Honestly, I don't think there will ever be a pad that feels like a kevlar head. It's just not the same, no matter what you do, its rubber vs. thread, You just can't replicate kevlar 100%. Now the slimpad is pretty noisy, and to me it dosn't feel like its a kevlar head, but it gives a more minor case of pad hands then a real-feel, thats for sure. Not that its a big deal, but it only takes me about 5 minutes to adjust, compared to the 20 or so it took after I drummed on a real-feel for a year.

I would say all you need is a real-feel and some time to adjust before you go back to the drum, but it's your call. If your looking for durability and silence, The real-feel is more up your alley. If your looking for a tighter feel (although not all the way there) then you might want to look into the slimpad.

why not just take an old kevlar head and put it over the drum pad , athough that probley wouldent work, I use a stock pad but I havent been playing on my snare long enough to notice the difference.

^^^try the laminates from VF thy feel pretty close