Z Zildjian 14" Dyno Beat Hi Hat

"Top" - Concave Open Penta

"Bottom" - Convex Closed Hex

Group: Hi-Hats
Type: Dyno Beat Hi Hat
Size: 14 Inch
Series: Z Zildjian
Weight: (Note: Z series did not have "Top" or "Bottom" designations, but used a different computer hammering for each cymbal. Usually a seller labels these as top/bottom weights without denoting which weight is for which hammering, hence, one isn't sure which is being measured.)

"Top": 1128g / "Bottom": 1434g

"Top": 1165g / "Bottom": 1285g

"Top": 1194g / "Bottom": 1225g

'Top": 1215g / "Bottom": 1220g

"Top": 1234g / "Bottom": 1290g

"Top": 1288g / "Bottom": 1335g

"Top": 1345g / "Bottom": 1400g

"Top": 1331g / "Bottom": 1327g

"Top": 1710g / "Bottom": 1740g

Concave Open Penta: 1128g, 1285g, 1388g, 1620g, 1694g, 1710g

Convex Closed Hex: 1165g, 1295g, 1302g, 1351g, 1434g, 1599g, 1621g, 1625g, 1645g

Median Weight: Concave Open Penta - 1505g (n=6)
Median Weight: Convex Closed Hex - 1434g (n=19
Years of production: 1986 - 1993
Sound file: Z Zildjian 14" Dyno Beat Hi Hat
Z Zildjian 14" Dyno Beat Hi Hat (reviewed below)
Z Zildjian 14" Dyno Beat Hi Hat
Z Zildjian 14" Dyno Beat Hi Hat
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Review: "At the time of reviewing only 14" hi hats were available for me to see, but I understand that 13s are on the way and they are the business. Dyno Beat hi hats are pretty unusual in that their bottom and top cymbals are interchangeable. (Up until now modern hi hat cymbals would not sound right if their positions were reversed). This gives the option of two distinctly different sounds, one slightly harder than the other. One cymbal has open Penta planish marks while the other has closed Hex ones. There's a stronger sound produced with the closed Hex above but I'm sure you'll appreciate just how useful it would be to be able to soften their sound in the studio (or elsewhere) by simply turning them over. It should certainly please recording engineers."

Review written by Bob Henrit ("Zildjian Z Range - Cymbalcheck", International Musician & Recording World, March 1986)

Review: My pair weighed 1128g over 1434g, so comparable to the 14" New Beats. and, just like those cymbals, I found these to be precise when the hi-hat clutch gripped them tightly, and more "sloshy" when the clutch was loosened. They do have a bit of a metallic quality to the sound that the New Beats don't, with a sort of open "airiness" that is typical of a cymbal that is unhammered and unlathed. Of course these are probably most known today as being one half of the K/Z Hi-Hat, but I think they're worth trying out on their own. (In my video above, you'll see the Concave Open Penta on top - typically the K/Z pairing uses the other cymbal.) While the Z Zildjian cymbal series was mostly perceived as a line for the heavy hitters, I feel like the Dyno Beats could work well in many genres of music.

Review written by Bluejacketsfan

Artist/song where it can be heard: Rick Allen