ULTIMATE Aquarian Snare Drum Heads Comparison - Timpano Percussion
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- Опубліковано 27 вер 2024
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0:08 Concert 5
0:17 Modern Vintage Thin
0:25 Texture Coated
0:33 Jack DeJohnette
0:41 Modern Vintage Medium
0:50 Texture Coated Power Dot
0:58 Studio-X
1:06 Studio-X Power Dot
1:14 Focus-X
1:22 Focus-X Power Dot
1:31 New Orleans Special
1:39 Hi-Energy
1:47 Super 2
1:55 Response 2
2:03 Modern Vintage II
2:12 Hi-Velocity
2:20 Performance II
2:28 Reflector
2:36 Force Ten
2:44 Deep Vintage
2:53 Triple Threat
Kit: Yamaha Absolute Maple Hybrid 14X6'' snare & 22" bass drum
Cymbals: Vintage Zildjian Avedis Hats 15"
Performer: Andrew Wyatt
All heads were tuned at the same exact tension (88) using a DrumDial. Bottom head is a standard Aquarian CCSN14 Classic Clear Snare Side.
The audio was recorded using a matched pair of AKG C414 for overheads, a Shure SM57 for the snare and a AKG D112 for the bass drum.
The video was filmed using a Canon Eos 70D for front view and a Canon Eos Rebel T3i for overview.
Thank you for watching!
Thank You for a well put together vid demoing the heads 👌💯
Hi Jeremy, thank you for the kind words!
@@Timpanopercussion thank you so much for this ! Btw how bout toms ? :)
Thanks for doing videos like this all your time and effort really helps us here a particular head instead of going out and buying it and hating it thank you so much for all your hard work
Focus x power dot is crazy good
I've been waiting for an aquarian version for so long. Im sooooo happy you came out with this!!
Hi there, we're happy too! Hope you enjoyed :)
Finally someone gives Aquarian a well deserved comparison. Hi- Energy is always my favorite for wood snares and Texture coated for metal snares
You should try using a Hi-Energy on a metal snare. It sounds great!
@@chromebull884 I agree, I actually just kind of consider it to be one of those heads that sounds good on anything, that and the Emperor X. Problem snare you don’t know how to sort out? Throw a Hi-Energy or Emperor X on there, crank it up and it’ll sound fine
I just purchased a texture coated not knowing what to expect. After hearing it in this video, I'm glad I did, and will be using it on my next session, along with the matching snare side head..👍
This has to be the best Aquarian snare head comparison video out there, thanks guys!
I'm surprised at how good the triple threat sounds. I may get one and just use it for the rest of my life lol
You should! That single head should last you your whole life!
Many, many thanks my Canadian Drum Brothers, your passion for excellence is greatly appreciated! Thanks and Blessings!!!
Hi there, you're comment is immensely appreciated! Keep grooving brother!
Aquarian fan all around. With that said.. whatever that New Orleans Special head is doing different.. I LOVE it!
I haven't played many Aquarian products, but I love the sound of a lot of those heads, particularly the New Orleans one and the Triple Threat. I owned the Triple Threat once and it is a super durable head and it sounded really fat.
It is a great head! But it still has tone and some sustain. You can also tune it higher and It will sound great too!
@@chromebull884 Exactly! It doesn't choke up at high tunings like a lot of other heads
Thank you & your staff for the great work,time & money you put into this video. It is by far the best comp video out there. All 3 comp videos are great. You can really hear the difference in heads on all 3 videos.
Hi Ray, thank you very much for the warm comment! Glad you found this to be helpful!
Can’t tell you how useful these vids have been. But would love an Aquarian kick head comparison
Hi George, thank you for your comment! Let's see what we can do! It might be a possibility that we do one in the future ;)
On paper the triple threat in my mind should be a terrible head, but my ears tell me it's one of the best drum heads I've ever heard. I'm going to put one on my snare! 🥁🔥
Nev & Ingrid Maas we totally agree, we were very surprised too!
This is crazy, I love the Jack Dejohnette...but then I like the Triple Threat! 2 completely different heads but they both sound great!
I have to ask were all the heads tuned up the same then to me the studio X really stood out! Thank-you for what you provided here, great demonstration
Nice job ! I really like Aquarian heads, so it's nice to have a decent comparison in the web. Love the Super2 snare head in the video by the way.
Studio X sounded awesome!
i like the reflector for some reason but I also like the triple threat
I have High Energy 12" on my snare 👌👌 I have Chris Adler's snare and matching head now 🙈
I used the Hi Energy when I was gigging a lot. Head sounded great, and just lasted forever. I'm a hard hitter, and that head just kept on trucking. Low maintenance.
Focus X 💟
Glad somebody else enjoys that head as much as I do haha I just love how tight & controlled it sounds right out of the gate. 😍
It's quite a memorable Aquarian head!!!
Studio x and modern vintage 👍
You help me to decide Thanks, great video. Greetings from Mexico
Thanks so much for the time you put into this! My favorite@:
Jack Dejohnette
Texture Coated Reverse Power Dot
Hi-Velocity
Triple Threat
Can't decide!
Nicely done! Great comparison, you can clearly hear the difference between various heads.
Hi there, thank you for your kind words! Do you have a favorite?
@Timpano percussion The Hi Energy & Jack D heads are my favorite to use. But the Super 2 here really blew my away. Never thought I'd like the sound of a 2-ply snare head so much! I could also see the Performance II being really useful. It was one of the smoothest sounding 2 ply heads in the whole test.
Triple threat just checks all boxes for me. Not too ringy, the response of a single ply, and durability to last your whole life... What more can you ask for?
Can’t wait to get my deep vintage
Still amazed at how different this and the Remo video sound in comparison to The Evans. Classic Coated and Ambassador are really close, but the G1 sounds muted! I did the test for myself swapping out all three on the same snare and sure enough the G1 was muted by comparison. Good to know.
To me the Diplomat Fiberskin and Modern Vintage sound super close, but you can use brushes on the MV. These are great videos. Very informative and thanks for doing them.,
which one would you recomend for a brass snare on high tuning? either one of these 3 brands mentioned
Damn! This one is faster than the other two
I agree! Was really surprised
I guess we took to much coffee that morning..!
Wow... way too many snare heads... Awesome!
Good video!!
Such a fantastic video!
Such a nice comment ;)
Jack Dejohnette..... I'd like to hear these heads with Toms/ Thanks and Blessings!!!
Very useful, thank you very much!
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The Jack dejohnette, studio x and performance II are my personal faves. Nice tone, no overtones, nice punch and still have that desirable snap. I still think I like remos and Evans for snare heads though. But these videos are amazing. Super informative.
Hi there, glad you find this to be helpful!
Excelente vídeo!!!👏👏👏👏
FINALLY! Thank you!
Didn't think the sound effect of a power dot was that huge. TC with and without dot sound completely different
Hi there! Absolutely, from what we can hear it lowers the pitch and focuses the ring.
Studio x
Triple threat!
Aquarian Power dot TCPD14 awesome
Finally.... thanks alot
What would be a good head for jazz? I play a Slingerland 130 chrome Krupa snare. 16 strand wires.
@@bbeau2023 I just might order the Modern Vintage head. Many thanks
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Remo is too ringy, Evans is too dead, Aquarian is just right.
Agreed
It's me or some of them are the same coated models that everyone uses on toms?
One ply texture coated best snare drum head.
Does anyone have an opinion on why the deep vintage ii has more overtones than the force ten, when it's basically meant to be a force ten with a thick coating on it?
Hi Jase, every "Modern Vintage" has more ring than the "regular" coated heads. That's how they made them! The thicker/darker coating is used on the Jack DeJohnette and the Reflector model. Hope this helps!
what is the differences between vitage coating and "normal" coating ?
Hi David, the difference is in the constancy of the thickness of the coating. Vintage coating is meant to imitate calfskin. Those little irregularities gives you more warmth and ring compared to "normal" coating. Hope this helps!
@@Timpanopercussion yes thanks
Ok, so thanks for this video I really watched already 50 times...
As a drum-beginner (been guitarist and keyboardist for 20 years, but... got bored :) ) I'm searching for "a sound". Until now I had a 13x5 wood Pearl Rythm traveller snare, I tried Aquarian Triple threat & Remo Emperor X on it, and now switched to a 14x8,5 stainless steel LP Banda with 42 wires.
Question now : the Aquarian felt better to me than the Empo X, and when I watch this video, I feel like I could really be interested in this heavy mid-low-resonant-body-thickness in pretty much all of the Aquarians... Could someone confirm this??? Otherwise I'd go for Remo Ambassador Fiberskyn or X/X14, for the "breathe".
Second question: I tried very heavy heads as you can see, but I want more stick rebound. Is it a good choice to think thick one-ply heads (10>14 mil). I want a deep fat sound, not realy detuned, still lively and a bit agressive... (so yep strange I did go for a steel snare, but I thought with the 8,5 depth, and the 42 wires snare, with the right heads, it could work... otherwise, I'll have to switch to this cool duo-birch tama snom...??)
Thanx beforehand, everyone!
Try a clear pinstripe and use dampens
Hey!! Im new trying aquarian heads , wich one do you recomend me for resonance toms heads?
Adrián Harrison classic clears for resonant and for the batter go for response 2 👍🏻
Classic Clear are your traditional tom reso heads. If you play lightly, or just like a lot of overtones, you can also use a High Frequency (7mil) or if you like beefy sound with more tone control you can use a Studio X.
None of these stand out. So many of them also sound super similar
Man..alot of those heads have a lot of work to do to compete with remo..or even evans
aquarian is good for toms but not for snare
Aquarian sucks dude
Why that?
@@thehesedingking338 The sound is just so hazy and loud. Unlike Remo or Evans their sounds are so focused and good.
@@mohdamiruddinsulaiman1383 everyone has different opinions. I love remo and aquarian, but I hate evans. Just think that they sound thin and dry. But if it fulfills your needs it's great. The aquarians are loud in this demo, but i suppose that the mix and the mic being closer to the snare is the culprit.
@mohdamiruddin sulaiman Remo sounds amazing on snare but really bad for toms. Aquarian’s sound amazing for toms but definitely not as great on snares
Evans are worse!!!
Goodbye, Remo CS reverse dot. Hello Texture coated power dot..
:( Remo Cs dot is my favorite
You should consider hitting more areas of the head than just “dead” center.
AQUARIAN SNARE HEADS:
1st Concert 5
2nd Triple Threat
3rd Force Ten
Please make a video just like this one comparing their Tom heads!
All excellent Aquarian are all superb ....
Glad you liked it!
Yess!!!! Been waiting for soo long!! I have the reflector texture coated on my snare and regular black mirror reflectors on my all my toms and it sounds fantastic!!
We're happy you're happy :D
Aquian are nice
Thank you very much!!!
Thanks so much for doing this video!!!
Our pleasure! ;)
What about the Hi Frequency (7 mil) model?