« The best ride I have ever owned!! »

I absolutely love this ride. It has such a great sound and fits well into every style I have tried it in. I use to have a Zildjan ZXT ride of some sort and purchased this one in a cymbal package deal to replace the weak ZXT. I am not a pro drummer really, but I play drums well and often in my studio. When I swapped out the rides, I realized I didn't use the ride as much before because of how weak the ZXT sounded (very brittle and "tiny" sounding). That has all changed since I bought this one. I own the 20" ride but it sounds like a 3 foot ride in my opinion. Lay down a jazzy track with this ride and you will see why it is so popular with drummers. Much like most High end Zildjan gear, it sits very well in the mix. The highs are crisp but definitely not brittle or overly bright and the mid/lows are perfect. I use to notice in recordings with that it got difficult to hear the actual stick strikes when I was really jamming on my old ride and making big swells. With the dark ride, you hear everything. The other awesome part about this ride is the Bell. It is AMAZING! It outshines all the other cymbals I own in terms of the bell shot. Much like my custom A crash, I love using this cymbal with mallets. But, this has a downside. When I use the mallets, I will get this very low volume crackle kind of sound. I have been trying to isolate this bad sound to see if it is coming from anywhere else to no avail yet. If it turns out to not be the cymbal, then this is the greatest cymbal I have ever owned.
I am very happy with the $120 I paid as this goes for over $250 on the web. With the exception of the crackle when I use mallets, this things sound quality is unbeatable. Yes, I highly recommend this cymbal and would replace it right away if it was lost.