coated or clear?
I've had the Studio X heads on for about 2 weeks and I have to admit that they are the best sounding heads I've had in a long time.
Much thanks to Ricardo and Russ for giving me a idea of what to expect from them.
I changed the reso's from Evans G1's to G2's. Not a big change I know, but it looks like the Studio X heads will be on my drums for a long time so I'll have time to fully test the tuning range of each head.
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coated or clear?
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Glad they're workin out for ya. Aquarians can be a bit rough around the edges for some, but i've always had good experiences with them. They tune good, seat good, sound good, all I need in a drumhead.
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For me, the Studio-X has a bit more muffling than I like...but their Focus-X coated heads sound really good on my toms...they have an open sound with out the harmonic ring so they sound full with a perfect amount of sustain yet have just enough muffling to pretty much eliminate that harmonic ringing. Love Em~!!! On my snare batter, I use the Aquarian Texture Coated single ply head...with a very small piece of Moon-Gel...about the size of the butt end of my ProMark Oak Jazz stick.
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I had the Studio X heads on the DW kit and recorded with them and found the tone very warm with very little overtone due to the muff ring taped to the underside of the batter but when we got 4 players in the studio all playing together, the toms sound a little too subtle and they couldn't cut through the loud guitar amps. As Warren mentioned, the Focus X heads are probably the best of both worlds.
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