Remo 08" Silent Stroke Mesh Head

I have equipped my rather large drum kit (4 SD, 4 TT, 3 FT, 1BD) with Remo SilentStroke heads as I practice in my living room and I also enjoy a good relationship with my neighbours. I also have Zildjian Low Volume cymbals (20" ride, 18" Crash Ride, 18" China, 16" Crash, 14" HH and 10" Splash), they match with the Remo heads as if they were developed together.
The SilentStrokes have a different sound than other heads, mainly because the reso heads are more audible. Tuning is different as well, for the same reason. The feel depends on tension, as with any head. It takes little or no time to get used to these heads, they do respond to different sticks, mallets and brushes. If you want to use brushes, go for nylon, as steel will penetrate the mesh, and will hamper your playing. I have played a few room concerts with unamplified acoustic guitars (amongst other instruments), vocals without microphone... It's a different approach to concerts, I like this very much. Recording requires rethinking mic setup and compression parameters, but it works.
If you need to play softly, but want a real drum sound and feel, this is the way to go!