WHAT????? We are going to get to the bottom of this! Reading on the recent Vintage Zildjian Recommendations thread http://www.vintagedrumforum.com/showthread.php?t=35645&page=2- discovered a claim that the cymbal stand makes a difference in the way the cymbal will sound. Thick vs. thin // Tripod vs. Flat based etc.The claim is that it even matters with performance of Hi-hats!Let's discuss more than how tight the cymbal is screwed on and whether or not the cymbal is mounted/screwed down or just sitting there on a felt. I have never considered this, but apparently I must. This is my current paradigm:Stands do not matter - what specifically matters is the size of the felt (mounting) and how tight or loose it is. If stands matter, it would have long been discussed on here and would be common knowledge - and you would see HW decisions being made for sound and discussed on here. None of these is the case. What say you forum????? John
Besides being a drummer, I am a high end audio enthusiast where the identification and acceptance of subtle subjective differences in the sound is the norm, I would think there could be something to this theory. However, any subtle affect the stands might have on the sound, assuming there is one. would likely be masked by the drums, the other musicians, the miking and sound system, and mostly by the acoustic signature of the room, club, hall, theater, or concert hall. This does not even take into account the sticks used and the players technique. The existence of too many variables and too many cymbals would probably make a definitive statement on the question impossible.