Millenium MPS-850 E-Drum Set

The Millenium MPS-850 is a beautiful compromise for people who really want a Roland TD17 but just don't have the money. Millenium might not be the biggest brand, this drum set surely speaks for itself. I've had it for a year now and will tell you about my experience.

- Kit -
The kit itself is simply gorgeous. I love how it does not look flashy but is still stylish. Furthermore, the responsiveness of the kit is good (not perfect, but what can you expect for this money). Mesh is a must and thankfully this kit is fully mesh. Lastly, I found the standing Hi-hat to be a must. I play regularly on acoustic kits and this helps for transition in between kits.

There are a few cons regarding the responsiveness:
- The cymbals are somewhat clumsy in their trigger curves. It takes experience and knowing the kit to maintain a smooth volume during a cymbal roll. I recommend downloading the manual and checking out the curves you can adjust for this matter.
- The hi-hat is not the best-built there is. First of all, my hi-hat control on/off switch broke off about five weeks in. Secondly, the hi-hat sometimes forgets you're playing closed which is somewhat annoying.
- The spring of my kick drum started squeaking a bit after two months of playing. This can be resolved by oiling it.
- Once in a while, hitting the hi-hat, drum and snare at the same time triggers the play-button for the play-along songs. I'll be in the middle of a drum solo and suddenly a backing track comes in. This is the most annoying feature but can be resolved by turning the volume to 0.

- Durability -
I play in a setting where I need to be able to set up my kit in as short a time as possible. I've taken the whole kit apart and put it together about 15 times now, and I can safely say that the kit does not show any sign of wear and tear. What's more, I can now manage to do this in less than 15 minutes which to me is remarkable. Some easy cable management allows you to be very quick. Tip: buy the gig bag with it.

- MIDI trigger -
I play with Addictive Drums 2 and Steven slate. Both works just fine with this drum and I have no trouble whatsoever.

- Drum sounds -
I find the drum sounds themselves to be quite bad, frankly. That's not to say I would find them better in a Roland TD 17 (I generally hate built-in kits I know I'm weird), but still. It helps that you can pitch and adjust all sounds to your liking but especially the more alternative genres sound incredibly unrealistic.
You can download samples onto your module but don't expect good results as the module can only hold about 15 samples. This means you can never sample your whole kit.

Nevertheless, the sound is good enough for practice and I'm enjoying the kit so far. Also: no wear & tear whatsoever.

- Conclusion -
Buy it.

I am a beginner and have no real experience of drum kits nether acoustic nor e-drums. I am HiFi interested and that bias my review.
Good:
Pads are very nice to play on. Cymbals also, however not that responsive for different kind of strikes, but I guess they are OK for the price. I am disappointed with the sound. It is poor and I think the module should be updated. I always use EZdrummer via the MIDI interface for the better sound, and then it is a great kit for the price, however it is a bit of a hazzle to always connect the PC etc. and you have to add an extra 150euro for HW and SW. I also miss Bluetooth.
The were problems with the Hi-Hat, but Thomann have been good on handling it.

You get mesh heads, six drums, a "real" hihat and three cymbals for a low, low price. That is all you need to know actually. The set up was easy. The built in sounds is not good. OK for practice, but not more. I connect the kit to my DAW and use the Steven Slate samples. Then you have fantastic sounds and it is suddenly a thousand times more inspirational.
The drums seem quite solid, but must not be bashed. If you let your kids go ape on this, like my youngest, the drums will easily flip out of position and end up in crappy angles. Easy to adjust, but annoying.

Still...Happy with the kit and would recommend to any starter (who can´t buy acoustic witch should always be first choice) or seasoned drummers wanting a low cost, low volume home practice kit.

i use this one for live shows in small pubs and restaurants, where volume is always an issue with real drum sets. I never used the native sounds, always used it with EX drummer. that means you will need an audio interface and a computer to run the program. the build quality is good and the pads feel nice to play. the bass drum pad is sturdy and doesn't move (that was my main concern). the cymbals are really bad though, in fact I ended up making a hybrid configuration, with real cymbals. I personally hate plastic e cymbals and there's no way you can get great sounding ones at this price point. overall, if you need to get a backup option for small gigs I can recommend this drum set. but i would highly recommend to also get a sample software like ez drummer and also using your real cymbals and hybrid.

The good news first : the solid well-engineered quality of the pads cymbals and fixings was a really big surprise. The box it came in weighed 34Kg mostly because each pad and cymbal plus the rack are individually weighty and apparently durable. Great sizes of pads and cymbals as well at this price point. The bad news (for me) : the Instructions are inadequate and not much help unless you are very experienced in assembling electric kits. Two main areas need improving : how to get the module and all its fixed cables into the left beam - the three bolts had to be forced through the holder as if driving in self-tapper screws. Second, how the Hi-Hat parts go together - the illustrations are just too small and there is no useful description. A final problem - the courier (DHL) messaged me early on the day to say they were arriving around 6pm - it was just lucky that i was in when they arrived at 1 pm! It was weird - the van was a beat-up random van not a DHL anyway. Overall it's great value but it could be even better with some relatively small mods to the documentation. Recommended!

I'm pretty satisfied to this kit as it comes with "real" Hi-Hat and it comes with 4 tomtoms and these was my requirements what i wanted from the kit. I used to play with really old Yamaha DTXplorers and this was huge upgrade for me to get this kit.

Playability is quite close to real ones but still feels a bit different to play in general. All tho when playing longer periods mesh screws might get loosen a bit time to time by vibration.

Sounds of the module are not the best ones but have managed to find some sort of good sound settings by playing with the different settings etc. There is plenty of different sounds to play with and this is really good option to have.

Quality of pads and all other things is good, but with the 10" pads i have been countered issues couple of times. Wiring is too thin and gets snapped broken too easily by the resonance. Usually it gets cut right after the shouldering and edge of that clue. This is only thing what i have found so far and call it like a flaw of the design. Cymbals are good in general. One of my crashes don't register hits time to time but works otherwise good. Ride's bell you need to hit pretty hard to get it triggered. Otherwise all rest of the parts are good and solid pieces.

In general i can recommend this kit to others without any hesitation. Especially if you have lower budget. Also its really good kit for the beginners as it comes with so many pads and cymbals.

This is the best kit you could buy in this price range, if you would like to silently practice at home and wanna use the real hi-hat stand, to be able to hit the bell of the ride cymbal, actively use the rims of the drums and get a more realistic feeling with the mesh heads. The struggle with the hi-hat is true I bought the kit being aware of the missing beats problem of the hi-hat but for splashes, chiks and open-close beats it is much more accurate, in short it is a great piece to train your left foot. Also material quality is not as terrible as I was expecting, not the best quality for sure but it is in my oppinion much more durable compare to the other reviews. If you are looking for a realistic sound directly from the head this is not your kit. I see some sollutions to connect it to PC using a sound card so that you can use it as midi input for EZ drummer but still I am not sure this is your kit if you look for a great sound and accuracy to record songs. Overall satisfactory, but you should know I bought it to practice only.