when i first started using the Sk2 i had been telling my one friend he needed to get it instead of his evans joint, he didn't listen. then when he heard the difference in my drum he was angry and within weeks he took his NEW evans head off and put the SK on - that's like a $36 loss. the head must be the truth. i'm a evans man to the fullest but i just can't get beyond the sound that the SKicks provide it is unbeatable.