Paiste 10" Rude Series Splash

Adquirí este splash para actuar en pasacalles con una xaranga de unos 20 miembros aprox. por bolo, harto de que los anteriores platos que he utilizado, no llegaran a durar más de una o dos temporadas por desgaste. Y realmente he acertado con la compra al adquirir este plato.

Es un plato muy robusto pero con un sonido muy definido, algo más grave que lo habitual en un splash, pero muy potente, por encima de otros splash de gama media y alta.

Para un kit de batería puede ser estupendo para rock o estilos más cañeros, siempre y cuando el resto del "repertorio" de platos sea de intensidades similares (si se usa con platos thin, imagino que la diferencia de intensidades puede ser exagerada). Para otros usos como es mi caso, percusión de calle, es el equilibrio perfecto entre buen sonido y durabilidad.

I play Paiste cymbals to the exclusion of other brands, so the review Is a honest reflection of my use as X Hats ( mini hats ), as suggested by Paiste on their product website.
Individually the cymbals are as described by Paiste and fulfill the splash role in a medium to loud environment, not as rounded as the Signature series but effective as the Rude series definition describes.
Purchased as a X Hat pair, needing to have a different sound to a Signature pair, more earthy, I was disappointed in that the individual characteristics were all but lost when paired. The stick definition , using AHEAD sticks, was not at all as a Paiste Hi-Hat is, either as fully/partially open or closed. It was musically, non Paiste, Used in both band and vocal accompanying situations, there was no real definition and the sound created was as 2 tamed individual cymbals not acting as one H-Hat. The volume was available but the clear defined paired sound was just not definable. I changed to the Signature series 10 inch Hi-Hats, and the change was noticeable not just to myself but band members and vocalists.
So as individual cymbals, they are as described by Paiste but for this Paiste player, I cannot agree with a recommendation to use as Hi-Hats( mini hats)