Buyers Guide

Basics about Drums:

One of the most important things that defines the sound of the various drums, is the composition and type of wood. when you look at it from the top or bottom, you'll see that the drum is made of plies of wood. The less plies you see, the better the quality of this drum set. Less plies will produce less odd harmonics and a deeper and pure tone.
Some of the best woods for building a drum set are maple and mahogany. these are the two preferred materials for studio drumming. Maple will have a longer resonance, while mahogany will have a shorter decay time, but a punchier attack.
If you are starting to drum, you won't need an amazing drum set, specially if you can't afford it. I normally recommend my students to purchase a drum set within 800 dollars or so. Eventually, if you decide you really want to get serious about it, you can gradually substitute the separate pieces. For example, you can get better cymbals, and later on a better drummer's throne, etc.
Cymbals are made of different alloys, most times combined with cast bronze. This formulas are sometimes over 380 years old. If you are a "hard hitter", you should look for the cymbals that are thicker or that can take on hard pounding. When you are starting your way around the drum set, any cymbals will work. Obviously, cheap cymbals don't have good sound, but at least they'll help you get started on the drums.
My personal favorite for starting drummers is the DW pacific Drum Set, it is a good sounding kit for the buck.

Some Online Stores for purchasing DRUM SETS:

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Here's several brands of drum sets to check out:

Pearl

Tamma

DW

Yamaha

Slingerland

Ludwig

Porkpie

Orange county

Noble and Cooley

Cleavelander snares

Electronic Drum Sets:

Roland:

Yamaha:

Cymbals:

Paiste

Zildjian

Sabian

Meinl

Drum sticks:

Vic Firth

Vater

Pro Mark

Drum heads:

Evans

Remo

Aquarian