I have been looking to "beef" up my crash selection. As far as crashes go I have all Zildjian and sabian. I have tended to get crashes on the lighter side except for a 19" medium Zildjian I'm weak in the heavier crash deptartment. After considering several other brands I settled on this Meinl. What a great cymbal Loud bright attack with just the right amount of decay. the Bell is cutting melodic and sharp. Quality wise it is easily on par with anything the big 3 does. You heavy hitters out there would love it this cymbal can easily take what you can dish out. I'm not a particularly rough on my pies ( I'm not a ***** either). All I can say is I love everything about it including it's really beautiful finish. Next time your our cymbal shopping don't forget to consider meinl. I can tell you now this won't be the last meinl I own.