Millenium Still Series Cymbal Set Reviews

Brilliant value

These low noise cymbals might not sound as good as the big brands but do you need amazing sounding low noise cymbals? My son has been using these for these for around 3 years, combined with mesh drum heads he practices everyday in our terrace house with no complaints from the neighbours. They work perfectly as an analog for where his “loud” cymbals will be. Having these has improved his drumming immensely.

Wow! Impressed! perfect for drum lessons and practice.

I bought this set to use teaching drum lessons. And I'm impressed - for this price range - wow! I was skeptical, thought it would sound like aluminium pot lids.. but they do not sound bad at all! The ride is extremely quiet, yes, but overall - for practice and drum lessons - absolutely must-have! Feels and behaves like a normal cymbal the students develop a correct techique, just.. quieter!

Excellent for the price

At this price range they are the best you can get. If you want something more durable and better sounding spend some more money.

Drum roll

Nice sound but I prefer the golden ones..with the golden and silver crashes together I have all the sounds and combinations I want...

They sound a little quieter but are not really that quiet.

I would recommend these if someone is looking for a sharper sound with more spread.

I would consider these a specific cymbal sound rather than standard cymbals that are just quieter.

They are great value for money and would fit great both for a full kit, or as an add on to your cymbal locker for when you want that sharp, spreadout sound.

For Low Volume, these are great for practice.

For the array of low volume cymbals coming out, you really don't need to spend a lot on them to get a decent set.

These are ideal for what you need them for without having to spend more than you need to.

Quite fine except the hi-hat

As the title says, they sound pretty cool and with a very low volume. The hi-hat has a sound which is a bit annoying, very sharp and thin. Anyway they're not suited for being recorded at all, the sound will be far worse than expected, but they're a great tool for studying or small acoustic venues

Great for practicing

They're great to understand the feel and learn how to play your cymbals right. I've been playing on an e-kit all my life and having real cymbals to practice on is really good. Also the sound volume is greatly reduced compared to real cymbals ( the hihat is kinda loud though but its still moderately quiet). These are not for recording obviously but will be of great help to any drummer that lives in an apartment or a great upgrade to a drummer that uses e-drums.

Gorgeous to play, even nicer to look at!

As I have been practicing mainly on the higher-end and much higher priced Zildjian silent cymbals in my classes, I was pleasantly surprised with these. Yes, there is of course a difference in sound quality, but not major or anything that would flaw them as a whole. Quite a striking addition (pun intended) to a second hand kit, both in appearance and functionality. No complaints from the overly sensitive neighbours either so far. Would recommend these.

BUON PRODOTTO

Buon prodotto considerato il prezzo. Ma l'accoppiata con le pelli MESH della millenium non è vantaggiosa (pelli troppo silenziose in confronto ai piatti)

Great for practice

I have had these for about a year now and I am really happy. I wanted to make my kit quiet enough to practice without ear protection and without annoying the neighbours. A combination of these cymbals and T-shirts over the drums does the trick. You can hit them just like a regular cymbal and the sound isn't great, but it's fine for practice. I am doing my lessons on Zoom at the moment and my teacher can hear them OK. The only negative I would say is that they are very thin and so, when you hit the crash with the shoulder of the stick, it's a bit like hitting a blunt chisel. The shoulder of the stick gradually gets thinner and thinner and the kit is surrounded by tiny drum stick splinters so don't use expensive sticks! If you want to make your practice quieter, then I would totally recommend them.

Good - they are quiet and they are excellent value

Bad - the tone isn't fantastic, drum sticks don't last as long

So far really good

Does what it must! It's a perfect set to reduce the noise. Also, it doesn't sound horrible, a bit sharp, but what you want from it you get. When you have band practice and use these the rest of them will thank you for not exploding their eardrum. Good durable material.

Will do their job

Crashes and ride are fine for what they are made for (low-volume practice with relatively good tone for the investment). Hi-hats are really high pitched and are actually the loudest piece on the set (Remo silent strokes here).

Very good

Do not buy the known ones. These are such a great value for the price! I have the set for almost two years now and they still sound great! I travel them every week to the rehearsel room and play them every day. Only the logo is faded, but the cymbals itselfs are very much not. seriously.. buy these.

Ear-Piercing!

I bought these for home rehearsal with mesh batter heads and standard resonators. The mid-high frequencies put out by these were such that I couldn't hear a thing I was doing with the drums themselves, and they left me with temporary hearing damage for a while after a fifteen minute session. The problem is much more obvious on the hats than the others, but all cymbals are far too obnoxious for me. In many respects, they are 'louder' than 'real' cymbals, to my ears, most likely due to the squealing frequencies involved.

I decided to go for another very popular premium brand and they are much better! I can hear what I'm doing on the drums just fine and can use them without ear protection quite comfortably.

The Millenium cymbals, while cheaper, do offer a close representation for the feel of 'real' cymbals, but I'm sad to say that there is where all plus points terminate for me.

As it stands, I have this set of cymbals doing nothing now and I'm not all that keen on the idea of even giving them away... so I might turn them into a work of 'modern art'.

Great for small rooms

We have a band room around 4 by 5 meters. It's better to keep instruments more quiet in such a small space for better readability of any single instrument. These cymbals help a lot in this case. They are impossible to play loud.

Pros:

- they are quiet (like really-really quiet). I can smash the crashes with my full power and they still will be quieter than toms/snare drum

- they are cheap. I put them on the drumkit and I don't care if bass player or guitarist plays them

- they are light! easy to carry around

- look a bit like cheese, if you like cheese like me, that's a bonus

Cons:

- the edges of the holes are not very neat. I actually cut my skin on an index finger by simple carrying ride cymbal with it (using it kind of like a stand). That's usually not a problem with normal cymbals

- the sound is more on a hissing side, hi-hat sounds especially nasty when open. In my opinion, they are not good for recording or any kind of live situation (at least for music I am playing). Might be good only if loudness is an issue, but you might also just take lighter sticks/play quieter and not sacrifice sound quality of normal concert cymbal set.

Overall, good inside a small room. Not good for recordings or concerts.

Great quality at the price

I use these for practise with my band. When I got them I thought they felt light and possibly a bit flimsy, so made a mental note to be gentle on them (I can be a heavy hitter). I had no need to. They're far stronger than I expected and are still looking great after 6 months of 3+times a week practise for 4hrs minimum.

The sound of them in isolation seems very thin and I found myself wondering if they would cut through a band, but they do without the ear-piercing to go with it but for anything more than an acoustic/gentle jazz they would certainly get lost on stage.

We did make some scratch recordings for reference and somehow they came through the mic's (recorderman and kick) with great balance against regular acoustic shells and snare.

It would be great to see some fx cymbals for the 'All options' feel, however for what I use them for I'm more than happy and will probably buy a 2nd set for home use when funds allow.

One of the best purchases I've made, great product!!

So glad I finally bought these! After a couple of months of having these in my basket the coronavirus lockdown boredom pushed me to finally make the purchase.

So impressed. Firstly they look great, I know it's not really about that but the silver finish looks amazing.

I'm so surprised by the sound quality, they're excellent, they feel and sound like real cymbals... but at a volume I can talk/sing over easily.

I plan to use these for practice but after playing them I think they'll work well for home demo recordings as well. Admittedly I've never tried any other brands but at this price and sounding this good, I'm happy and won't be looking to upgrade any time soon.

One of the best musical instrument type purchases I've ever made. Great value, great sound.

You get what you pay for

There's no denying, it's a bang for your buck.

Bought them to replace cracked zildjian low volume ones. These seem to be have some kind of a high frequency fizz that z's don't have and overall sound that comes out of them isn't as pleasant as zildjians for my personal preference. However I'm more than happy to buy the whole set of these for the price of one z ride! A little piece of gaff tape seems to tame the hiss really well. Bells pretty much don't exist on low volume cymbals, so these aren't an exeption either. Hopefully they'll last a while!

Great for the price.

Great set for the price, a lot less noise than normal, ideal for home playing and getting the feel of normal cymbals.