Kanya kanya tayo ng preferences. Pabor ako sa e-drums. I agree na medyo iba ang feel but it'll just take a little while para masanay ka. With your choice (TD9K), mesh na yung snare mo so halos pareho na ng feel ng real snare head yun. Ganyan ang first kit ko and wala naman problem sa akin yung rubber toms. I then upgraded to TD9KV na puro mesh na pati toms (and iba ang module).
Adjustable naman ang velocities ng e-drums. Cymbal chokes, snare buzzes etc. emulated naman. Napaka bilis iset-up. 2 channels lang kakainin sa mixer niyo. Nakamix na yung sound.
Regarding e-drums sounding too digital (unnatural, robotic whatever), Roland factory sounds are good naman. With the right tweaking sa main house mixer, lalabas ang natural drum sound (basta hindi bias ang sound engineer sa acoustic drums).
Nowadays, drum vsts are the main ingredient of e-drums and that's what I've been using. I paired my e-drum with Toontrack Superior Drummer and IMO, can blow any good sounding drum (with proper micing, eq etc sa mixer) away with its natural tone.
Check this out and see kung tunog peke pa ang e-drums ngayon:
Lahat nagawa, Rudiments, ghost notes, snare buzzes etc.
Eto factory sounds lang ng TD9K pero ang ganda na:
Depende talaga.