BIG Hi-Hats Showcase!

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Paiste Signature Traditionals/Dark Energy Hi Hat Cymbals 17"

Zildjian K Sweet Hi Hat Cymbals 16"

Meinl Byzance Vintage Sand Hat Cymbals 16"

Istanbul Agop Turk Crash Cymbal 16"

Istanbul Agop Xist Power Crash Cymbal 16"

Sabian HHX Complex Thin Crash Cymbal 16"

A&F/Sabian ANKH Cast Bronze Hi Hat Cymbals 16"

Drum kit used in this video: Canopus Birch Yaiba 24 Birch

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[dreamdrummer]

Zildjian and Paiste my favourites, but to be completely honest, all sound fantastic!!!

[footnotedrummer]

LOL. Nice Norm Macdonald nod at the beginning. My son and I say "it's a big hat. It's funny" all of the time.

[bakedalaska]

I'm admittedly biased but I love my K Sweet 16" hats. They sounded as good here as they do at home. Great comparison!

[camerondean]

As always, thank you gentlemen for another great video. My vote: Zildjian K Sweets. It seems to me Zildjian really nailed it with the entire K Sweet line. The entire line, to me, is what you'd get if you took Zildjian As and removed (for the K sound) just the right amount of sustain and overtones. Everything, especially the Sweet K crashes, seem to produce the fundamental sound, then get out of the way.

[jadeone]

the paiste’s sound the best to my ear 😊

edit: ok revisited this, the Istanbul’s are equally cool.

[michaelbruhl]

Hi Adam and Tony, Zildjian K Sweet Hats 16" sounds for me the best.

[ianjphil]

Great demo! Surprised by the Zildjian in this one. They sounded super articulate for 16’s.

My big hats are an Agop Signature over Meinl Jazz Medium Thin, 18’s..!

[davidsuprenant]

The K sweets steal the show for me in the big hihats.Im still a 14 " hi_hat person.

[willymccabe]

I have a half dozen 16" crash cymbals of various weights and manufacturers and I use them all for hi hats. Just mix and match until I find the combination I like on any given day.

[meekoloco]

My top 3: 3) Paiste 2) Istanbul 1) Zildjian, they just do hats so well. Great vid gents!

[Diatonicth]

The K Sweets are amazing! I need to get a pair now.

[MrVtwinTorque]

Very nice. You would have been intrigued by my 26" paper thin 1950s A Zildjian Hollow Stamp Ride over my 30" A Zildjian China. Their profiles melded seamlessly and the sound was unlike anything else!

[vincenzoa]

The Zildjian K Sweet were very nice but the Istanbul and Meinl were much dryer. I really like them all to be honest. I love big, thin cymbals.

[Ashlord]

I think you have converted me to big hats... These all sound fantastic!

Mariachi...not just a big hat...a Mariachi Sombrero! Viva México!

[davidcurtis]

The Banditoes are at it again! Bring it on! I'm ready! Hang on let me pour some wine, ok here we go🤘🥁🤘DC, that's sweet!

[andyham]

Meinl sand hats for the win to my ears. I have the 14’s and love them to death

[opiedrums]

I really liked those sand hats. They opened well as had a good slosh and chick with the stick. They seem like they'd be a good all around gig kinda pair.

[dancalabrese]

The best high hat cymbals I've ever owned were (are) Zildjian "Quick Beats" in 15" that I bought in 1980 which then were considered large as 14" were more or less the standard. So when I heard 17" I almost fell through the floor, but they were my favorite. I'd have to sit with them at a kit to see how they positioned overall and if I could get use to them, but they really surprised me.

[Sundaydrumday]

MAN WHY DOES ALL MEINL HI HATS SOUND SO GOOD, THE K'S CAME IN A CLOSE 2ND