I love the eastern tone of some of the Dream Contacts. My 17 broke after six months of very hard use and I replaced it with some ordinary Wuhan 17 crash, which isn't as nice, but I'm very surprised by its usability as an accent cymbal. The tone is awesome... I just wish its volume and projection were better.

sorry, i don't do too well at the internet. i'm more of an analog guy

brando562 wrote:dontfeartheringo wrote: Also, it seems you have accidentally failed to answer any questions, so you may wish to try again.that is because i had questions for the original poster, in order to narrow down what cymbals they should look into. i could say get paiste 2002 power crashes but that doesn't mean they will sound right in that person's musical context or that the person wants to spend that much on new cymbals. i will give real answers once i have mine!if it wasn't for the fact that this thread was started 4 years ago, then you might have a case.

I am in need of cymbals and am really interested in trying the Paiste 602's. I found some here and was wondering if anyone has tried the reissues

I'm hopefully gonna get a chance to go cymbal shopping, looking to see if I can pick up a second-hand ride and hi-hats. I know absolutely nothing about any brand except for Zildjian, are there any other specific cymbals or series I should be on the lookout for?I'm a pretty hard hitter, the band I'm playing in doesn't call for much in the way of subtlety. Ideally I'd get a 21 Sweet Ride and 14 Rock or New Beat Hats if that's any guide, so if there's anything similar to that from Paiste/Sabian/etc I should keep an eye out for. Heck, feel free to suggest Zildjians as well, it's been a long time since I've even looked at cymbals.

just to chime in with not particularly useful information, I'm loving the shit out of the Bosphorus cymbals I bought recently.these are mainly from the Stanton Moore signature line,plus a New Orleans crash. I love my Giant Beats, but they were just too loud for my current kit/project/what have you.Cool to have a ride with a bit of ping to it, too.

if you like As, try the Sweet Ride or an Armand ride.you can find Armands for cheap some times, too - nice sounding cymbals.