an expensive professional kit. Yes, I would buy another kit again in a heartbeat.

Sound:
The Imperialstar sounds awesome for an entry level kit! The quality is just top notch. These is perfect for a drummer on a budget like me. Tama's advertisement is on the money here, the only entry level on the whole package is the price! I'm glad I chose the Tama Imperialstar over the Pearl Forum kit. I replaced all the Tom heads with Remo Coated Emperor Heads, Remo Coated Emperor X Reverse Dot Snare head and Remo Clear Powerstroke 3 on my Bass drum and the drums just came alive! The stock Tama heads are okay but if you want an even more awesome tone, you've got to get Remo heads, believe me, it's worth it. The Tama German made cymbals sounds pretty good to me. I will eventually replace them with a set of Zildjian but the more I play them the more they're sounding great! You can tell that they are not some cheap ass cymbals that usually come in these entry level package kit. The 18" X 22" Bass drum sounds deep and clean. The metal black chrome snare looks and sounds awesome!!

Ease of Use:
Super easy to setup. The bass drum, floor tom & the throne requires assembly. The only tool you need to put them together is a drum key which is by the way comes with the kit! A little straight forward easy to follow instruction manual is supplied for the inexperienced beginner. It's very helpful if this is you first kit. Once everything is setup correctly, everything works and functions as they should be.

Support:
I never dealt with the company before and I don't think I will ever need to.

Overall:
With this level of quality, I don't think I'm going to wear this kit out anytime soon. I play mainly as a hobby now and I think this would last me for a very long time. I seriously feel that it would also hold up to gigs and outdoor performances and I would definitely take it out on a gig. I'm very satisfied with the overall sound, quality, and features of the Tama Imperialstar kit and I'm very happy with it. Thinking about getting a drum kit? Well this is it! You will not be dissapointed.

Feature:
Comes with Meinl cymbals, which are not my preference, but very high quality for a beginner's kit.

Quality:
Very high quality, I've moved mine around multiple times, and have had no troubles with the drums. Everything is very sturdy, and with no effects on the sound despite the trauma I've put it through ;)

Value:
More proverbial 'bang' for the buck.

Desirability:
Very beautiful set. Mine is in the black, and I must say, It makes even me look nice, haha.

Sound:
Amazing sound quality, I'd say the only thing that really needs to be changed are the drum heads, however, the quality of the drums as a whole are incredible, with a nice sound.

Ease of Use:
If you have a young one that wants to start playing the drums, this is the set to buy, you can set this drum set up with out reading the instructions, yes it's that easy!!!!!