I bought this stack just to play small accents from time to time, and I mounted it on a normal cymbal stand boom arm and a clamp to my hihat. The bottom cymbal is very thin (not the usual 12" splash thin) the top is slightly thicker, both have a unique sound on their own, together they sound best. The chick it produces is nice and dark yet it still cuts and is fairly loud. As to the hihat I am a bit more skeptical, as the thin bottom makes for the hihat rebound to be very poor, meaning any blazing fast 16th,32th note accents will not be possible and I do not recommend bashing it either. For certain studio situations yes, as a substitute 12" hihat just forget it.
Overall a good cymbal if you know what you are looking for, sounds very simmilar to online sound demos.
