Millenium QuiHead 16" Mesh Head

I bought this Mesh Head for using it in my hybrid drumkit (mesh heads + triggers + drum module). It works perfectly with different types of triggers and modules.

What I really like is the feeling of a real acoustic drum and the quality of the head.

The main problem for me (I play the drums in my apartment) is the volume of sound. Never caused me any problems, but I expected lower level of noise.

Comparing to mesh heads by the other brands: the price is great, the quality is good, the sound is not good (consider to use it with triggers or only for practical reasons). I will NOT use it as an ordinary drum head for a small gig or something ? there's almost no note.

I am using this meshed drum head on a Pearl Midtown acoustic drum. I have to say that it does damper quite a good amount of the sound and it still leaves a bit of the tone for you to realize the difference between toms and so. Perhaps it is not as pleasent with the snare since it does not do as much the rattle noise as it to be nice sounding (perhaps it can be adjusted by adding tension or so, but I have not tried so far). All in all I am quite happy. What I do think is that the mesh heads in combination with the millenium low volume crashes is a good combination, despite I have the feeleng that the cymbals are proportionatlly more noisy than the drums.

I got Millenium Quiheads for my first shell set (1x 10", 2x 12", 1x 14", 1x 20") and later on two more sizes (1x 13", 1x16") for an additional floor tom and a new snare, to replace the regular heads with them for my home kit. Overall, they are a good purchase for their cost. Below is a detailed analysis:

Pros:
1) Cost-effective: a good inexpensive alternative to the costlier mesh heads from bigger brands
2) Serve the purpose: extremely quiet heads. I play in my shared apartment, and never once did I get a complaint from my flat mates of being too loud.
3) Good fit: the fit matches the different desired drum sizes. The heads also have some headroom to allow for tuning high or low as per the rebound requirements.

Cons:
1) Not very durable: these onesbreak/tear more easily than others. I have stopped using the bass drum mesh head since that one broke the most easily. Would not recommend if you are these ones if you are a heavy hitter.
2) Different rebound: the rebound is obviously not the same as what you would expect of a regular head, but that is the case with mesh heads generally.
3) Reduced sensitivity to triggers: I play with triggers in my home kit and get the audio output in my ears, and I feel that the triggers are a little less responsive with these mesh heads in comparison to others, thus forcing me to hit heavier, resulting in con#2 mentioned above.

Overall, it serves the purpose of making the kit silent, and is more pocket-friendly, provided you are not breaking them frequently.