high end cymbals are individually molded as opposed to cheaper cymbals which are cut from the same sheet of metal. therefore if you took 3 or 4 of the exact same make, model, and sizes of high end cymbal and played them all they would all sound different whatever the best cymbal is is the one thats right for YOU. my favorite zildjian is my 20 inch k dark ride given to me by a friend who passed away, i treasure it for many reasons however it also happens to my my favorite sounding and feeling ride out of 5 ride's that i have








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RANKBand.com wrote:

A Custom Crash's are my favorite. Do yourself a favor if you're playing ZBT, ZXT or ZHT series, and go to the music store and crash an A Custom...its like a burst of brilliant sound, whereas those Z's are like trash can lids by comparison. Even many Avedis (A) series Zildjian's sound like trash can lids by comparison in my opinion.

I totally agree. I got ZBTs for free with my set and was never happy with them. Didn't know what I was missing until I tried the A Customs. WOW! I bought a full set-up of A Customs. The crashes are my favorite. Now, I'm starting to get tired of the high-hats and want something a little more crisp...I'm thinking about going paiste.

The "best cymbal" is definitely subjective, but I wonder why people on here aren't at least giving their opinion on this thread.









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I've found over the years it depends completely upon opinion and style of music.
Sometimes ive found when playing metal Paiste Rudes or Large A custom projections have suited really well, however have been too heavy and too loud for other styles of music where I have used fast decaying or more washy cymbals such as some of the K series. Anyone agree?








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rufus4dagruv wrote:

Never heard of Zijlan...is that another long lost relative of Kerope or Avedis?

Zildjian is since 1603 i think so.....

You can say best sounding dark crash cymbal or best sounding medium ride because there are a lot of different crashes or rides etc and you can't compare them....Personaly i like the A Customs

k0staZ wrote:

rufus4dagruv wrote:

Never heard of Zijlan...is that another long lost relative of Kerope or Avedis?

Zildjian is since 1603 i think so.....

he was being sarcastic....




and yea dude, it's all up to you..
i play saluda, but if i didn't i'd play a mix of the A customs and K customs
simply because i like the way they sound

ooh and some istanbul agops

Its all all up to you.

rufus4dagruv wrote:

Never heard of Zijlan...is that another long lost relative of Kerope or Avedis?

lol.








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There is no "best" cymbal because it is true that some people can make the worste cymbal sound great.