Don't sleep on Taye drums. They make some nice kits. Not as flashy or well-known as the yamahas and pacific, but still good drums for the money.
If price is an issue right now, and you're in it for the long run, I suggest you sacrifice one or two pieces and buy a quality pro level kit and you can keep adding to it as time goes on. I've been kicking myself for years by buying a Pro M mapex kit 8, 10, 12, 14, 22. It's a great drumset but I wish I would've put that kind of cash toward a 4 piece or even a 3 piece DW or other high end kit. As time has passed I've seen great deals on eBay for single toms that would've been great to build the high end kit of my dreams. I am actually building myself an all maple kit with satin chrome DW hardware. This is what the hardware looks like it's not shiny chrome but kinda' dull and smooth. It's so sick!!!!
It's all good though I love my Pro M's I get a lot of compliments on how they look and sound. They really do sound great, and to top it off they were a gift from my wife before we were even married. So they have sentimental value in that respect.
ok enough rambling.