Seriously.. you've never tried Paiste?
Are you new at this? Or you been hiding under a rock, or something?
I know they're more expensive than other brands. And I hate that they price themselves out of the "Intermediate" market, which is probably about 80% of players. If you don't have 350.00 to thrown on a Signature, (and most don't) doesn't mean other models are cheap.
The Paiste Alpha series is designed for Rock and Metal. They sound killer. You can't break one unless you use a baseball bat or sledge hammer or it. And you can get it for around 150.00. "Rev" might be able to get you one cheaper than that.
Alpha China's kick ass. I use them, and most of my set-up is Signatures. I use 4 china's (2 Signatures + 2 Alpha). I'm not on a budget and play whatever I want. Get in touch with "REV" and see if he can find a Paitse that will work for you at a decent price. If he can't, PM me... and I'll "Miracle" one for you.
FYI -
If you've been playing for more 2 years:. Wuhan's are for decoration.
Some Meinl stuff sounds really good, but if it breaks because you looked at it funny, you'll be right back here again...
