Sonor and Coffee with Jules - December 8, 2025

[Jules]

[drummermark]

Here in the Chicago suburbs we have Mike’s Drum Shop for all things Sonor. I plan to stop in there this week and will see what’s out on the floor. I know he has some ProLite snares and has had everything from AQ2 to SQ2 available. He also recently took in a used S Classix but not sure if that’s still around.

[Jules]

Good guy. I don’t know him well, but I know of him.

[Scott_M]

Here in the Chicago suburbs we have Mike’s Drum Shop for all things Sonor. I plan to stop in there this week and will see what’s out on the floor. I know he has some ProLite snares and has had everything from AQ2 to SQ2 available. He also recently took in a used S Classix but not sure if that’s still around.

I just snagged one of those Prolites (14x6 Snow Tiger). Should show up in the next couple days. Very excited to see how it compares to the other snares in my collection.

I don't make it out to Chicago (from Minneapolis) that often, but Mike's has very quickly become one of my places that I "have to stop in" anytime I'm in the area. Memorial Day weekend I was literally passing through on a Saturday and stopped in. I went in looking for a 14x6.5 aluminum Kompressor. I left with one of those AND a 4pc Oak Phonic kit.

The man is a very bad influence on my credit card...

Joking aside, for Sonor dealers, Mike and Sam are my top choice. One or the other is going to be able to get me what I want/need, and at a decent price too. Add in their level of brand, product (past and present), and community knowledge, and you really have no reason to go anywhere else.