Difference between revisions of "Sabian HHX 18" Power Crash"
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'''Review:''' "The Power series is heaviest in weight. The 16″ sounded similar to many “really good” heavy 16″ crashes we’ve heard, and sounded like some 18″ crashes we’ve heard, too! But whomping on the beefy, 18″ Power Crash is like shoving a destroyer out to sea by hand. You feel the weight of the cymbal under your stick – it pushes back – and once you’ve whomped that sucker hard enough to make it go it obliterates all frequencies for a split second. Not a versatile cymbal, but, like a fully armed destroyer, it certainly gets the job done. The sound is predominantly low, massive and metallic, keeping its sonic ties with the raw, flat piece of metal it once was, with the excellent high-end shimmer of the Studio Crashes. Recommended for those of you who now converse mostly in American Sign Language. Available in 16″ and 18″."<br> | '''Review:''' "The Power series is heaviest in weight. The 16″ sounded similar to many “really good” heavy 16″ crashes we’ve heard, and sounded like some 18″ crashes we’ve heard, too! But whomping on the beefy, 18″ Power Crash is like shoving a destroyer out to sea by hand. You feel the weight of the cymbal under your stick – it pushes back – and once you’ve whomped that sucker hard enough to make it go it obliterates all frequencies for a split second. Not a versatile cymbal, but, like a fully armed destroyer, it certainly gets the job done. The sound is predominantly low, massive and metallic, keeping its sonic ties with the raw, flat piece of metal it once was, with the excellent high-end shimmer of the Studio Crashes. Recommended for those of you who now converse mostly in American Sign Language. Available in 16″ and 18″."<br> | ||
| − | Review written by John Nyman ("Sabian HHX Cymbals Reviewed!", [https://drummagazine.com/sabian-hhx-cymbals-reviewed/ Drum!], January 2011)<br> | + | |
| + | :Review written by John Nyman ("Sabian HHX Cymbals Reviewed!", [https://drummagazine.com/sabian-hhx-cymbals-reviewed/ Drum!], January 2011)<br> | ||
'''Artist/song where it can be heard:''' [[George Kollias]] | '''Artist/song where it can be heard:''' [[George Kollias]] | ||
Latest revision as of 02:15, 14 January 2026
Group: Crashes
Type: Power Crash
Size: 18 Inch
Series: HHX
Weight: 1702g, 1795g
Median Weight: 1749g (n=2)
Years of production: ?
Sound file: HHX 18" Power Crash
HHX 18" Power Crash
HHX 18" Power Crash
Sabian's Description: <<< - >>>
Review: "The Power series is heaviest in weight. The 16″ sounded similar to many “really good” heavy 16″ crashes we’ve heard, and sounded like some 18″ crashes we’ve heard, too! But whomping on the beefy, 18″ Power Crash is like shoving a destroyer out to sea by hand. You feel the weight of the cymbal under your stick – it pushes back – and once you’ve whomped that sucker hard enough to make it go it obliterates all frequencies for a split second. Not a versatile cymbal, but, like a fully armed destroyer, it certainly gets the job done. The sound is predominantly low, massive and metallic, keeping its sonic ties with the raw, flat piece of metal it once was, with the excellent high-end shimmer of the Studio Crashes. Recommended for those of you who now converse mostly in American Sign Language. Available in 16″ and 18″."
- Review written by John Nyman ("Sabian HHX Cymbals Reviewed!", Drum!, January 2011)
Artist/song where it can be heard: George Kollias
