Sabian AAX 16" Dark Crash

Group: Crashes
Type: Dark Crash
Size: 16 Inch
Series: AAX
Weight: 900g, 923g, 941g, 954g, 964g, 1020g, 1062g
Median Weight: 954g (n=7)
Years of production: 1997¹ - ?
Sound file: AAX 16" Dark Crash
AAX 16" Dark Crash
AAX 16" Dark Crash
AAX 16" Dark Crash
AAX 16" Dark Crash
AAX 16" Dark Crash
AAX 16" Dark Crash
AAX 16" Dark Crash
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Review: "These three crash cymbals, available in 14", 16", and 18" diameters, each have a pitch typical of a standard crash cymbal two inches larger. In other words, if you like the characteristic pitch of an 18" crash, but that size tends to be a bit too loud or ring too long for your use, you can go to a 16" AAX Dark Crash and get the pitch of an 18" with the response of a 16". Similarly, the 14" AAX Dark Crash has a pitch more like a typical 16" crash, but with quicker response and faster decay. I would find both those sizes very useful in acoustic settings in which I wanted the darker sound associated with larger crash cymbals but not the volume they typically produce. The 18" version, being so low in pitch, might not be as useful in many situations.

I tested standard versions of each of the three sizes, plus another 16" AAX Dark Crash with a Brilliant finish. The highest overtones were subdued on that one, giving it a darker, meatier timbre, but the sound wasn't quite as cutting as the regular version. List prices of the AAX Dark Crash cymbals are $159 for the 14", $192 for the 16", and $225 for the 18" model."

Review written by Rick Mattingly ("New Sabian Cymbals", Modern Drummer, November 1997, p. 43)

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¹ Listed as 'NEW' in Sabian Price List 1997