If price is not an issue, the Roland TD-50KV2 is the better e-drum kit overall. But, the Alesis Strike Pro SE shines when it comes to value. The features and specs that it offers are better value than the TD-50KV2.
Roland TD-50KV2 V-Drums vs Alesis Strike Pro Special Edition (2024) Head to Head
Both the Roland TD-50KV2 and the Alesis Strike Pro SE are very capable professional e-drum kits. The Roland TD-50KV2 has better build quality, lower latency, and better triggering. Though the Alesis Strike Pro SE offers great value with a quality module, and some prefer the sounds from it, even though the trigging might not be quite as good as the Roland one.
Both e-drum kits come with their flagship model drum modules. Roland's TD-50X is the best performing drum module that they have offered, and the same goes with the Alesis Strike Performance Module. Even though there are a lot more sounds on the Strike Performance Module, 1800 to be exact, and the triggering is fairly low latency, TD-50X's triggering is the best in the class, offering the lowest trigger latency, and it comes packed with 900 sounds.
Key Differences
The Alesis Strike Pro SE has a 20" full-sized kick drum, while the TD-50KV2 has an 18" full-sized kick drum.
The TD-50KV2 comes with Roland's flagship 14" triple-zone digital snare pad, while the Alesis Strike Pro SE comes with a 14" dual-zone snare pad.
The Alesis Strike Pro SE has three 14" crash cymbals, while the Roland KD-50KV2 comes with two 16" crash cymbals.
The Roland TD-50KV2 V-Drums is equipped with the TD-50X, while the Alesis Strike Pro Special Edition uses the Strike Performance Module.
Key Features in Common
Both e-drum kits come with great tunable mesh heads that have tension rods to easily set the tension for your playstyle.
Both the Strike Pro SE and the TD-50KV2 have plenty of direct outputs, eight to be exact, so they are both great for live performance as you can send them straight to the mixer.
The Roland TD-50KV2 and the Strike Pro SE both offer full-sized kick drum which are great, albeit the Strike Pro SE has 2" bigger kick drum, coming in at 20". Both e-drum kits have great stage presence.
Check out the Roland TD-50KV2 V-Drums in action.
And here's a video of the Alesis Strike Pro Special Edition.
One important thing to note regarding their drum modules is that the TD-50X has 4 additional pad/cymbal inputs, while the Alesis Strike Pro SE doesn't have additional inputs.
Price Comparison Between The Roland TD-50KV2 V-Drums and Alesis Strike Pro Special Edition
Use the below to get up-to-date prices for both the Roland TD-50KV2 V-Drums and Alesis Strike Pro Special Edition
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Verdict
If budget is not an issue, and you want best of the best, then by all means the Roland TD-50KV2 has an advantage over the Alesis Strike Pro SE. If, however, value is something that's important you, than there's not beating the Alesis Strike Pro SE. Whichever you choose, you'll be happy with the end result, as both e-drum kits are flagship models from the two manufacturers.
Emil Pachkovski