AA/AAX cymbals are more of a vintage sounding cymbal.....I use an AAXplosion in my set and I love it! I don't think you will be dissapointed at all with them, because you should be building the sound yourself and not trying to carbon copy your influences

For more modern sounding cymbals you can move to the HHX line (Sabian's website has alot of info, and aswell what artists use what so you can hear them in action!)