the open and closed sounds are nice just like real hi hats but at a reduced volume (again by about 80%).

Good and quiet sounding cymbals for my purposes

Quiet and good sound for what they are.

It is a bit thick & isn't as bright sounding as a "real" hand-hammered 10" splash, but it still isn't a bad cymbal at all

Not the best sound after initial hit, but dampening will help with that

Highly recommended if you want "authentic" sounding (and feeling) reduced volume cymbals

you want QUIET practice with realistic sounding and FEELING cymbals (my fav feature) look no further, Zildjian L80 cymbals are the best the market has ever seen