I think both companies are great but for me I like tama better. I have a rockstar and its great especially for the price. Although I dont have too much experience with pearl so I'm not 100% sure on how I feel about them. In the hardware battle although, I'd go for tama no doubt! They're hardware is very sturdy, lasts a long time, and it looks great too. Too bad it costs so much or else I would own more
But that's just my opinion of things.
