Well, there's also the fact that many of us don't consider such sounds (or equipment) as you describe to be "trash" or that of a "beater kit". They're just different as rock maple and birch are different.
Anyway, I think I understand what you say, even if I wouldn't put it as that. I like most available drum sounds, so it follows that I appreciate those sounds that are often not embraced by those used to sticking to the trend of predefined notions of a "modern" drum sound (i.e., avoiding dampening like a bus station toilet seat, tuning a snare drum to a significantly higher pitch, obsession with mounting schemes). My drums would be considered a "beater" kit by many, I'm sure, but I do not concern myself with that; I worry about whether the sound is to my liking.
I'm glad you're seeing what else is out there. Just today, I was walking down the street and listening to a kid playing his drums in the garage, with heavily muted toms. They had an amazing cut and they sounded simply beautiful.
