So the one star less is just because I used a borrowed set of rings from a friend and my Mapex Voyager sounded great (I think they were Remo). The Evans are good but does not cut the high tones as much. The rings seems to be plastic and with just a few days old it's difficult to comment about the quality. Up until now they are great. The plus would be that I got all four rings in one set that fits the Tom's, snare and floor Tom and the price was good too.