It goes without saying that they're not as good as good as the real thing but they go 90% of the way there. I bought a Roland set back in 2004 and theyre still going strong. They taken a fair amount of thumping over the years. I used them to practice in my apartment before weekly band practice so come practice session we were tight. As regards noise I practiced at 6am for 1 or 2 hrs daily and my wife never complained about the stick on rubber/nylon mesh tapping. Also being able to mix guitar/vox tracks via the module makes your timing spot on. If you live in the deep south west I'll loan you mine!
