Sabian HHX Complex Cymbals | Drum Gear Review

The HHX Complex cymbals are some of the newest additions to the Sabian product lineup. The rather thin cymbals with a raw hammered bell provide a dark tone with a nice wash. We had the chance to check out hi-hats, crashes and rides from this series - and here is everything you need to know about these cymbals.

00:00 Intro
01:33 Hi-Hats
02:42 Crashes
04:13 Rides
07:20 O-Zone Crashes

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(Drumming and mixing by Pascal Thielen

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Equipment used in this video:

Drum Kit:

Pearl Masters Maple/Gum
Finish: Platinum Gold Oyster
Bass Drum: 22"x16"
Tom: 16"x16"
Snare: 14"x5.5" Pearl Brian Frasier-Moore signature snare

Microphones:

Beyerdynamic

Bassdrum: TG D70 (outside)/ TG D71 (inside)
Snare: M 201 TG (top)/ TG D 58 (bottom)
Overheads: MC 740
Hi-Hat: MC 950
Tom: TG I51

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[knowntalmbout]

These are the most beautiful cymbals sabian has made in a while.

[mr.d]

Perfect demo ! I love when the player uses every aspect of a ride cymbal, including it’s wash when used as crash! Thank you. 🤘🏾🤘🏾

[marcpatzelt]

I think this is my new favourite cymbal series! My dream setup would be those 14" hats, that 18" thin crash, the 21" thin ride as a crash/ride, the 22" medium ride. Phenomenal sound!

[fractallightx]

Thank you. Yesterday bought 14/16/18/20 pack. Gorgeous, stunning and amazing sound. To my ears these cymbals sound is even darker than you can hear on any video about HHX complex. You won't be disappointed. Now I want to buy 10 splash, 19/20 crash and 22/23 medium ride. If my ears are right, these 22/23 rides are one of the best ride cymbals ever created.

[FakeJesseJuarez]

These changed the way I play. I went from 16-19 crashes to the 22 and I’ll never be able to play smaller cymbals again. They are so controlled and perfect. It’s the sound, feel and vibe I’ve been after for years.

[jesseknorr]

This is how you do a cymbal review video.. very well done

[silasollegario]

Best comparison I've seen so far. Great job, dude. You're really awesome. Thanks for the content!

[andrewgides]

Thank you so very much for the awesome demo. You did such a great job, super helpful. I love these cymbals and you helped me to understand the voices of each.

[MartinBellamyMBDrums]

The HHX line is so beautifully dark. They pair really nice with AAX lines

[jonn]

Holy Shit...I love their sound.

HHX Complex > PAISTE Masters

[michaelbrown]

I'm a paiste guy, but those hi hats are incredible!!! I love them!

[KunaevNS]

Thank you for this great video. All of these sound and look beautiful.

[RigSMP]

This is one of the best demonstration comparison Cymbal videos I have seen congratulations, can you do one on bright and glassy Cymbals as well everybody knows what dry means but the opposite of dry is much less clearer so I would suggest that you do a focus comparison of crashes and rides which are not dry

In fact it’s often confused with not dark!!!

[ScottDincorn]

What a great review. All's it was missing for me was really laying into the crashes and rides instead of just accenting them. I have one of the 22" thin rides and it's amazing. They unfortunately seem so far to have a very wide weight range, (2100 to 2500 grams) and mine is right in the middle around 2300 g. As a main ride for louder volumes, you'd probably want the definition of the medium ride (or take your chances with getting a 2500+ g thin ride), but this cymbal is so nice.

[willrockdesigns]

Gorgeous looks and sounds. I would love a set. Go ahead and send for testing!

[SKBAB]

These cymbals all sound like butter! Awesome stuff

[stevetingley]

Wow all those symbols sound so nice I'm just starting out again after 20 years not not playing I'm not very good but I would tend to go towards those HHX complex series They are beautiful

[tonyvalenti]

Great review! I just bought these HHX Complex cymbals. I got the 15” Big Cup Hats, the 17” & 19” Thin Crashes, a 22” Thin Ride, and a 10” Aero Splash. I love them all. My future short list includes an O-Zone Crash, O-Zone China, Aero Crash, and a 7” Splash. Would be great if you updated you review to include the new cymbals! I would like to see them add a 12” Splash or Aero Splash. Maybe a small Holy China. Thanks! 👍🏻👍🏻

[jarretttaylor]

Very surprised by this since most of the videos I’ve seen from y’all are using Zildjian. Great video as always.

[brianbeattie]

Hey this was a supremely well done demonstration!