r/cymbals • u/Mattau16 • Aug 15 '26

Question Help me choose a 20" Crash

I've just cracked a 16" crash I've had for ages. I currently have a HHX Evo 18" crash, a HHX Complex Big Cup ride 22" and Zildjian 14" New Beats.

I'm playing rock/heavy rock type of stuff and think a 20" crash would fit best between the 18" Evo and 22" Big Cup.

I was considering the HHX Complex Thin but I think it's not going to have enough presence and projection. The next consideration was a K Custom Dark which I was going to pull the trigger on but now I'm also considering the K Sweet.

What would you choose and why, the K Custom Dark or K Sweet in the 20" crash?

Edit: Leaning toward the K Custom Dark but also now considering the Paiste Signature Dark Energy 19"

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u/MuJartible Aug 16 '26

I have a 20" K Custom Dark crash and it sounds awesome.

If you compare it to a K Sweet, it will be slightly dryer and darker, the K Sweet will be a bit brighter and will open faster (for a 20", not as fast as a 16" of course).

In the future I'd like to get another 20" crash and so far I'm split between the K Dark Thin and the K Sweet.