Kevin M Reilly
2025-02-17 16:25:43
I had a Vh-11 for a year and upgraded to the Vh-14’s. What a difference! The Vh-14’s feel like an acoustic hat when you hit the top edge soft or hard. They open just like an acoustic hat and there is no delay from the module. The Vh-11’s do not have the sound expression when you hit them, were delayed a mili-second when open/close, and kept rotating on the clamp causing hits not to register. Well worth the money for a new one!
LaZeR
2025-01-11 13:43:50
The Digital VH-14D is the most highly OVER-rated product in Roland history, not to mention also pretty expensive.The vh14d ALL OF: feels, plays, & sounds UN-natural. Older generation hiHats, VH-11 for example, perform much better.What are the settings to get a more smooth "open" while playing, and LESS of an aggressive "THWACK" on close?Also, footSplashes are a frckn CHORE, and much less sensitive than older generation hiHats.
Don M.
2024-12-31 14:10:35
I have the original TD27KV2. I upgraded everything hardware related that I could. I ditched the tower kick pad for the KD120. I added an additional splash cymbal and tom.I've had the kit for 5 years so I have a good understanding of how it works.I've never been completely happy with the hi-hat. It's about 95% accurate, repeatable and perfected. The other 5% shows lack of nuance, missed triggers, misread strikes and improper foot chicks and splashes.I understand Roland is a business. But this is a money grab for something that should work properly in the first place.ldThese kits already run nearly 5K to complete with hardware.There's no good reason that as a musician and customer, that the first thing you should need to do is get rid of a hi-hat that doesn't work properly and then fork out another 1k+ for one that works about 99% of the time and has better sensitivity, but should've been there in the first place.Roland is the Rolls Royce, Cadillac, or whatever of e-drums. Shorting or skimping in the hi-hat is like not including air conditioning as a standard option on a vehicle. It's cheapung out and cheapens the brand.
T. Gaydos
2024-11-28 10:10:13
I wasn't sure what to expect with the digital hit hat pads vs the VH-11s I had been using, but it is an order of magnitude difference. The 12" size feels more natural, but it's the response that's such a major upgrade. The stick articulation and response is truly next-level. Heel splash, choke, ghost notes, over-pressure...it's all here as if it were an acoustic hi-hat. I honestly didn't think it would be worth the admittedly insane price, but after playing on them for a couple months, it's more than worth it. Same with the digital snare and ride (although the ride is more evolution than revolution).