Like many buyers, I chose this black "suede" finish only to aesthetically fit my black drumkit . I'm new to Emperor heads and I was looking for a double ply of 7mil each , at least.
The difference with my beloved Aquarian Deep Vintage II heads (double ply , 10mil each ) is only about the attack, so far. Slightly sharper on the Emperor, of course due to a minor thickness.
I will see if also the endurance and the average life of the Emperor can be compared to the Aquarian ( mounted and dismounted 6 times on 3 different drumkit , sounds great each time . Bought in 2019 ).