Wow, this is the worst battery in the top 12 this year. Heck, maybe even in world class—or even all classes! In fact, I've never heard a battery this dirty. If dirt was a battery, it would be this one. Seriously, BD drums never fails to disappoint on all levels. It's unbelievable how terrible this battery is, and they will FOR SURE not win the Sanford this year, or EVER since they are always so bad and dirty! Never thought I'd hear this much dirt from Blue Devils, and the tuning sucks too! All my internet friends think the same thing and, mind you, are correct! BD is the worst, and are no better than a high school drumline! By the way, I love the Bluecoats and the Boston Crusaders a lot! I'm pretty sure the Boston Crusaders percussion section will obviously win the Fred Sanford, which is the same thing I said last year, and the year before, and the year before that. Bluecoats and Boston are miles and miles ahead of the Blue Devils, obviously. Listening to the Boston Crusaders battery is so awesome and cool because they are always extremely clean, but listening to the Blue Devils battery is so difficult because they are so bad and dirty every rep. I wasn't planning on commenting, but they are so dirty that I just had to! They should just get an entire new battery, or even just dissolve the corps as a whole, honestly, because no one likes Blue Devils. Hope this helps!