Sonor vs Tama
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- čas přidán 12. 12. 2016
- We needed a comparison of the two kits we could listen to back to back so that one could be crowned the winner, so we decided we'd video the experiment and share it with all of you too! Both of them sound stunning, but there is a marked difference in the recording sound. We've put both kits through almost identical settings, so the difference you hear comes from the drums themselves and not what we've done during the edit.
- Hudba
They are both fantastic, and I would be happy with either one. Nice video, thank you!!!
They are both great sounding, but, I Am a Sonor Guy all the way!
I still have an Old Phonic Plus set I use. Can't let it go. Its been used abused loved then beat again yet sounds great.
Both are fantastic
Though I listen many times I cannot help but finding the Tama toms more resonant. I find them having a better tone. My choice have happened to be between Tama and Sonor, why I find this video so interesting.
I will always have a place in my heart for TAMA. They are the original METAL kit.
Sonor is much more open and organic.
SONOR!
how you want o know the right sound, when there is O-rings on drum heads?
6 year later commenting here to say that the Tama sounds absolutely tighter than the Sonor. Clearly, a much better choice as a recording studio kit. I’m glad you layer different styles bc it made me think Tama has been greatly undervalued for genres other than rock. This was a surprise bc I’ve been digging the more recent Sonor kits and artists (Benny Greb and Gavin Harrison, specially).
Both kits sound great. I'm going with Sonor as the better choice.
Greg Patterson i have the same answer
Why Sonor not Tama?
I know the Tama Starclassic birch/bubinga isn't nearly as expensive as these two kits but id say the sound of the bb's are kinda a meet in the middle to these two drums, the pre eq'd sort of sound and mid-high end ring of birch, and the focused attack and deep low end of bubinga. Amazing price point for such a great kit. Best bang for your buck IMO. I have a 2016 Tama Starclassic BB hyperdrive kit and the money you pay for the quality of drums and hardware you get is unbelievable. They brought down a lot of the high end hardware features on their star kits to the Starclassic line like the quick lock tom brackets, and the air pocket floor tom legs, and the best virgin bass drum mounting on the market IMO the swivel wing mount.
Btw Pretty sure this is a Tama Starclassic bubinga elite that Matt Garstka uses and it's an amazingggg sounding powerful beautiful kit.
The video won't load for me.... every other video I have watched up til now works. I'm not sure what's going on
What do you call the bass filled water droplet sound the TAMA has more of? I love what ever that is.
I prefer the timbre of the Tama kit better, as I hear more range between the highs and the lows, but it seems like the 8" and 10" are tuned way differently from the rest of the kit. The Sonor kit is sharp and punchy, and certainly sounds fine as well.
Those kits are very similar, you can get very good results from both, I think the differences here are mostly because of the tuning
Anyone know which series of each is being compared?
Nice playing! Hard to tell the difference between the two but what I mostly notice is that snare on the Sonor kit is superior.
It´s the same snare! Min. 3:15 ...just muffeld
Your ears suck
Is this video not working for anyone else?
Mrwiseguy6
It's not working for me either.
It works for me. Both kits sound awesome.
Sell both and buy a second hand Sonor Designer Maple Light kit. Their solidity in both build quality and tone is unmatched. Designers (and Prolite/SQ2) are extremely consistent when it comes to timbre and sustain - all the way from the smallest rack toms to the floor toms. A great crack followed by fat tone that fades out without obtrusive overtones and without excessive sustain. In my opinion (from what I´ve owned and tried) the most musical sounding drum kit money can buy.
I love my Designers!!!
Your serious? A Prolite, Designer or...SQ2 it's all the same shell. This one is a Delite...the only difference is the hardware around the shell. First there's no more Designer or Delite, it's all Prolite now. SQ2 it's for building your own kit as you want.... i used too have all of them.
He said second hand.
DELITE = DE-signer LITE -> I believe to rember that the first badges was "Delight"
To my ear thi\e differences are quite minimal once the whole band kick in. I think I could Eq the differences in but that just leaves it down to states which is so individual anyway.
From what I hear, they are virtually equal, until you listen to the floor toms. Then, Sonor steals the show without breaking a sweat. I hope it is because of the tuning and/or head choice (because I am in the market for a new kit and I will not be able afford an SQ2 kit anytime soon).
Nick Liberos I suggest an SQ1 then or an S Class Maple which is used.
both nice kits. Kinda prefer the Sonor, bit more lively. And, put the newer SQ2 birch in against the Bubinga, and the decision may be unanimous.. Even better than the S Classix-
Best drums ever made is Sonor Signature Series but Billy Cobham had the best clear and dynamic tomsound with his fibes and staccatodrums in the 70s
I like the first kit
Sonor wish I could afford it .
By the time youtube has 'done its thing' to the sound - and it has passed through my computer speakers - I'm not sure I can make a fair assessment. Listening this way, I prefer the Sonor, but no idea how they would both sound on decent earphones from a high quality recording. The important thing is... which did you prefer?
SAHBfan sonor designer, craviotto or any solid/ stave, yamaha phx, George way walnut, sonor Nussbaum, gretsch broadcaster, sonor prolite, gretsch Brooklyn, gretsch usa, pearl masters custom config, pearl Reference pure, Yamaha 90s mc, tama exotic bubinga, Dw, tama regular bubinga, and so on... this is the order of the kits I'd buy of money was not an issue based on overall versatility and sound quality.
I forgot ayotte custom would be somewhere before or after gretsch Brooklyn depending on the condition they both sound on par with different characteristics
You need more cymbals.
3rd tom on Tama kit is super-flat.
5 years later….. Tama takes it. Both beautiful sounding. Personal preference is Tama all day .
Aw, something is very wrong with the processing of the captured audio or something. I was gonna say that I prefer the Snare on the Tama kit, and the sound of the Sonor toms and bass drum... then after going back and forth I realize you are using the same snare on both kits... and they sound totally different, lol.
i am a Tama forever.
Bass drum on the AQ2 mics up like to a Canon live!!
Forget the kits man. This guy is so good it won't matter. Just got lost watching him play. Amazing. If I had to choose. There''s nothing to choose, Sonor definitely sounds more open and lively. Tama sounded more like a 70s kit.
Tama are the best. You shuld make a video tama vs sonor with both same material(both maple, or both birch)
They're both amazing. I think the tama has more attack and sounds more consistent from tom to tom. But excellent job you have serious skills tuning drums.
2 great companies, But Tama all the way for me. 🤙
Sonor has more focus and a well rounded bottom end. When they combine Scandinavian birch with those undersized shells, it's the best birch sound in the entire drum market.
Sonor = great sound . unique styling and German build quality .Sonor it is .
Sonor! Only Sonor!
Sonor
Wrong heads for the Tama kit and the tuning was completely sub-par. Come on, unfair comparison right off of the bat.
I lobe both Sonor and Tama. They are both world class. I currently own a Tama Starclassic maple, 10" x 8", 12" x 9" (rack), 14 x 14", 16" x 16" (floor), 22" x 17" (kick) and 14" x 6.5" maple snare, all with die cast hoops and brushed nickel finish on the hardware. These drums, with proper tuning and either Evans G2 clear or Remo clear Emperor's on the batter side for the toms, Evans G1 clear or Remo clear Ambassadors on the reso side for the toms, Remo Powerstroke 3 with falam slam on the batter side for the kick (stock Tama head on reso side with mic hole) and either Evans coated G1 or G2 with or without the power dot on the batter side for the snare and a Remo clear diplomat or the Evans equivalent (it's escaping me right now) on the reso side for the snare. These combinations of heads allow for the maple, if tuned properly, to fucking sing and this kit sounds absolutely incredible. It sounds just as good or better than any kit out there.
So, use the right heads (especially because Bubinga has a warmer tone with less resonance) and tune them properly before doing a comparison.
I'll preface this by saying I'm not really a "brand" guy, I've been around long enough to realize that most top brands make great sounding high end kits, and anyone's cheap ass kit is going to be lacking. That being said, I feel the superiority of the sonor is obvious, other than the snares, I feel like the Tama sounds better, but I don't use wood snares I much prefer steel over brass, but the Tama has to much ring and wet attack sound where as the sonor has a really warm full tone w the just the right balance of attack, ring and overtone.
Sonor...!
sonor
Sonor 10+
SONOR WINS
I’ve owned both. Sonor cost MUCH more and are rarely seen by American drummers in stores. Jazz drummers are more hip to Sonor. There is a Sonor 6piece rock kit from ACDC’s 1988 tour complete with 10x14 snare. ......10,000bux. It’s on eBay.
They were so close in sound quality...some instances I liked the resonance of the Sonor...but in others, the Tama...since I have a Tama set...the balance shifts to Tama!! Lol I subbed your channel...please consider subbing back so I can continue to get your feeds...thanks
Tama drums are the best drums on the market period
Might I be the only one who prefers the Tama?
Sonor = more mids, more fundamendal to the note, better suited to classic and prog rock where you need to tune the tomes to specific notes. Between the two kits the Sonor is the allrounder.
Tama = scooped Japanese sound, more harmonics, better suited to 70s Italodisco and 80s rock/metal. More character but it will be difficult to play blues, country, roots rock or jazz on the Tama.
Tama bass drum sounds much better
tama
I've been playing Tama all my adult life, but I actually prefer the Sonors in this comparison. The Sonors are a little more open and melodic than the Tamas and if I was going to spend the $$ for a kit, I want my drums to be musical. The Tamas are just a little too "wet" for me (my guess is the difference is due to the Sonors being birch instead of bubinga.
Sonor.
This isn't a true comparison due to the shell material ,Birch has different sonic qualities to Bubinga.... I'm a Tama player using an older MIJ Starclassic Birch which sounds better than both kits here but on this particular test the Sonor wins for sure !!
Tama 10 - 0
Tama 10x0 Sonor
tama +1
Sonor, Really not fair though, Sonor is just a superior drum maker in all aspects and price ranges. Tama should be compared to Mapex and Pearls. I like the Tama but would much prefer the Sonor
No comparison! Sonor is the best period!
Sonor= AMG Mercedes
Tama= Hyundai
😂😂😂😂 Tama is the same as sonor but japanese wages not german wages
@@user-vf1rj9dd4k In your dreams. Tama is trash I’d take a high end Yamaha way before a Tama.
@@Fury5.010r come ooon...trash???
You are right about Yamahas though 😋
Video quality and sound is great!! But there is big mistake in this comparison. You cannot compare 2 kits with entirely different woods. Sonor must be a maple (i think) and Tama's a Bubinga. You have to compare kits with exactly the same wood material, for instance maple with maple, birch with birch, bubinga with bubinga and so on. I'm personality a maple fan and the fact that I've played both SQ2 maple and Star series Maple I'm gonna go with Tama! There is no question that both kits are awesome and ultra hi-end though. I just like Tama sound more. Cheers!!
German made drums vs Chinese made drums. No comparison! You need to compare the Sonors with the Japanese made Tamas!
Those are the Japanese Tama Bubingas
@@8hfcvfwr those are NOT made in Japan! Tama drums made in Japan will ALWAYS have marked on them, “Handcrafted in Japan.” Those do not. They are produced at their Chinese facility.
@@8hfcvfwr I received notice you replied but you obviously deleted it so I will respond anyway.
Again, if it’s a TAMA bubinga kit made in Japan, it will most certainly bear the insignia, “Handcrafted in Japan” somewhere on each drum, usually an inside stamp or print. It is as simple as that.
@@brohoop
I didn’t delete anything.
Curious, where in that video can you see the inside of the drum?
I own these same drums personally.
They were mfg in Japan.
Tama Bubinga elite in natural cordia.
Search it.
@@8hfcvfwr show a pic of “Handcrafted in Japan” anywhere on the drum. If it’s not on each drum then it wasn’t made in Japan!
this video don't load for view, 👎🏻
DW sounds better than both
Really?
sonor