Millenium 14"x6,5" Power Steel Snare

For the price you get a decently made snare which sounds pretty much as you'd expect a thin metal snare to sound. You either need that sound in your arsenal or you don't.

With upgraded heads, correct dampening, tuning and technique to taste you'll get a decent sound out of it if that is your thing.

It is pretty much like every 'free' snare that comes with a starter kit, but I've found the millennium range to strike a decent balance in regards to value for money as for what you pay, there seems to be very little drawback if you need a 6.5" steel snare except it is unlikely to hold any second hand value.

Thin rolled steel, folded seams, bearing edges fine, straight sides, no middle ring, decent rims, rattle, throw, tuning rods and retainers. I'm guessing you aren't buying this snare because you wanted a collectors item though, very much is what it is.

No QC issues for me. Happy.

When I got this snare, I changed the cheap drumheads right away for Remo emperor. Upon instalation I noticed the shell is bent / egg shaped and the heads could not be installed smoothly. There was no way to tighten the bolts evenly, the squished opposing sides were much harder to tune and it's impossible to properly tune the snare or to get a normal snares response this way.
Then the thread on the snare wires tensioner, which was hard to turn to begin with , has completely seized on the second day.
I will fix all the issues, since the snare itself has potential for decent sound, and I like to repair and modify my instruments, but an average person would definitley have to send the drum back.
It has potential for those who posess tools and skill, but in short: good design, poor quality.