Just read your post. I am breaking into e-drums too. I'm a do-it-yourselfer and plan to build my own kit using modified acoustic drums with aftermarket triggers. I simply cannot get used to playing on 8"-10" pads as fake drums. If I go with Roland V series drums (acoustic/electronic) drums, I'll end up selling my children to get the cash. (dow wanna do that). Do you have any experience with ddrum triggers, drumdial, or any others?
I plan to cut my shells 1" below the top-head hardware, glue white ribbon around the bottom edge (my kit is black), use mesh heads with triggers and e-cymbals for quiet playing, keep all my hardware, and tie it all into a Roland TD-10 brain. I still get to use my Iron Cobra double pedal, cymbals (w/MICS), when I play out.