I bought it as my first drum kit, and for its price, it's a great choice. The kick drum sounds really great and big when stuffed with a pillow or two. The floor tom is great when tuned correctly, but the rest of toms and snare are a pain to tune so I just resorted to over-dampening them with tablecloths. The hardware is okay, the hi-hat stand needs to be readjusted oftenly. The cymbals are very poor quality and don't even consider actually using them, just buy new ones.