No, it's very much a taste thing and not about portability. I sometimes work backline for festivals, and we usually will have an acrolite and whatever snare ca

No, it's very much a taste thing and not about portability. I sometimes work backline for festivals, and we usually will have an acrolite and whatever snare came with the shells (which are usually mid-line pro kits). The company has a black beauty and some other nicer stuff as well. We also bring a fairly complete set of Zildgian A and a set of K. Rarely do we pull that stuff out. Drummers almost bring their own cymbals, snare, and pedal. If they are flying in, usually they will still bring their brass.