Starfavor Low Volume Cymbal Pack 15 Pairs Drum Sticks Classic America Maple Wood Tear Drop Tip Drumsticks

Being a Zildjian guy for 60 years, I was extremely skeptical that these were going to be rebranded trash can lids. The intent is to modify cymbals for an electronic drum set, so it was worth the $60 as an experiment. They came in a decent cymbal case with separators, and they had rubber cymbal mutes. That is a good thing because the sound level reduction is not near what I expected, they are about 50% of normal cymbal volume. However, the cymbal sound really, really good. They appear to be stamped from stainless steel and they have lettering on them that came off easily with GoofOff. Somehow the 16" and 18" could be used as rides as well as crashes. The 20" is a ride cymbal with a decent bell tone. The zone is small, but if you hit it right, it is convincing. I would consider playing out with these on my Breakbeats set just the way they are. Haven't thrown the 14's on a high hat yet, but I would think they would do great. I am looking forward to triggering these cymbals, with and without the mutes. I would consider them in line with B8 alloy cymbals, and better in some characteristics. I was thinking that the case and mutes would be worth the price, but these cymbals are an exceptional value.

Sound much better than expected. Not as quiet as Z’s or Evans. But great value for money.

Sound’s quality amazing. Great response. Very great for price and practice

Best thing about this set is the hi-hats, hands down! They sound cool! I want to mic them up for a recording of some kind. My friend loved the sound of them too, and he is a percussion professor at a university and player for over 30 years! I wouldn’t hesitate to buy them again but they are hold up well. The bass pad isn’t something I use because it slows down the pedal response so much. It is like playing drum sticks on a pillow. But the cymbals are awesome. And the mutes for the toms and snare are good too.

The cymbals are quiet and quality is great

A little louder than more expensive low volume cymbals I've seen, but not too much so, and with the included mutes work wonders as practice cymbals. Also have the distinctive steel cymbal sound, which isn't great, but do sound better than expected for the price.

The media could not be loaded. These cymbals were a game-changer for me. I couldn't play at night when my fiancée was home because she couldn't sleep, and I couldn't play when she was gone because I had to watch the dogs and they would howl because the normal cymbals hurt their ears.With normal cymbals, it was pretty tough to play quiet enough to not need earplugs. With these, it's pretty tough to play loud enough to need earplugs.

They sound quite crisp and they look nice. I ended something quieter and these definitely deliver. Still loud enough that I could use them in practice and not be drowned out by everyone else.