I took off another star because the cymbals are super flimsy and will eventually need to be replaced soon

The cymbal and hi-hat stands are quality made and should support larger replacements with ease.

Occasionally the peddles for the base loosen up and the high hat looses the screw from the top cymbal but

Why would a crash cymbal break after such short

The cymbals are appropriate for this set so don't expect anything close to Zildjian's sound

But, decent cymbals can cost as much as this entire kit does alone,

Quality product for the price, but the cymbal comes loose every time it's used and is too difficult for my child to adjust himself.

Why would a crash cymbal break after such short

But cymbals are EXPENSIVE and the drums actually sound pretty decent once assembled and tuned

The cymbals are cheap and will likely break after only a little abuse

The cymbals are more toy-like and sound like rubbish.

Also the cymbals are really inferior even for a beginner set.

My only complaint is that the top-cymbal retaining nut was really (I mean really) badly mis-threaded and caused the top hat cymbal to rest at about a 15 degree angle

Snare drum and cymbals on the low end of scale

I can barely tighten the wingnut before it's choking off the cymbal's sound

So these are maybe $10 cymbals, good enough for a padawan learner - better than I learned with 40 years ago.

Good drums, ok drum heads, terrible cymbals.

Cymbal split, snare and other heads broke