The 10 Best Reviewed Snare Drums of 2023

Another year, another 10 Best List! Let us know your thoughts in the comments. If you want to buy any of these, you can do so using the links just below the chapter selection:

Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
00:45 - 10 Canopus
01:56 - 9 DW
03:13 - 8 Sonor
04:29 - 7 Mapex
05:30 - 6 BDC
07:03 - 5 Tama
08:10 - 4 Milestone
09:24 - 3 Joyful Noise
10:32 - 2 Gretsch
11:51 - Honorable Mention 1
13:07 - Honorable Mention 2
14:26 - Honorable Mention 3
15:44 - Number 1

Buy the Snare Drums here:
Canopus Limited Edition Wenge Birch Snare Drum 14x6.5 Natural Gloss
Available for purchase here: http://buydru.ms/WGBR-1465-NG

DW Jazz Series Cherry/Gum Snare Drum 14x6.5 Natural Lacquer
Available for purchase here: http://buydru.ms/DRR46514SSC-1308637

Sonor Kompressor Snare Drum 14x8 Polished Aluminum
Available for purchase here: http://buydru.ms/KS-1408-SDA

Mapex Black Panther Design Lab 14x6 Jeff Hamilton Snare Drum - "Maximus"
Available for purchase here: http://buydru.ms/BPDLMH4600LPB

British Drum Company Raven Snare Drum 14x6
Available for purchase here: http://buydru.ms/RAV-1460-SN

Tama Star Reserve Solid Japanese Cedar Snare Drum 14x6 Burnt Oiled Cedar
Available for purchase here: http://buydru.ms/TLJC146BOC

Milestone Founder's Model Fiberglass Composite Snare Drum 14x6.5 10-Lug Copper Sparkle
Available for purchase here: http://buydru.ms/M6514FM10-CS

Joyful Noise Knight Hawk Snare Drum 14x6.5
Available for purchase here: https://drumcenternh.com/collections/...

Gretsch USA Bronze Snare Drum 14x6.5
Available for purchase here: http://buydru.ms/G4169B

Vintage Sonor HLD-590 Cast Bronze Snare Drum 14x8 W/Copper Hardware
Available for purchase here: http://buydru.ms/USD-5923SK-17

Ludwig Supraphonic Hammered Snare Drum W/ Tube Lugs 6.5x14
Available for purchase here: http://buydru.ms/LM402KT

Yamaha Stage Custom Birch Snare Drum 14x5.5 Deep Blue Sunburst
Available for purchase here: http://buydru.ms/SBS-1455DUS

Keplinger Stainless Steel Snare Drum 14x8
Available for purchase here: http://buydru.ms/KEPSS-1408

Microphones used to capture the drums:

Bass Drum:
Audix D6 Dynamic Bass Drum Microphone - https://www.drumcenternh.com/audix-d6...
Audix A133 Large Diaphragm Condenser Microphone - https://www.drumcenternh.com/audix-a1...

Snare Drum:
Audix i5 Dynamic Microphone - https://www.drumcenternh.com/audix-i5...
Audix ADX51 Condenser Microphone - https://www.drumcenternh.com/audix-ad...

Toms:
Earthworks DM20 Small-diaphragm Condenser Drum Microphone - https://www.drumcenternh.com/earthwor...

Overheads:
Earthworks SR25 Small-diaphragm Condenser Instrument Microphone - https://www.drumcenternh.com/earthwor...

Room Mics:
Earthworks QTC30 Small-diaphragm Condenser Microphone - https://www.drumcenternh.com/earthwor...

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