Taking a premium brand into a lower pricepoint can be tricky - get it wrong and the prestige of the name could be permanently undermined. However, DW seems to have got the Performance Series spot on.

A PC, some accessories and air: that's all it takes to play the aerodrum. The air drum has many advantages: it requires little space, is easy to carry and - perhaps most important - it doesn't disturb ...

While the kit represents a substantial saving on an equivalent custom version, it's still a lot of money. That said, it's an impressive set of drums capable of producing quality sounds with the added ...