I haven't really had issues with the drum mix. I mean, the big thing is that it's not MP, which was generally a more 'booming' sound. But on ADTOE and DT12 the drumming impressed me both times, in fact those irritating opinions about the mix didn't really start floating around my head til I started hanging out around here. Not that I didn't notice, just that it's not what I would have focused on. My thoughts were mostly; it's different.
In fact, there's something unique, crisp and sharp about the drum mix on ADTOE. I know it's quiet, but other than that major flaw, there's an appeal that I can't describe fully. But it's part of what makes ADTOE what it is. So I like it the way that it is and wouldn't opt to change it or wish it were different.
Same with DT12. I love the toms and 'big' sound MM created this time and there's some amazing fills on this album. I think most of the issues that peoples have with the tuning come down to the mixing as opposed to the player.
Whatever people think of both albums, one thing's for sure is that both times MMs offered something vastly different, so that makes me really look forward to what happens next.