Mapex Changes?

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Has anyone been paying attention to Mapex during the last about 4-5 years? I have owned a Mapex Saturn Pro Series set for about 5 years. When I got it, the set it looked awsome (Hardware, Logo, ect.). I had recently bought a 8" tom to go along with my 10,12, and 14 inch toms. When I got the tom I was shocked to find out that Mapex changed DRAMATICLY! The mounting hardwear is different (old one had locking feature and made it look better), The logo is chesey now, the shell order changed (darker is on the outside!! Looks BAD!!!!), Even the PAINTING has also changed! Here are some pictures of the changes..........
 
Some Pictures Of What I Mean!

Here are some pictures of what I mean!
 

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Here are some pictures of what I mean (2)!
 

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Mapex has changed... but so have a lot of other companies. I really like the quality of Mapex drums... they are SO underrated. I had a V-Series kit for quite some time but needed to upgrade. I had heard that Sonor had made many of its drum lines in the same factory as Mapex under the rigid ISO 9001 condition! So I recently purchased a Sonor Force 3003 (black sparkle) and have not been disappointed! These drums are well worth what I paid! A lot of drum companies now are stepping it up... I like what Sonor has done to the Force series and what Mapex now is offering with the M and ProM series as well. These are two highly underrated companies IMO.
 
It really sucks because I paid $300 for a UNMATCHED tom!! I also looked at the tom again and the 10" GOOD tom said "Made In Taiwan"..... the 8" New Tom said "Made in China" ?????? Its sqrewed up!!!
 
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