Why do many hate Dw Drums?/Complain about pricing?

Personally, I think there's a lot of false equivalences regarding the series/line and cost. When actually researching, the range of high-end kits are similar. (There are SQ2 and Star drums easily more expensive than DW. )

When compao cost, it's usually about the Collector's Series. Collector's (As the flagship line) are really only comparable to other brands flagship line. So the equivalent to the Collector's is a Sonor SQ2, Tama Star, Gretsch USA Custom, Pearl Masterworks, etc.

The Dw Performance Series is $3,499. A Tama Starclassic Maple is....$3,499. Both lines are equivalent to each other (Plus is DW makes the Performance Series in house. Tama Starclassic are made in China. If supporting US businesses is your thing)

The Design Series are equivalent to a Sonor AQ2. So it's very obvious when someone says "Why are you wasting money on a collector's when you can get a Tama Superstar Classic for a thousand?" Duh! They aren't even in the same ballpark to start with. The equivalent to a Superstar is a Pdp Concept Maple. They're intermediate lines, of course they'll be cheaper.

Overall, I think the criticism towards Dw is unfair. Since if you do actual comparisons from all brands, the range is the same. I even found Star drums going for $10,000 +. Same with sonor.

I actually wanted to test it and get quotes from multiple brands. I went to my local store with the exact same configuration and details. Sonor would be $7,300, more than a DW, and Tama Star was $8,500! DW was $4,500 for a custom made kit. Plus at the end of the day, who cares what another stranger wants to buy or play. But there's always that person who says "Why are you wasting money?! When this mapex armory is less than a thousand?" Maybe they already put a lot of thought into what they want.