I had a Meinl Byzance 19 medium crash that was probably the worst sounding crash I've had and lasted the shortest before cracking. I kinda thought it was a fluke, but who knows, it was dull as shit.

Yamaha has a $50 kick pedal that I have been abusing for almost 10 years, came with my first kit. I like that it doesn't have a rigid base, so it doesn't want to bend your hoops when you move your kick drum, it just hangs.