Zaključak

Do sada smo o DTXpressu 4 Special rekli osjetno više dobrog nego lošeg,
i to lijepo ocrtava naše mišljenje – radi se o općenito vrlo dobrom
kompletu elektroničkih bubnjeva, kako za probe, tako za tihu vježbu u stanu,
pa tako čak i za nastupe ili studijski rad. Nedostatke ima, ali zapravo niti
jedan od njih nije ozbiljan nego se prije radi o sitnicama odnosno marketinškim
odlukama kako bi komplet bolje držao svoje tržišno mjesto izmedu
Yamahinog početnickog DTXplorer i visokoprofesionalnog DTXtreme kompleta elektronickih
bubnjeva. Sve to ipak na kraju dolazi na naplatu. Ovaj komplet nije baš
jeftin – platite li ga u tvrdoj gotovini, olakšat ce vas za otprilike 10.600
kuna, ne računajuci bas-pedalu i stolicu koje cete vjerojatno trebati odvojeno
ako nemate akustični set otprije, a ako idete na rate, računajte s iznosima
od cca 13.000 kn. Ne želimo eksplicitno reći da je komplet preskup jer
se za tu cijenu ipak dobiva adekvatno kvalitetan i trajan glazbeni instrument,
ali svejedno se radi o solidnom iznosu (razmislite samo kakvu možete konfiguraciju
sklopiti za 13.000 kuna). No, ako ste čvrsto odlučili svirati bubnjeve, ovo
je još uvijek jeftinije od sudske parnice sa susjedima, a ako se baš
vrlo potrudite, možda će prije ili kasnije sami sebe isplatiti. Zbog toga
cijenu možemo svrstati samo pod uvjetne nedostatke.

Conclusion

So far we have said noticeably more positive than negative facts about the DTXpress
4, and that conveys our opinion quite well – it is a generally very good electronic
drum kit for band sessions, practice in private, even performances and studio
work. It has some flaws, but actually none of them is serious, or are just marketing
decisions that help position this kit between Yamaha’s cheaper DTXplorer and
professional DTXtreme electronic drum sets.However, there is a price to pay,
quite literally. This set is not too cheap, at least in Croatian relations –
if you pay it in hard cash, it will cost about 10.600 HRK, excluded the bass
pedal and a throne that you will need to buy separately if you don’t own an
acoustic drum set already. And if you’re into paying via credit, count with
figures of around 13.000 HRK. We don’t want to explicitly state that the price
is too high because one gets a decently constructed and long-lasting musical
instrument, but it is still a seriously high amount to consider (just think
of the computer configurations one can build on this kind of budget). However,
if you have made a solid decision to practice and play drums, this is still
a cheaper option than a court trial against the neighbors, and it may actually
pay it self back if you turn out to be a really good drummer. Therefore, we
can classify the price only as a circumstantial con.