Arborea Mute Cymbal 10" Golden Splash Crash Cymbal for Practice

I purchased this specifically to use as the top part of my mini hi-hat and it works and sound perfectly for what I’m looking for! The bottom part of the mini hi-hat is a Wuhan 10” splash cymbal. I want to mention right off the bat that the cymbal is made from thicker metal than the average splash cymbal. It has the same thickness as the Zildjian L80 cymbals and has no give whatsoever when I tried to bend it by hand. The tone of the cymbal can be described as more bell-like tone compared to most splash cymbals. There’s no high-end sizzle but there’s definitely more of a “bell” tone than “splash” tone. You can get more “splash” tone out of it if you hit the cymbal harder but there’s still more “bell” tone. This is not a bad thing in my hi-hat combination.Arborea 10” Mute Cymbal vs. Zildjian L80 Low Volume Cymbals- The 10” Arborea Mute Cymbal sounds a bit louder than my Zildjian L80 14”, 16”, and 18”.- The 10” Arborea Mute Cymbal has more attack than Zildjian L80. The sustain is not as long as the Zildjian L80 because of the diameter.- The 10” Arborea Mute Cymbal has a bell-like tone with not a lot of high-end sizzle in the decay. The L80 has a coating that helps tamp down the volume and attack but it also has the high-end hiss in the overall tone.Arborea 10” Mute Cymbal vs. Wuhan 10” Splash- The 10” Arborea Mute Cymbal is much quieter than the Wuhan splash. If the Zildjian L80 is 80% quieter than regular cymbals, I would say the Arborea is about 50%-60% quieter.- The 10” Arborea Mute Cymbal is made of thicker metal that doesn’t bend easily. The Wuhan 10” splash seem to move slightly when bending by hand.- The 10” Arborea Mute Cymbal sounds a bit like a bell while the Wuhan 10” splash has a bit of gong-like tone.The 10” Arborea Mute Cymbal for hi-hat use- Most folks tend to use splash cymbals as effect/auxiliary hi-hat. I was going for more of the regular hi-hat tone but in a smaller diameter. The fuller tone of the Arborea cymbal makes this sound more like a real hi-hat instead of the high-pitch and short-sustain in most splash cymbal hi-hat assemblies.- The Arborea cymbal, when used in conjunction with the Wuhan 10” splash, has a nice and succinct closed hi-hat tone without piercing high frequencies. The combination of the Arborea and Wuhan also produces a very nice open hi-hat tone as well.- The smaller diameter of both the Arborea and Wuhan cymbals makes this hi-hat combo perfect for lower volume gigs while retaining the sound and tone of full size hi-hats.Splash cymbals can widely range in tone and characteristics depending on the brand. The tone and characteristics of the Arborea 10” cymbal is different than many splash cymbals and might not be what you’re looking for. In my case, the cymbal is perfect in my hi-hat assembly. The cymbal feels well-built and would potentially last a very long time. The cymbal can be “tuned” a bit with tape. A small strip of tape underneath the logo rounds out the high-end and reduce the sustain a bit. Another small strip of tap under the “mute” label takes down the high-end and sustain a bit more, which is helpful for a trashy/effect/auxiliary hi-hat sound. I’m in the process of putting a video together of the hi-hat assembly. I’ll add another review with the video for those who might find it helpful.

I bought the low volume 10” splash to replace the cymbal on my child’s drum set. Not only is it not any quieter than the cheap almost toy cymbal that came with the kit, it’s so much heavier that it doesn’t even react like a splash and ends up sounding like a really small tinny ride cymbal. Super disappointing.

Absolutely the worst "splash" cymbal ever. Does not sound like a splash at all. More like a ride bell. I don't know how this has so many good reviews

I have a set of Mosico muted cymbals which I think are great and I wanted to add on a splash. This piece of garbage was the only thing available. As opposed to the Mosico cymbals, this was like hitting a dead, flat piece of metal with no response, tone or sustain. Useless! Save your money!