Its so funny I just honestly think Yamaha are better drums all around, their finishes are flawless, their hardware is cast and manufactured in the motorcycle shops of Yamaha and the craftsmen who actually build the drums are sent to school for over a year learning the art of building drums. You put one Oak custom fusion kit next to another, and tune them exactualy the same and blind fold yourself, you wont be able to tell the difference between the two which I think consistancy of drums is key. You hear one Yamaha kit in one store youre pretty much guaranteed identical sound from another which I think is a feature DW lack, not in their kits made before 2001 though, because thats when they actually were using decent shells.