The Forum series by Pearl are relatively inexpensive, and quite good for the price.
Yamaha, Pearl or Ludwig sell good drum sets but a good drum set can cost over $1000.
The phrase "without hardware" means that the set includes drums, but no stands for things such as cymbals.
i think it has to be tama or pearl or ddrum for aforrdable and good quality
Probably REMO or Pearl. but that's just MY opinion.not starcaster
For a time in the early 1970s, Pearl was distributed in the U.S. by Norlin, the parent company of Gibson guitars at the time. but now a days a good set of skins and a decent drum set your all set.
Sunlight Drum Sets are a nice kit, but If you would like a studio quality kit at a low price, The best kits are from DW, PDP, and Pearl.
Pearl and Ludwig drums are good for about $100 more. Drums under 500 dollars are not durable and don't sound very good.
From my personal experience, both are pretty equal using the stock heads and rims, but when using higher quality heads (remo, evans, etc) and tune them well I think the export's tone is significantly better.
I would recomend a combination between pearl and zildjian. Cymbals are expensive, so don't hesitate to buy used.
One can purchase a cheap Pearl Masters MCS drumset on Amazon, or drum stores like The Percussionist. These drumsets are fairly cheap, and are shipped in good quality.
I think for a beginning 8 year old, if he/she is serious about starting, a 5 piece kit would be sufficient. I've had the pleasure of playing with some incredible drummers and there isn't really anything you can't do with just a 5 piece kit.