Construction is solid with a clean finish and nice feel. Most of all the sound is rich and warm which was important for me as I wanted to use them in the studio. To enhance the sound I placed them on Auralex floor panels which really improved the clarity and cleaness of the sound. When it came to tuning I used the A string on a bass which resulted in having the skins slightly looser, not too much to be dull but enough to give a nice deep tone when struck. The result is a great recording sound with lots of nice sustained low end resonance, and I reduced the hand slap simply by not having to hit them so hard. Result is a fantastic recording.