Zildjian Impulse 14" Power Hat

Group: Hi-Hats
Type: Power Hat
Size: 14 Inch
Series: Impulse
Weight: Top: 1110g / Bottom: 1087g

Top: 1130g / Bottom: 1106g

Bottom: 1120g

Years of production: 1984 - 1986
Sound file: Impulse 14" Power Hat
Impulse 14" Power Hat
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Review: "On the second night with the 14" pair I took special care to set the angle adjuster so that the hi-hats would be less prone to this happening. The situation improved somewhat, but despite the undoubtedly tremendous sound, this design is not for me.

Zildjian make a hi-hat model in the A range, called Quick Beats, that have little holes cut in the main body of the bottom cymbal, and this seems a much more sensible way of achieving the same effect. However, I'm advised that this method was tried in the research stage and isn't so efficient as the new chunks-out-of-the-side system on the Power Beats."
Review written by Johnny Kirke ("Zildjian Impulse Cymbals", One Two Testing, May 1984)
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