Meinl 18" HCS Crash

One of the best brand and best sound

Fantastic for it's price

Bought this a couple months ago with a ride and hi-hat in the same series, and I do not regret it at all. Of course there are better sounding cymbals, but this is an excelent cymbal for it's price. It has a pretty, clean sound, and it looks pretty good. Would recommend this to beginne-mid-range drummers who are looking for nice budget cymbals.

Lacks volume

I found this crash cymbal lacking. The sound is hollow and sharp, I'd expect a more full sound.

Worth the investment!

I made a small review about the 16" Meinl crash cymbal and I must say, the 18" worked really well with the 16" when I was making the change to the Meinl cymbals, the sound was just so clean for what I needed compared to my previous ones!

A nice crash for its price

A decent crash with a pretty good authentic Meinl sound even on this low budget series. I have used it in many gigs and played it at live concerts and I'm very pleased by the sound it provides. As for the quality, moderate, it lasted only a year and it cracked while I expected it to last much more.