[Davenhurst]

Just a thought I had a while back - I'm really intrigued by Paiste cymbals but they're not readily available in the UK. I mean, getting hold of them is no trouble but there's nowhere near me that I can go and spend an afternoon trying them out.

I'd like to know how the models stack up against each other in terms of budget range all the way to pro. I know a lot of it is down to taste and debate, but this is an invitation to generalise wildly. For example, part of a list for Sabian would look like:

B8
AAX
Vault

etc. etc. whatever. You get my drift. I know little about Paiste so it's just for a starting point. Once we've got a list together, I'd love some descriptions of the sounds from each range from drummers with experience playing them.

Maybe it would be useful to do a list of each manufacturer's ranges, very helpful to a beginner I'd imagine.