Its use in good cymals is very limited, and it seems that some of the well made B8 lines have been discontinued. As a result I think out of prudence it makes sense not to recommend B8 cymbals to anyone...
[COLOR="DarkRed"]This is where your logic fails you.
It is basically saying "because most cheapo cymbals are made of B8, it is wise to suggest never buying a B8 alloy cymbal".
...that's just plain silly....
Suggesting something such as a Wuhan-made B20 (horribly impure alloys, BTW, and incredibly out-of control overtones, too) over a better-designed, well-made pair of B8's (2002's, Alphas, Dimensions, Meinl Customs, Mienl Amuns, old Zildjian Amirs, Paiste 404's, 505's, 802's or even PST5's) is really very, very poor advice.
For brand-new cymbals....PST5's aren't bad at all; nor are the Zildjian ZHT's (technically B12's). Meinl Classics can be quite decent as well. Also Istanbul Alchemy/ART.....
...then a plethora of GOOD, used B8's noted throughout this thread which can easily be had for the price of a brand-new ZBT.....
Paiste, particularly, taught folks that the B8 alloy isn't just for cheapo cymbals.....if you missed that lesson...it's still out there. And finding good, used Paiste B8's isn't very difficult at all.
It isn't really very difficult to avoid bad B8's...you just gotta research a bit and use your own ears.
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