Feature:
The hoop clamp system works well, just get it adjusted once for your hoop, then it's a no brainer after that. The pedal comes with standard felt beaters, I replaced them with DW style mallets for a sound I prefer.

Quality:
Solid as a rock. Very well designed and manufactured

Value:
Not the cheapest pedal out there, but worth every cent.

Desirability:
Very cool design.

Sound:
The action and feel are amazing. Really solid and powerful when you need it to be - with excellent feel and touch. Smooth and fast. Almost like there is no pedal at all. Probably not the pedal for metal style double bass playing, but really great for feel-type playing. Live or in the studio, this pedal has been a pure pleasure to play. When I was shopping for a new double pedal, I hadn't played a mechanical drive before. The difference for me was night and day. The speed and feel, it was just effortless. Effortless.

Support:
No issues

Overall:
I don't know of a pedal system out there that I would rather have.

Feature:
I normally use yamaha belt drive double pedals but the direct drive is much faster then any pedal I have used including the belt drive.

Quality:
Every pedal from now and on will be a yamaha on my drumset

Value:
yes top quality product

Desirability:
I looked at the direct drive assembly and found it kinda interesting and really wanted to try one.

Sound:
use the hammer style beaters

Support:
so far good, I havent had the hardware give me any problems so there hasnt been any need for support or repair.

Overall:
couldnt be happier