Butch, electric drums are an easy transition from acoustics. The guy at the store let me play thru headphones and I was sold. Every stroke sounds perfect every time. I have bottom of the line Yamaha DTXplorer but I have no complaints. The ability to practice drums at 5 in the morning with sleeping kids in the house is awesome. When I get a chance to play the acoustic set I don't think it has suffered from all the practice on the rubber pads of an electronic set. Of course, nothing beats the real thing.