The Paiste Mega Cup Chime delivers a full, bright, and metallic sound with a narrow range and clean mix. It has a fairly heavy, immediate feel with a clear, distorted ping over a warm, metallic bell sound. The Mega Cup Chime is also suited for strong color accents and various percussion effects. Introduction: 2005 Background: Paiste creates affordable effects cymbals with never before realized sound quality and professional appearance. Draws on over half a century experience of creating real sound in affordable cymbals. Transfer the Swiss principles concerning shape, structure and sound to modern German high-tech production. Strive for the successful realization of the hand manufacture achievements in modern, technical production. Innovation: Transfer the Swiss principles concerning shape, structure and sound to modern German high-tech production Alloy: CuSn8 Bronze, also known as "2002 Bronze" Quality: Mid-range with best quality/price relationship Production: Modern, hi-tech production techniques Applications: All volume settings. Live playing. Entire range of music styles Users: Casual players, students. All players who want satisfying cymbal sound and function with musical feeling and authentic looks in their cymbals Sound: Bright, clean, full, focused, cutting and energetic with proper functional and musical characteristics Size: 13" Weight: very heavy Volume: soft to very loud Stick Sound: dry, very pingy Intensity: lively Sustain: very long Bell Character: huge, integrated