Anyone have any experience with CAD Drum Mic Kits?

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I was thinking about picking up a set of either:
PMP632C - 6 piece kit:
(3) TSM411's Dynamic Microphones (Toms, Snare, Timbales, Congas)
(2) ICM417's Electret Condenser Microphone (Cymbals, Overheads, Instruments)
(1) KBM412 Large Diameter Dynamic Microphone (Kick Drum)

Or: the Pro - 7 (though I'm pretty sure pro is just a marketing term that they're using)
One KM212 dynamic cardioid kick drum mic
3 TM211 dynamic cardioid tom mics with attached drum mount clips
One SN 210 dynamic cardioid snare mic with attached drum mount clip
2 CM 217 cardioid mini pencil condenser mics with external roll-off and pad

The price range is around 200 bucks so I know they're not gonna be like the best mics ever, but the reviews I've read said they're all suprisingly decent for how much they cost. I'll be running them into a PreSonus Firepod that has Pre's (they are built in but they're decent ones still).

I was also looking at the Audix Fusion Series... any experience with that one?
 
The CAD kick drum mic is just nasty in my opinion. Look at the response graph, those don't always tell you much but in this case they do. Big exaggerated low end and just a boomy sucker. I know others seem to dig it. The other CAD kit mics are "OK", but I find the Fusion stuff to be the only drum kit worth much.

Again, just my opinion. I have a lot more experience with the Fusion stuff than the CAD too. The following demo tracks were done with the Fusion:

http://www.nowhereradio.com/artists/album.php?aid=2079&alid=1084

The snare was a 57 but replaced with Drumagog anyway. All the rest is a Fusion 6 kit.

War
 
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