I purchased this snare for practicing and recording in my home studio. Tuning was smooth and easy. I put a gel pad to the batter head and I am very very satisfied with the sound. Really what I wanted! The drum itself looks great and desirable and I could not see any problems with quality. I will never regret this purchase and highly recommend it! pros: can be loud if needed, nice sound played soft and hard, with and without snares, great look, cons: ?