The Ultimate Splash Cymbal Buyer's Guide | $18 - $244

Not 10. Not 20. 31 10" Splash cymbals compared.

Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
02:14 - Splashes with kit
08:12 - Just splashes

Drum kit used in this video:
Sonor Vintage 3pc Drum Set 22/13/16 Rosewood Semi Gloss

Hi-hats:
Paiste Formula 602 Modern Essentials Hi Hat Cymbals 15"
Microphones used to capture the drums:

Bass Drum:

Snare Drum:

Toms:

Overheads:

Room Mics:

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[chris_d_r_u_m_s]

That Wuhan Western was insane! Might literally be the best sounding one in the batch

[andyp]

That second Wuhan was easily in the top 3! Wow! And that Turkish Meta was like glass! ❤

[JasonMcLemore]

I can't be the only one surprised by the Wuhan Western?!

[daltonidaho]

That Wuhan Western is hands down the best value for money! It wasn't until the Turkish Classic did I start hearing comparably nice sounding cymbals. Turkish Classic, Meinl Byzance Polyphonic and Jazz were my three favourites.

[dancalabrese]

Wow that twenty-eight-dollar Wuhan sounded pretty damn good. This video really showed that the most expensive doesn't necessarily translate to best sound. On the high end, the Paste Signature was very nice.

[sinabogado]

The Wuhan Western sounded the best to me of all of them. Smooth, shimmery, glassy and best of all, it didn't choke like a lot of splash cymbals. Almost sounded like a crash, but miniature.

[michaelbruhl]

IMO, the Sabian AAX Aero, Paiste Signature, Paiste 602 Modern Essential, Istanbul Agop Xist sounding the best, but the Paiste Splashes are in Germany significant cheeper, round about 180 € Euros. Great Video and many greetings from Germany.

[DrumBrother]

Definitely loving the Meinl polyphonic and the Byzance jazz

[claysmell]

one of the best videos... was surprised by how varied the sounds are. the expensive ones did not live up to their price point.

[benscheeres]

Wow, that Wihan western and the Meta, punchy bright splash

[OliKember]

Amazing what a range of tone there can be, like going from this super creamy Byzance at 6:13 to the sharper Sabian after it. So great to finally have a video on just splashes, in all their variety and glory.

[rosmakloma]

The AAX Aero and FRX splashes are impressive, but my ears always appreciate the Paiste Signature and ME cymbals

[jonashellborg]

Wow, so many splashes! The video editing must have been so fulfilling on this one. I liked a lot of them, best value for sound for me was the Turkish Classic I think.

[OliKember]

Awesome way to discover Turkish as a brand. I think overall, they had the best sounding splashes and the most interesting range of sounds. Thanks for including them!

[ArtGuitarLTX]

I got that Meinl $35 splash last week. Sounded good on video, sounded good at guitar center, got home and man it sounded dead. 😂. I got a wuhan western splash 8 and it kills!

[arthurcezariooliveira]

I can usually tell paiste cymbals from other brands and expensive crashes and rides from cheap ones in general, but I had never tried it with splashes, so I decided to close my eyes in the begining of each demo. I was totally lost and guessed all of them wrong haha. I think I liked the Wuhan and Istambuls the best. Great video!

[drzoidbergmd]

Wuhan western, istanbul xist and the meinl jazz were my favourites. Wuhan is great value

[wtkn]

Highly recommend you get your hands on a UFIP. You hit them and you know they are special above every other manufacturer. The roto casting is the special sauce

[jamesloveswork]

Great comparison gents- thanks for the graft. 👍🏻
I usually lean towards Zildjian, but the Byzance Polyphonic is lush.

[keithlambson]

My favorites where the Wuhan Western, the Xist, and the HHX splash.