What kind of music do you play? How did you crack it? I started playing in 1959 and haven't cracked a cymbal yet so I'm interested to understand how others crack them. My son, who has played for 15 years has also never cracked one. To answer your question, any cymbal that sounds good to you and works with your existing cymbals and in the context of the music you are playing should be fine. What sort of specific feedback were you expecting?

Generally, many of us who are interested in old A's really focus on those from the '40s through the '60's and maybe the '70's. Very few A. Zildjians past that period have the sound I'm looking for.

I've cracked my share of cymbals in my day, but mostly B8 crash cymbal when I was starting out. Those thing's will crack on you. I've owned and played many an old Zildjian Avedis cymbal. If you're looking for a modern equivalent there are none! Cymbals have changed over the last 35 years. The modern A's are a different animal to the 70's A's. You can find old A's all day long on eBay. They seem to be the most common cymbal on eBay. If you want the more modern Avedis sound you could go for the modern A's, but they sell for a bit more than the older ones.

Go to the store and try a few. You might like them. The 2013 A redesign was a good thing. I bought 20" and 18" thin crashes and really like them. Bells have a great sound too. They do have big ink on them which I'm not a fan of. But that can be removed. Also the machined hammering has a pretty generic look to it. Making them all look the same. But they sound very very nice which is more important to me.

Look for discontinued Armand Medium Thin Crash.