Ion Drum Rocker Problems

[madcapmatt]

Ok, so I hear that the stock cymbals on the these suck. I just bought these today, and the cymbals seem way to unresponsive. What can I tweak on my end before I lug these all the way back to Best Buy? I'm not getting any missed/extra notes on the pads, its just the cymbals.

EDIT: Not only do I have to hit them hard...but even then they don't register as fast as the pads do.

EDIT 2: Also I noticed that on the RB2 kits I could tap the pads fairly softly and still register hits. I can't hit the Ions as soft and still register a hit, is this normal?