Zildjian K-Custom Darkbox Set 5-stars Reviews

High Price

Price got 252 Euros up from when I bought it back in 2017

Just wow - there's a reason these are so highly regarded

After much deliberation I finally decided to pick myself up a set of these and wow. The sound and look of these things is absolutely stunning, rich, dark and loud, they're leagues ahead of anything else I tried out. They are, of course, a very dark sounding cymbal, and the projection and sustain might not be for everyone. This set is an ELITE level cymbal pack for amazing value - buying these all together you're saving yourself at least £700 on the retail price of everything you get in the set! There's not much more I can say that hasn't already been said by drummers for decades TBH, if this is your kind of sound, you can't do better than this set.

Great for recording.

I am not a drummer I am a studio guy. First when I got these I was not sure about them. I found them a bit thin and initially only liked the hihat and the ride. However after recording with them in the studio I am very very happy with this set. The dark character makes them sound great on recordings and easy to mix. This was just what I was looking for.

Fantastic!

The sound is amazing. If you like the sound dark then this is for you.

Legendary sound. It's Zildjian.

What else can I say. great sound. The hi-hats have an unique ''Chick'' sound. So delicate and yet powerful. The 18 crash has huge sound and the ride has a delicate ping. If you're looking to record, these are the cymbals to get.

Fantastic sounding cymbals

Cymbals sound fantastic. Great resonance off them and extremely durable! Awesome price for the set, highly recommend.

Cymbals that making you play better

I have two sets of cymbals Paiste Signature and these K Custom Dark cymbals. Each set is beautiful, but these sets are different.

Paiste Signature set has cutting higher pitched sound. More agressive and bright cymbals with sandy character.

Zildjian are warm and not so agressive. These cymbals sound excellent in not very loud situations. Also they work nicely in studio, when you need wide mid-range spectrum of sound. Not too bright, not too dark.

And what is really cool is that K Custom Dark Cymbals are not thin. Medium weight allows them to give full sound for rock music, work well with mics on stage.

The best cymbals

Im playing rock/hard rock music and this is the best cymbal set iv ever try. Realy TOP

All round excellent cymbals

The K Custom Dark box set is exceptional value for money. The 4 cymbals in the box would add up to a far bigger price if bought seperately. The Cymbal quality is as you would expect for professional grade cymbals. The sound quality of each cymbal is very musical.

The 14" hi hats have a really good sound either open or closed a good "chick" one of the best hi-hats I have played.

The 16" crash is good with a defined dark crash sound however the 18" crash is just better. It has a great attack and projects itself well.

The 20" ride is lovely however the ping isn't as defined as I would prefer, however that is personal taste.

Overall, the cymbals are excellent, my favorites are the hats and the 18" crash, the 16" crash would be third followed by the ride however all of them are worthwhile purchases (and being in the box set they were all excellent value)

The first time I used them I was a little disappointed. The problem was that my ears were calibrated to the previous cymbals which were extremely loud and cutting.

After using them for a while I came to realize that this is how the cymbals should sound and behave. Correct, warm sound, good decay, good pitch, good everything.

I am now extremely pleased of the set.

Really nice cymbals

Rich sounding, warm, well built

Absolutely love the product, great sound, great quality

I had been researching cymbals for a while and decided to go with these to start off my more higher quality cymbal setup.

The cymbals quality is fantastic and they sound great, the sound is quite dark but has a lot of volume and richness to it, a very well made cymbal which fits easily into most styles, but be careful! Don't just buy the cymbals for the brand. The cymbals have a very specific sound which not everyone would like. The hi-hats I got for instance are very dark and the 16" crash is also dark; but I personally love that sound and i think it's great. I looked into tons of different cymbals and tried most of them out in person, and so I would suggest doing the same thing before buying this set if possible.

The price is quite high, but is immediately justified when you see the time and effort that has gone into each cymbal. A truly fantastic sounding cymbal set and would recommend for any advanced drummer looking to get a good set of cymbals!

Switched from Sabian HandHammered to K's

Made the switch to "the Dark side" and jumped from Sabian to Zildjian.

These are such great quality and the cut through on all styles of music which is ideal for plaing wedding set as you can go from country quick steps to kings of Leon in the space of 10mins!!

Lay off them and they sounds great or lay into the crashes and they have a massive rock sound. PERFECT!