Difference between revisions of "Paiste Alpha 14" Sound Edge Hi-Hat"
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'''Size:''' 14 Inch<br> | '''Size:''' 14 Inch<br> | ||
'''Series:''' [[Paiste Alpha#Alpha|Alpha]]<br> | '''Series:''' [[Paiste Alpha#Alpha|Alpha]]<br> | ||
| − | '''Weight:''' Top: 894g / Bottom: 1052g | + | {| cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2 |
| − | + | | '''Weight:''' || Top: 894g / Bottom: 1052g | |
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| − | + | | || Top: 900g / Bottom: 1205g | |
| − | ::Bottom: | + | |- |
| − | '''Years of production:''' [[Paiste | + | | || Top: 921g / Bottom: 1109g |
| + | |- | ||
| + | | || Top: 942g / Bottom: 1220g (Original Alpha) | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | || Top: 951g / Bottom: 1148g | ||
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| + | | colspan= "3" style= "text-align:left; | Bottoms: 1202g | ||
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| + | |} | ||
| + | '''Median Weight:''' Top: 921g (n=5) / Bottom: 1175g (n=6)<br> | ||
| + | '''Years of production:''' [[Paiste 1991 Expansion|1991]] - ?<br> | ||
'''Sound file:''' [https://youtu.be/sKqlrYOzolY Alpha 14" Sound Edge Hi-Hat]<br> | '''Sound file:''' [https://youtu.be/sKqlrYOzolY Alpha 14" Sound Edge Hi-Hat]<br> | ||
[https://youtu.be/X6n7SUpFB_8?feature=shared Alpha 14" Sound Edge Hi-Hat]<br> | [https://youtu.be/X6n7SUpFB_8?feature=shared Alpha 14" Sound Edge Hi-Hat]<br> | ||
| − | [https://youtu.be/A6G8ks10Z-E?si=saI254SJFYryFl29 Alpha 14" Sound | + | [https://youtu.be/A6G8ks10Z-E?si=saI254SJFYryFl29 Alpha 14" Sound Edge Hi-Hat]<br> |
'''Paiste's Description:''' [[Paiste Sound Edge Hi-Hat#Alpha|<<< - >>>]]<br> | '''Paiste's Description:''' [[Paiste Sound Edge Hi-Hat#Alpha|<<< - >>>]]<br> | ||
| − | '''Review:''' <br> | + | '''Review:''' "The 14" Sound Edge Hi-Hats were my favorites in the group. Falling more or less in between the other two models in terms of weight and thickness, they gave a clean, cutting chick with no possibility of airlock, and they offered better-than-average stick sound and choke capabilities."<br> |
| − | Review written by <br> | + | |
| + | :Review written by Rick Van Horn ("Product Close-Up - Paiste Alpha Cymbals", Modern Drummer, Nov. 1992, p. 44)<br> | ||
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| + | '''Review:''' "Meanwhile the 14" Sound Edge hi-hats exhibited the distinct magnified, slightly hollow sound of their design." | ||
| + | |||
| + | :Review written by Martin Patmos ("Paiste's Redesigned Alpha Cymbals - Updated Looks And Sound", Modern Drummer, September 2006, p. 35) | ||
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| + | '''Review:''' "The 14" Alpha Sound Edge hi-hats ($350) are medium weight and have a rippled bottom cymbal. These hats were a bit warmer and lower pitched than the 14" Mediums, making them sound more like 15" cymbals to my ear. While they're intended primarily for rock settings, the Sound Edges blended more than they cut, putting them on the mellower side of what I'd consider "rock."" | ||
| + | |||
| + | :Review written by Michael Dawson ("Paiste Alpha Brilliant Series Cymbals", Modern Drummer, May 2010, p.23)<br> | ||
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'''Artist/song where it can be heard:''' unknown | '''Artist/song where it can be heard:''' unknown | ||
Latest revision as of 07:39, 30 June 2025
Group: Hi-Hats
Type: Sound Edge Hi-Hat
Size: 14 Inch
Series: Alpha
| Weight: | Top: 894g / Bottom: 1052g | ||
| Top: 900g / Bottom: 1205g | |||
| Top: 921g / Bottom: 1109g | |||
| Top: 942g / Bottom: 1220g (Original Alpha) | |||
| Top: 951g / Bottom: 1148g | |||
| Bottoms: 1202g | |||
Median Weight: Top: 921g (n=5) / Bottom: 1175g (n=6)
Years of production: 1991 - ?
Sound file: Alpha 14" Sound Edge Hi-Hat
Alpha 14" Sound Edge Hi-Hat
Alpha 14" Sound Edge Hi-Hat
Paiste's Description: <<< - >>>
Review: "The 14" Sound Edge Hi-Hats were my favorites in the group. Falling more or less in between the other two models in terms of weight and thickness, they gave a clean, cutting chick with no possibility of airlock, and they offered better-than-average stick sound and choke capabilities."
- Review written by Rick Van Horn ("Product Close-Up - Paiste Alpha Cymbals", Modern Drummer, Nov. 1992, p. 44)
Review: "Meanwhile the 14" Sound Edge hi-hats exhibited the distinct magnified, slightly hollow sound of their design."
- Review written by Martin Patmos ("Paiste's Redesigned Alpha Cymbals - Updated Looks And Sound", Modern Drummer, September 2006, p. 35)
Review: "The 14" Alpha Sound Edge hi-hats ($350) are medium weight and have a rippled bottom cymbal. These hats were a bit warmer and lower pitched than the 14" Mediums, making them sound more like 15" cymbals to my ear. While they're intended primarily for rock settings, the Sound Edges blended more than they cut, putting them on the mellower side of what I'd consider "rock.""
- Review written by Michael Dawson ("Paiste Alpha Brilliant Series Cymbals", Modern Drummer, May 2010, p.23)
Artist/song where it can be heard: unknown
