I received mine today and fell in love with it in the first few minutes. I got a few Aja a while ago and could not believe the value for your hard-earned money on these cymbals, and this Q go steps ahead. I had a 12" K beside it, and the Q sounded as articulate, only a bit darker. it responds beautifully to your strokes, and as the description says, it's quite low and dark. It also looks far better than on pics/videos, a real work of art, not rough looking at all though. as well made as any top of the best-known/ most expensive brands. A beautiful and great sounding instrument for a very fair price, you can't go wrong with that.