Why do you have to poll, and what is the result of the outcome going to be?
Realise with any poll the outcome is only going to be based on individual members thoughts and what members actually have experience with, which would give an inaccurate result on the topic. Sorry i think polls a waste of time.
Reality is, any choice between any make or material (of any drum gear) is going to be an individual one made from trying the items to see how they perform/ sound.
To be pedantic the drum finish such as wrapped or laquered is going to affect drum sound. In my opinion drum head selection has the biggest factor to how a drum will sound, followed by how it is played.
I have a birch kit which appears to me as a bit more focused than others and make great drums for recording, miking up, playing hard in live situations. As i said head choice can alter it's performance drastically.
This link may help ?
http://www.drumdojo.com/tech/shelldesign.htm
Plagarised from above
Sort of sums it up.
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Many people describe Maple as being "warm" and even in its frequency response. Birch is often described as "bright," because it produces more high end than Maple. The bottom line is, like most musicians, we can get pretty intense about our equipment. Because of this, we hear minute little differences that most normal people would never distinguish. Any of these woods, with the exception the lauan that budget drums are made of, will produce an equally wonderful tone. If you have certain preferences about the frequency response for your drums, choose accordingly. "
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