Istanbul XIST Cymbals Review with Sound Demo

[@frankiecolombo5889]

And honestly they sound even better in person. Thanks for helping me decide my cymbals! Getting a set for church

[@mr.anderson70]

Dave Turncrantz from Russian Circles uses the Xist 15" Hats, 22" ride and (2) 24" rides. He's used just those for a few years now.

[@rollthedice881]

this is most wided review of this cymbals. well done mate.

[@harrisonmackenzie]

Great review. Thanks! Unrelated to the cymbals, I LOVE how that floor tom sounds!

[@DDONNRICARTUR]

I'm about to upgrade my cymbals, thanks to your review, maybe the set of 14, 16, 18 and 20 will be the one for me.

[@colinreynolds9600]

Hi there, so pleased to hear your cymbals. I have with the hard case the set if Brilliant that's the model... Istanbul xist Agop cymbals 14 inch hats, 16 and 18 inch crash, and 20 inch ride.. I've had them about 6 years.. They are really great.. They Came with my Pearl Export kit which I bought in Essex County near London UK where I live.. Drum company at Colchester called SOUND ATTAK Best wishes Colin Reynolds

[@consordini6258]

Hey, thanks for watching, glad to hear you love yours too!

[@butchcassidy3373]

I have the 18 inch Xist ion and I love it. Gonna add some more Istanbul cymbals soon

[@audunkippenes4132]

Got 14" hihat, 16" crash and 20" ride in the Brilliant series. Had these for probably 12-14 years. Lol. Love them. But, the time has come to upgrade, so I'm thinking of a 17" crash to have some more room. Great vjdeo and awesome playing 🙌

[@celebrate__]

Haha, I was expecting a pair of 15” hats when you stated the sizes of the other cymbals. I’ve got a 22” Natural Crash that goes really well with my 22” Dream Bliss Ride.

[@celebrate__]

Frick, that’s rough.

[@Jonesey1945]

I Like the Xist range and this video is a nice candid example of them. We need more like this when trying to choose cymbals, video sound gets so dressed up for sales. Nice drumming. There are no drum shops nearby me to try things. I think Xist are great on tone and price, clear and functional no nonsense cymbals. If I need something I always have a look round, usually Paiste or Zildjian and seem to end up back with Xist. I bought a Paiste 900 20" ride and sent it back, after a few hits it sounded like Big Ben was building up underneath it! When I see descriptions like, "musical, dark, complex", I now assume discordant and odd sounding. I have an Xist 17" brilliant crash and a 16" ION crash that sound great, got a 2nd hand 16" power crash on the way from ebay that I hope maintains the quality. Regarding Random Viking's comment below, both of my cymbals have a little stamp that says, "Handmade in Turkey", around a crescent and star with the brothers names underneath. Big up for the, "base", line.

[@thodoris3790]

honestly i cant deside between these xsr and pst7...all in medium.and the problem is i dont have the oportunity to listen em in close.and want something all around

[@r19096]

Sound nice to me , Seem to lean more towards rock to me I find the high hats have an interesting deeper sound to me . Nice review Consordini !!!

[@KimTuckerFr]

Ckeck out Russian Circles playing live, the drummer uses Xist (15' hi-hat, 20' crash and 22' rides). Really deep and loud sound

[@nicholaszemek2481]

I can’t find anyone who owns the “raw” xist ride! Can any comment on how it compares to the other xist rides (dry dark, natural, brilliant, power)? Besides the Dry Dark, would the raw be the driest they offer in the xist line? Thanks to anyone who can help!

[@IsoMorphix]

I wish to play the drums this way. Also, how did you set up your floor tom? Muffling? Just a low tuning with pinstripe heads? it v gud

[@alucard0712]

nice cymbals and great playing!

[@exionem]

Would love to hear the power series...

[@felixdorn21]

Hey, thx Man! Good Video. What do you use as OH Mics? Cheers from Switzerland

[@TasmanianTigerGrrr]

Anything thats not made in china is a plus!