I would say Yamaha is way better. Pearl drums tend to crack easy. My personal opinion is gretch or Ludwig drums. They have a great ring to em. I love the snares and you can pick ludwigs up for a fair price.
The answer is a matter of opinion. I say go to Google and type in tama or pearl. This will bring you to websites that have the personal reviews of musicians and drum experts. I prefer Pearl, but that...
From my personal experience, both are pretty equal using the stock heads and rims, but when using higher quality heads (remo, evans, etc) and tune them well I think the export's tone is significantly...
Sound percussion and Pearl are made by Pearl Music Worldwide. Sound percussion is a "knockoff" version of Pearl drum sets, ergo why they are much cheaper. If you are looking for quantity (meaning...