SABIAN 20" AAX X-Plosion Crash, Brilliant Finish

I'm that guy who has pretty much purchased every cymbal on earth, played em, and returned the ones I don't like. This one is a keeper. Perfect for crashing, but doesn't ring on forever. Cuts through the mix, but isn't obnoxious.For reference, my setup is 18 AAX Fast Crash on the left, this 19 AAX Fast Crash on the right, then an HHX Xplosion Crash to the right of that. It's the only combo that's stuck for me.

I have both 16" and 18" Sabian AAX X-plosion crashes and this 17" Fast Crash compliments my brass very well. It is a little higher pitched than my 16" crash especially at the top end. It sounds a little "lighter" than my other X-plosion crashes, mainly because it's a little thinner. It speaks quickly and then ducks out of the way - exactly what a fast crash is supposed to do. I believe it compliments my 16" and 18" AAX X-plosion crashes very well. If anyone bought the 16/18" Sabian AAX crash pack like I did, and you want another cymbal, this 17" Fast Crash is a good choice.The Sabian AAX series is a good sounding series, a little darker than Zildjian A Custom series, if you are a Zildjian player (like I was). I bought the Crash Pack because I needed a new cymbal setup and the Sabian AAX pack was convenient.It arrived quickly and was undamaged. Thank you!

As a Sabian fan since 95, it`s no surprise that this cymbals should sound good, but given the fact that the model's name is Xplosion I would have expected an astonishing or explosive sound. In fact eventhough it is a nice companion to my other 16" AAX Stage Crash, the AAX XPlosion does not sound bigger or louder than the latter.Said that, maybe an AAX Xplosion 18" would have been a smarter choice but I tend to avoid crash cymbals bigger than 16" due to a shoulder condition which makes difficult and painful to me to hit heavier cymbals.Anyway, if it`s Sabian it will be worth giving a try and as it is with wine taste, sound appreciation is very personal.

Just an awesome cymbal, loads of fun to play, nice bright sound, a little heavier than the Zildjian A custom 18 inch, so it gives a little more depth and darker sound to it, which is nice because it adds variety to your kit and also doesn't sound tinny.

I bought this to replace my 16" Zildjian Medium Crash to use as my main Crash/Ride (I'm slowly changing to Sabian after many years of Zildjian). This cymbal was quite a bit darker and lower pitched than that 16" Zildjian. I'm looking for a higher pitched cymbal for this duty and this wasn't it. I put my venerable 18" Zildjian Rock crash in instead as it was higher pitched than both of these other 2. I do use the 18" AAX anyways as my token dark cymbal sound. It has a rich sound but does have some overtone which seems to get lost in the mix. Great looking cymbal with a finish that is more brilliant than what is pictured.

Love the range of expression of these cymbals. I am not an expert but I was looking for crashes with no "gong" undertone, just an awesome CRASH sound. Love this 16" and the 19" as well. When playing softly you can really get a great variety of sounds and full hits into them have a great quick explosion with zero harsh high "zing" or low "gong" after frequencies. Just CRASH-shhhhhhh. Perfect.

The 18" AAX-plosion crashes have been my favorite since they came out.

I love the sound, it has this fast attacking sound it sounds like an explosion it cuts through music like nothing’s happening!

Excellent item.. as described... would recommend seller

I usually get AAX - they sound great, only downside is that they're not cheap. Will continue to get AAX and hope for a payrise

El plato es una maravilla pues lo conozco de usarlo en sets de compañeros. Lástima que haya tenido que devolverlo porque tenía una muesca en el borde (dos veces he pedido la devolución por lo mismo y ya he solicitado reembolso). Todo debido a que no venían protegidos para su transporte.

This is my 3rd one and I like them.Got about 4.5 years out of heavy playing on one so that’s pretty good.

Pairs great with AAX 18" Xplosion crash.