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Pearl Reference Series Kit £2730

With fantastic build, sounds and looks, there's no denying that Pearl has delivered a world-class kit with this Reference Series set-up

The MusicRadar Team, Tue 23 Oct 2007, 12:12 pm UTC

Minimum contact lugs are used all over the kit.

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Manufacturer's description

What if each drum in your drum set was engineered as an instrument unto itself. Each tom designed to respond perfectly within the confines of its respective frequency without compromise over any other area of your kit. This is the mission behind Reference Series. A complete set of individually engineered, incredible sounding drums.

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MusicRadar rating

4 of 5

Pros

Fantastic build quality, utterly impressive sound, beautiful looks.

Cons

The slight sense of hype that surrounds the range.

The bottom line

This is a fantastic example of sophisticated drum kit construction and it sounds wonderful. Whether the mixed wood/bearing edges concept is deserving of the hike in price is open to debate - any Reference Series rig will make a big hole in your bank balance. If ever there was a case for booking into your local friendly drum store and spending some quality time A/B-ing kits before spending, the Reference Series is it.

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