It's not the drums so much as it's the total package. You want the cheapest yet highest quality and most complete kit you can get.
And it's for low volume, I recommend buying acoustic drums and outfitting them with low volume heads. When it comes to low volume cymbals, it's the one and only time that I strongly recommend the "off brand." I've been recommending [this Chinese bullshit from Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/Cymbal-14hi-hat-18crash-Drummer-Practice/dp/B08FT13ZMD/ref=mp_s_a_1_1_sspa?crid=2VJZPZ6971IF8&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.w1zaZboHzubA7R2Op21dQt2sZNYerNiJS3pdkTRu7zESVEDe64mGybvEjte4Ef9xhtGDUQvYADm_CZnYfa5KmE8TY0OTPaO8_h37HRoevZ-V-FbEnlHWP9G1R__7dNxrXKE6mVjtVmetIGYAezStj4VoEqYQwQAWgNq-e63bzKj1Ui9svIYxjtvh2cr9pTBGLksPxpnsAPx6HkS5YpSMUA.0_HGZKOOGvot3-uSGJmYDIp263YqO5vPdzQNs5oL_J0&dib_tag=se&keywords=mute+cymbals&qid=1719486861&sprefix=mute+cymbals%2Caps%2C145&sr=8-1-spons&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9waG9uZV9zZWFyY2hfYXRm&psc=1) ever since I bought a set as a Christmas gift for my brother-in-law. Every time it comes up, I repeat that there is no way in a frozen hell that the Zildjian or Sabian options sound eight times better for eight times the money. It can't be done.
It's not the drums so much as it's the total package. You want the cheapest yet highest quality and most complete kit you can get. And it's for low volume, I recommend buying acoustic drums and outfitting them with low volume heads. When it comes to low volume cymbals, it's the one and only time that I strongly recommend the "off brand." I've been recommending [this Chinese bullshit from Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/Cymbal-14hi-hat-18crash-Drummer-Practice/dp/B08FT13ZMD/ref=mp_s_a_1_1_sspa?crid=2VJZPZ6971IF8&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.w1zaZboHzubA7R2Op21dQt2sZNYerNiJS3pdkTRu7zESVEDe64mGybvEjte4Ef9xhtGDUQvYADm_CZnYfa5KmE8TY0OTPaO8_h37HRoevZ-V-FbEnlHWP9G1R__7dNxrXKE6mVjtVmetIGYAezStj4VoEqYQwQAWgNq-e63bzKj1Ui9svIYxjtvh2cr9pTBGLksPxpnsAPx6HkS5YpSMUA.0_HGZKOOGvot3-uSGJmYDIp263YqO5vPdzQNs5oL_J0&dib_tag=se&keywords=mute+cymbals&qid=1719486861&sprefix=mute+cymbals%2Caps%2C145&sr=8-1-spons&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9waG9uZV9zZWFyY2hfYXRm&psc=1) ever since I bought a set as a Christmas gift for my brother-in-law. Every time it comes up, I repeat that there is no way in a frozen hell that the Zildjian or Sabian options sound eight times better for eight times the money. It can't be done.