Best Paiste PST5 08" Splash '14 Alternatives

Based on 6 reviews

My first real splash, and I haven't looked back since. Lovely sound for accenting with snare hits, or as a percussive tool. I'm glad I went for the 8" over the 10" as the size is perfect to sit in between my snare and tom and left hand crashes. Also good size for stacking onto an attachment above any crashes. Sounds professional love and in studio, unlike some cheaper versions out there. Decay is good-it creates presence and then gets out of there-depending on how tight your felts are. Can sustain it's sound if need be. Does what a splash should do. And A Customs always look brilliant.

Based on 4 reviews

This is a great sounding cymbal. I have recently started using the Paiste 2002 cymbal series and I am very impressed with them. This cymbal to me has the classic "splash" sound. I have used other splash cymbals before, that didn't quite live up to the expectations I had. This was not the case for this cymbal, it sounds fantastic. The cymbal is light, thin and the sound really cuts through with a clean, sharp and bright sound. The finish on the cymbal is nice, I think it looks pretty cool too with the Paiste 2002 red logos. I fully recommend trying not only this cymbal, but any of the Paiste 2002 series.

Based on 1 reviews

As far as splashes are concerned, it's often difficult to find one that just sits nicely between the darks of crashes and the highs of rides. They are often too bright, too clangy (bell like) or just plain overpowering. With a splash, that isn't set up as a stack, I look for subtlety. Out of many I tried, this 8" K-Custom splash cymbal really was the part. It's pitch perfect. It provides a perfect chromatic contrast between my K-Custom 18" Dark Crash, my 16 K Constantinople and 18" K Constantinople crashes. Not too volatile, nor understated. Just ... perfect darkness. 8" is a good middle ground as well. 6" can often be too high... 10/12" a little too low. I can't recommend this splash cymbal enough.

Based on 36 reviews

The purpose of this splash was to be used in a stack. At first I was looking to buy an 8 inch Zildjian trashformer, but it was a little above my budget. So I got this one and paired it together with my A-custom 8 inch splash. I tried stacking them in various ways, but the best sounding stack came out by putting the A-custom on the bottom, then putting 4-5 tiny pieces of moongel on the bell of the A-custom and 5-6 pieces in the middle of the A-custom, and putting the Zultan one on the top. This Zultan splash on it's own sounds pretty decent too, really crispy.

Based on 2 reviews

Got this thinking it would make a good temporary replacement when my old Orion 8" splash finally cracked. However I was pleasantly surprised by the sound of this splash!! A significantly deeper fundamental tone than my Orion splash but nicely bright in overtones, so it's quite rich and lively without being tinny. It also doesn't possess much of a chinese or bell-like sound I've heard in some splashes, which aren't bad sounds per se, but not what I'm looking for in a regular splash. I have the 17" crash from this series and I feel it's tone has a slightly mellow edge and isn't quite as suited to VERY heavy music. This splash to my ears however, has an overall more bouncy and crisper sound which lends itself better to heavy music, although it may need an additional mic...

Based on 4 reviews

In my 'splash' taste (which is described somewhat accurate by the Paiste 12" PSTX DJs 45 Crash, also available here) this sounds too tinny and has too much sustain for a splash. However, for my purpose (giving a Millenium Still series 13" hihat top some more sizzle and body) this thing works great. It also looks great and cost me almost nothing. Don't know if this review is useful for the average square drummer, but if you like to fine tune and fiddle w/your kit, this is definitely an extra option you could find some use for.